Latest News
Lazard Asset Management has appointed Jennifer Ryan as Managing Director and Head of North American Distribution, effective immediately. Based in New York, Ryan joins from BlackRock where she held leadership roles in both the firm’s US and UK Institutional Client Businesses.
Energy focussed private equity firm EnCap Investments has agreed to sell Advance Energy Partners Holdings, a Texas-based oil and natural gas producer, to Matador Resources in a deal worth $1.6 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm Bain Capital is in talks with Blackstone to acquire around 50% of its stake in Embassy Office Parks, India’s largest real estate investment trust (REIT), in a deal worth up to $480 million, according to a report by Reuters.
Oaktree Capital Management, a US-based private investment firm focussed on distressed debt investment strategies, has sold an additional stake of 25.2 million shares in the Oslo-listed product tanker unit of BW Group, Hafnia, according to a report by Splash247.
Oaktree-controlled OCM Luxembourg Chemical Tankers used Fearnley Securities, Jefferies and Pareto Securities to execute a block sale of existing shares equal to approximately 5.01% of the business, through a private placement, at a price of NOK50 per share, which equates to approximately NOK1.26 billion ($127.6 million).
Prior to this sale, Oaktree held around 50.2 million shares in Hafnia, or just under
Schroders Capital, the specialist private assets division of the Schroders Group, has been awarded a £500 million private equity mandate by the Wales Pension Partnership, a collaboration of the eight local government pension scheme funds in Wales and one of eight national local government pension pools.
The Greater Manchester Pension Fund has committed a further £100 million to Gresham House’s Sustainable Infrastructure strategy which focusses on investment in solutions to address environmental and societal challenges in the North West of the UK, and support levelling up throughout the country.
Godspeed Capital Management, a private equity firm focussed on defence & government services, solutions, and technology investments, has acquired Morris & Associates, Engineers, a Texas-based engineering and architectural firm.
Garnett Station Partners, a New York-based private investment firm that manages ~$2 billion of assets, has made two senior-level promotions with Richard Reuter appointed as a managing director and Max Hoberman as a vice president.
Muzinich & Co has appointed Rob Judson to its UK Private Debt team, covering the North of England, as the firm continues to expand and strengthen its private debt presence.
Judson joins from Barclays’ Corporate Banking division, where he was a Relationship Director and responsible for originating new business and supporting the structuring and execution of debt transactions in the Technology, Media and Telecoms sectors.
Some of the heat has come out of Europe’s hotspot for venture capital and fintech investment. VC investment into UK start-ups dropped by almost a third (30%) last year as global economic turmoil prompted a more cautious approach, according to KPMG’s latest Venture Pulse report.
Special Reports
Featured
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
