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Blackstone Group has revived plans to launch a private equity buyout fund aimed at wealthy individuals after putting the launch of the new vehicle on hold for several months, according to a report by The Financial Times.
A group of private-credit lenders led by Golub Capital, Ares Management Corp, Blue Owl Capital, and Oak Hill Advisors, are in talks to extend a $3.25bn loan to Hyland Software Inc, so the company can refinance existing debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
PAG, an alternative investment firm focussed on investments in the Asia Pacific region, is to acquire a controlling interest in Australian Venue Co (AVC), a food and beverage hospitality business, from KKR. Financial terms of the transaction have not disclosed.
Private equity firm PAI Partners (PAI) is to acquire Alphia, one of the largest pet food co-manufacturers in North America, from JH Whitney Capital Partners. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
CoVenture Management (CoVenture), an alternative asset management firm focused on direct credit opportunities and credit-oriented investments in early and late-stage companies, has appointed Lei Tie as a Managing Director.
Private credit lenders including HPS Investment Partners, Neuberger Berman, and Stone Point Capital, are providing a $574m debt package to help finance Thomas H Lee Partners’ deal to acquire a majority stake in Standish Management, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Golub Capital has acted as Administrative Agent, Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner on a $700m delayed draw term loan for US insurance broker Risk Strategies, a portfolio company of PE firm Kelso & Company, increasing the company’s unitranche facility to $4.45bn.
German Equity Partners V (GEP V), a fund managed by independent German investment company ECM Equity Capital Management (ECM), has sold its majority stake in Berlin software developer PikeTec to Synopsys, a US-based specialist in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP.
Growth-focused private equity firm Phoenix Equity Partners has made an investment in Nostra Technologies, a managed IT services provider in Ireland, alongside founders Kevin O’Loughlin and Barry O’Loughlin.
Capstreet, a Houston-based lower middle market private equity firm, has promoted Chas Richard from Vice President to Principal. Richard, who joined Capstreet in 2018, serves on the boards of Allredi, The Colt Group, and TradePending.
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