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Private markets investment firm Hamilton Lane has held the closing of Strategic Opportunities VIII, the latest in the firm’s flagship credit series, with $700m in total capital commitments, bringing the total raised across the annual fund series to date to $4.9bn.
Arkhouse Management, a New York-based investment firm that takes a private equity approach to public markets investing, has, with investment partner Brigade Capital Management, upped its all-cash proposal to acquire US retail chain Macy’s to $24.00 per share.
US private equity firm Thoma Bravo has increased its offer price to acquire enterprise software firm Everbridge by $6.40 per share in cash, giving the business a value of about $1.8bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Platinum Equity is targeting a fundraise of $1.75bn for its second small-cap fund, Platinum Equity Small Cap Fund II, which was unveiled last year, according to a report by BuyoutsInsider.
Private equity firm BC Partners has revived plans to list German academic publisher Springer Nature at a valuation of up to €9bn, including debt, amid improving sentiment for initial public offerings, according to a report by Reuters.
Bluepeak, a provider of fibre broadband to residential and commercial customers in communities across the US and Canada’s Great Plains region, has secured an investment from funds managed by Ares Management’s infrastructure opportunities and alternative credit strategies.
International law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher has appointed Dr Nils Röver as a Partner specialising in private equity as part of its growth strategy in Germany over the past four years.
Adenia Partners, a private equity firm focused on growth opportunities in Africa, has acquired 100% of The Courier Guy, a specialist in last-mile delivery and express parcel services in South Africa, alongside co-investors DEG, Proparco, and South Suez.
Global law firm Dechert has named Brian Miner, who was previously Co-Chair of the M&A and securities group at Schulte Roth & Zabel, as a Partner in its corporate and securities practice based in New York.
Park Square Capital has completed the sale of Terreal, a European manufacturer of clay roof tiles and components, to Wienerberger, an Austrian listed building materials company.
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