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Global investors are increasingly targeting private allocations across portfolios to hedge against ongoing uncertainty, according to a new report by Preqin, with almost half (45%) planning to increase their capital allocations to private credit over the next year.
Technology-focused private investment firm Francisco Partners is to acquire IBM weather business, which includes consumer-facing weather services such as The Weather Company’s Weather.com as well as business-oriented offerings.
Funds managed by private investment firm Apollo have acquired a majority interest in Composite Advanced Technologies (CATEC), a provider of compressed natural gas (CNG), renewable natural gas (RNG) and hydrogen transportation and storage solutions in the United States.
Financial software business Ramp, which is looking to build a comprehensive platform for finance teams including software to monitor expenses and manage vendors, has raised $300m from investors at a $5.8bn valuation.
Apollo has appointed David Moffatt, who has who has served as a senior advisor to the firm since January 2019 and has more than 30 years of leadership experience, as Chair of its operations in Australia and New Zealand.
Investors are increasingly looking to the private credit space to provide investment opportunities. Lee Kruter, Partner & Head of Performing Credit at GoldenTree Asset Management, one of the largest independent asset managers focused on credit, highlights some of the current market dynamics, and how the firm is positioning to capitalise on the opportunity…
Roark Capital, a US private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout investments in the franchise/multi-location, restaurant and food, health and wellness, and business services sectors, is closing in on a $9.6bn deal to acquire sandwich chain Subway, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Blackstone’s Tactical Opportunities business has held the final close of its fourth flagship commingled fund, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund IV (BTO IV), having raised a record $5.2bn in capital commitments.
Hg, a private equity firm that primarily targets technology buyouts in Europe and the US, is weighing options for GGW Group, including a sale that could value the German insurance broker at about €1.5bn ($1.6bn), according to a report by Bloomberg.
Publicly-traded cybersecurity specialist SentinelOne is considering a sale to a private equity investor and has hired investment bank Catalyst Partners to assist in finding a suitable purchaser, according to a report by Reuters.
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