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M&A
Last year’s record volume of technology M&A activity has been fuelled by a tidal wave of private equity (PE) money. Given the large amount of global PE investment capital waiting to be deployed, tech-focused investment bank ICON Corporate Finance predicts this trend will continue and says that it is an opportune time to consider a PE deal.
RESEARCH
China continues to be the most favoured destination for venture capital (VC) investors across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, with China startups raising USD6.5 billion in VC funding during January 2022, the highest across the region during the month, according to GlobalData.
FUNDRAISING
Alternative credit investment firm Crescent Capital Group has held the final close of its third direct lending fund, Crescent Direct Lending Fund III (CDL Fund III), raising USD6 billion in investable capital including targeted leverage and separately managed accounts investing alongside the fund.
SURVEY
Competition for private equity and venture capital funds has increased in recent months, but fundraising conditions should improve in 2022, according to Acuity Knowledge Partners’ (Acuity) global Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) survey.
FUNDRAISING
Private markets firm Partners Group has secured total client commitments of USD8.5 billion for its third direct infrastructure programme.
REGULATION
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to propose new rules and amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) to enhance the regulation of private fund advisers and to “protect private fund investors by increasing transparency, competition, and efficiency in the USD18-trillion marketplace”.
DEALS
Blackstone has a war chest of USD11 billion in capital to target deals for companies in Asia having closed a second Asian-focused private-equity fund, according to Private Equity Insights.
FUNDRAISING
PineBridge Investments has held the final close of PineBridge Private Credit II (Fund II) at USD1.7 billion of capital including separately managed account clients and fund-level leverage.
RESEARCH
Despite uncertainty caused by Covid-19, economic and geopolitical factors, new analysis from KPMG has confirmed that mid-market private equity investment in the UK in 2021 soared to the highest level ever recorded.
FUNDRAISING
Oaktree Capital Management (Oaktree) has held the final close of its third global real estate debt fund, Real Estate Debt Fund III, and its related vehicles (REDF III), with total capital commitments of approximately USD3 billion.
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