US-based private equity firm Stonepeak has agreed to an all-cash deal to acquire New Zealand-based senior care specialist Arvida Group for NZD1.24bn ($745.74m) excluding debt, according to a report by Reuters.
Blackstone has reported a 3% increase in second-quarter distributable earnings compared to the previous year, attributed to significant asset sales in its private equity and credit divisions, which offset a downturn in real estate, according to a report by Reuters.
Mid-market private equity investment activity in the UK declined by 11% in the first half of 2024, as challenging macroeconomic conditions persisted, according to KPMG UK’s latest mid-market private equity analysis.
Global credit-focused alternative asset manager Oak Hill Advisors has formed a new partnership with One Investment Management, a global alternative investment manager, to invest up to $5bn in European private credit.
Macy’s took a big hit to its stock price on Monday with news that the US rental giant was terminating discussions with private equity firm Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital Management over a potential takeover prompting a 13% fall, according to a report by Business Insider.
Oanda Global Corporation, an established online retail trading platform, has been put up for sale by its private equity backer, CVC Capital Partners, with the sale being managed by bankers at Nomura and Santander, according to a report by Sky News.
Bain Capital, a US private investment firm with around $185bn of AUM, is to acquire wealth management software company Envestnet in a deal valued at $4.5bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Hahn & Co, a South Korean private equity firm founded by former Morgan Stanley banker Scott Sang-Won Hahn, has raised $3.4bn for a new buyout fund, making it the largest single-country focused vehicle in Asia this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
As liquidity constraints put pressure on the private equity industry, the secondaries market is expected to grow substantially over the next twelve months, with fundraising and deal flow set to expand, according to Investec’s latest Secondaries Report, Charting a Course for Further Growth.
MetLife Investment Management, the institutional asset management business of MetLife, has formed a new $1.2bn private equity fund of funds, significantly boosting the amount of private capital the insurer manages for outside investors.