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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.
DEALS
Citrix Systems is to be acquired by affiliates of Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, and Evergreen Coast Capital Corporation (Evergreen), an affiliate of activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management (Elliott) in an all-cash transaction valued at USD16.5 billion, including the assumption of Citrix debt.
FUNDRAISING
NextEnergy Capital (NEC), a specialist in the global solar sector, has held the final close for NextPower III ESG (NPIII ESG), bringing the total capital raised to USD896 million, including an SMA.
INVESTMENTS
CoinTracker, a specialist in cryptocurrency tax and portfolio tracking for consumers, has secured USD100 million in Series A financing, bringing the firm’s total valuation to USD1.3 billion.
REGULATION
The US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed changes to the current Form PF reporting regime which would force hedge funds and private equity funds to report large investment losses or redemptions more frequently.
FUNDRAISING
BlackRock Real Assets’ BlackRock Infrastructure Solutions (BIS), the firm’s dedicated infrastructure multi-manager investment team, has successfully achieved a EUR1.4 billion final close for its latest private infrastructure equity fund, Global Infrastructure Solutions 4 (GIS 4), exceeding its initial target.
INVESTMENTS
CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, has exceeded its 2020 commitment to invest GBP2 billion in Africa over the last two years.
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