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Deutsche Börse has made a €5.3bn offer for Allfunds, the fund platform backed by private equity investors such as Hellman & Friedman, in what marks a push into the asset-servicing sector, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Zeno van Gils, Managing Partner at Oryx Global Partners, discusses critical minerals investment during a period of changing geopolitics.
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Blackstone Inc is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire MacLean Power Systems from Centerbridge Partners, in a transaction that could value the utility-parts business at more than $4bn, according to a report by Bloomberg, with an announcement potentially coming as early as next week.
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Three Wall Street names — Fortress Investment Group, Ares Management and Platinum Equity — are among the firms poised to absorb complete write-offs after a leveraged buyout of a portable-toilet business collapsed, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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PAG has made one of the largest private equity investments in China this year, committing about $2.8bn to take control of a mall-operations business developed by Dalian Wanda Group, according to a report by Bloomberg. In the biggest cross-border deal in China’s commercial real estate sector since 2021, the firm has helped put together $6.3bn for a fund composed of some of the malls.
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Blue Owl Capital is considering revisiting a proposed merger between its publicly traded Blue Owl Capital Corporation (OBDC), and its privately held sibling, Blue Owl Capital Corporation II, contingent on an improvement in OBDC’s share price so that the fund is not trading at a discount to its net asset value, according to a report by Reuters citing people familiar with the matter.
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KKR has begun marketing its fifth Asia-focused private equity fund, seeking around $15bn in commitments in what is set to be one of the region’s largest fundraises, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the process.
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Andrew Bernstein, Head of Private Equity at Capital Dynamics, discusses supply chain uncertainty and late primary investment.
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Lone Star Funds, Altaris LLC, and One Rock Capital Partners have emerged as leading contenders in the second round of bidding for Lonza Group AG’s capsules and health ingredients unit, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
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Boyu Capital is considering bringing Tencent Holdings, GIC, and potentially other investors on board as limited partners in its planned acquisition of a majority stake in Starbucks Corp’s China operations, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
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