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Swiss M&A activity has rebounded sharply this year, but private equity firms are capturing a smaller share of transactions as cash-rich corporate buyers become more aggressive in the market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private credit firm RRJ Capital has agreed to provide a $140m senior secured loan to Australian coking coal producer Tahmoor Coal to support the restart of its mining operations, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Partners Group is exploring a continuation vehicle of about €800m to extend the holding period for a portfolio of private credit loans, in another sign of the growing role of secondaries in providing liquidity to investors in private debt strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The NBA is changing its rules governing private equity investment in franchises, clearing a potential regulatory hurdle for the proposed $12.5bn acquisition of the Los Angeles Lakers by Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Morgan Stanley’s North Haven Private Income Fund has again limited investor withdrawals after redemption requests exceeded the vehicle’s quarterly repurchase capacity, highlighting continued liquidity pressure across the private credit market, according to a report by Reuters.
Korea Investment Corp, South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund, is exploring a sale of private equity investments worth more than $1bn as institutional investors continue to turn to the secondary market to rebalance portfolios and generate liquidity, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Shareholders in DCC Energy have approved a more than £5.7bn takeover by private equity firms KKR and Energy Capital Partners (ECP), clearing a key hurdle for one of the UK’s longest-running private equity-led M&A processes this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone is preparing to sell the Asian operations of events organiser Clarion Events as the private equity firm looks to restart a broader disposal of the business, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Blackstone, KKR, and Energy Capital Partners have teamed up on a potential acquisition of GFL Environmental, while Brookfield Asset Management and IFM Investors are also pursuing the Canadian waste-management company in a rival consortium, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Global Management is in discussions with SoftBank Group over a potential increase in a loan backed by assets held in the Japanese conglomerate’s Vision Fund 2, as SoftBank seeks additional financing for its substantial investment in OpenAI, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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