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Thoma Bravo has closed its largest credit fund to date, Credit Fund III, securing $3.6bn in total available capital, including anticipated leverage. The fund will focus on senior secured debt investments in sponsor-backed software companies.

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Mitsubishi Chemical Group has selected US investment firm Bain Capital as the preferred bidder for its pharmaceutical subsidiary, Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma, in a potential deal worth in excess of $3bn, according to a report by Reuters.

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Kantar Group has agreed the sale of its media measurement and analytics unit, Kantar Media, which operates in over 60 markets and employs more than 4,500 people globally, to private equity firm HIG Capital in a deal valued at approximately $1bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

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Carlyle has engaged bankers to consider selling its UK-based funds network and data company, Calastone, in what could be the latest high-profile transaction in a sector that has drawn significant investment, according to a report by Reuters citing four sources familiar with the matter.

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Private investment house Ardian has raised $30bn for its ninth-generation secondaries platform, a significant increase over the $19bn raised for the eighth-generation in 2020, and the largest secondaries fundraise globally to date. 

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Ares Management Corporation has closed its sixth European direct lending fund, Ares Capital Europe VI (ACE VI), securing €17.1bn in commitments and reaching its hard cap, according to a report by BusinessWire. 

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Blue Owl Capital is spearheading a private credit deal worth approximately $4bn for PCI Pharma Services, which, if finalised, would rank among the largest direct lending agreements of the year, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter. 

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EG Group, a petrol station company supported by private equity firm TDR Capital, is preparing for an initial public offering in New York as early as this year that could value the business at approximately $13bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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Vistria Group, a private equity firm based in Chicago with ties to former President Barack Obama, has successfully closed a $3bn fund, adding to the growing list of Windy City investors raising capital over the past year, according to a report by BNN Bloomberg. 

Insights Report

January 2025 | Could 2025 be a year of exits? Many anticipate so, as the M&A machinery eases back into action. A record-breaking secondary market is also greasing the deal wheels. Still, as we anticipate a healthier deal landscape, challenges of the past few years have left their legacy. Here are some of the biggest names in PE, generously giving us their view on where we are, and what we stand to gain in 2025.

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