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Insurance services multinational company Willis Towers Watson plans to launch CG WTW Private Equity Access LTAF, which will invest in various private equity opportunities including co-investments, via the new Long Term Asset Fund structure recently introduced by the FCA.
Having fallen by 70% in 2022 and 30% again last year, the total value of the global IPO market has continued to decline in 2024, despite growing confidence among both issuers and investors, according to data from analytics platform Stocklytics.
Registered investment advisers (RIAs) who run private funds for clients have upped their allocations to private equity investments while cutting their exposure to hedge funds over the last nine years, according to a report by Citywire.
CVC Capital Partners, a private markets major with approximately €186bn in AUM, has revived plans for an initial public offering in Amsterdam, which could raise between €1bn and €1.5bn and give the business a valuation of €13bn to €15bn.
About $16bn of debt has transitioned from private funds into syndicated loan and bond markets so far in 2024 as borrowers increasingly opt for more affordable debt from Wall Street banks, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Bank of America data. 
International law firm Trowers & Hamlins has appointed Mark Metcalfe and Sarah Souter within the firm’s UK corporate practice as the firm looks to build its offering in the lower and mid-market private equity space.  
Paris-based alternative investment firm Anaxago Capital has appointed Vincent Valez as Director of Operations. In his new role, he will oversee the management and supervision of the firm’s investments. 
LA-based private equity firm OpenGate Capital has partnered with Ownership Works, a nonprofit founded by KKR’s Co-Head of Global Private Equity Pete Stavros that is aiming to generate at least $20bn of wealth for employees over the next decade.
Australia’s largest pension fund AustralianSuper intends to nearly double its private equity assets over the next four years, a decision that comes as deal activity picks up following a period of reduced activity due to higher borrowing costs, according to a report by Bloomberg. 
Global growth equity firm General Atlantic has made a minority growth investment in HighLevel, a sales and marketing automation software provider for marketing agencies, entrepreneurs and small businesses.

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