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French investment firm Wendel is to acquire a 75% stake in US asset management company Monroe Capital (MRCC.O) for $1.13bn in a move aimed at strengthening the firm’s presence in the growing private credit market, and boosting its asset management business, according to a report by Reuters.
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Banks and private credit firms are vying to provide over $5bn in debt financing to support a potential buyout of eye care company and Ray-Ban owner Bausch + Lomb, by Blackstone and TPG, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has reached agreement on the terms to acquire a controlling 51% stake in Sanofi’s consumer health division Opella, according to a report by Reuters citing sources within the French government.
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Blackstone Inc, the world’s largest alternative investment firm, surpassed Wall Street estimates for its key earnings metric in the latest quarter, reporting a record $1.1tn in assets under management and an increase in fund value, according to a report by Reuters.
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Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, is planning to invest €7.5bn ($8.2bn) to develop data centres in the Aragon region of northeastern Spain, further establishing the region as a key hub for cloud computing in Europe, according to a report by Reuters.
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Private equity firm Stone Point Capital has agreed a deal to acquire a majority stake in Kestra Holdings, an independent broker-dealer with $117 billion in assets under management, buying out Warburg Pincus’s stake in the business.
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The Ackerley Sports Group, a sports-focused investment business established by private investment firm Ackerley Partners, is on the verge of securing control over the commercial rights to the South Africa national rugby union team, the Springboks, according to a report by Johannesburg’s Business Day.
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US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice is closing in on a deal to acquire a controlling stake in French pharmaceutical company Sanofi’s consumer unit in a deal that values the business at around €15bn ($16.4bn), according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Companies owned by private equity firms are defaulting on their credit at a significantly higher rate compared to other speculative-grade borrowers, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a recent report from Moody’s Ratings.
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Private equity giant KKR & Co is at odds with the US Department of Justice over a proposed settlement that would hold its top executives personally accountable for disclosure lapses related to mergers and acquisitions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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