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US institutional investors are offloading their private equity holdings at slashed prices, reflecting a broader trend of reducing exposure to the illiquid asset class, with pension funds and endowments leading the charge, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Global index provider Solactive has partnered with private equity data provider CEPRES to introduce the Solactive CEPRES US Private Equity Replicator Index.
Brera Partners, a private equity firm specialising in investments in the asset light financial services sector, has acquired 70% of the shares in Italian insurance broker GBSAPRI Group. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has appointed Fatema Orjela as a Partner in the firm’s transactions practice group in London. Orjela’s practice focuses on private equity transactions and related advisory matters.
Apex Group has become the first transfer agent and fund service provider to administer regulated securities, using blockchain as the book of record, enabling private market funds to access a more diverse and significantly larger pool of qualified investors.
Alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital is to acquire Kuvare Insurance Services, a boutique investment management firm focused on providing asset management services to the insurance industry, in addition to Kuvare UK Holdings, for $750m.
Global private investment firm Carlyle has appointed Afsaneh M Beschloss, Founder and CEO of global investment firm RockCreek, as an Independent Director on its board of directors.
Private equity firm Summit Partners is considering a sale of Los Angeles-based portfolio company and men’s grooming and personal care brand Dr Squatch at an expected value of more than $2bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Sidley has appointed John C Godfrey as a Partner in the firm’s M&A and private equity practice in New York. Godfrey joins Sidley from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, where he served as a member of that firm’s M&A and PE practices.
Global alternative asset manager ICG, has completed the fundraising for its debut LP-led secondaries fund, ICG LP Secondaries I, which specialises in acquiring buyout fund interests from limited partners, at its hard cap of $1bn.
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