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Blackstone Inc is close to finalising a deal to acquire AirTrunk, an Australian data centre operator, for over AUD20bn ($13.5m) including debt, in what would be one of the largest infrastructure transactions of the year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Insights Report
August 2024 | As forecasts for deal activity remain tentative, hanging in the balance due to a number of variables, certain factors characterise the PE landscape of today: A flight to quality assets; fierce competition for the same; persistently high though ever-so-slightly narrowing bid-ask gaps; and growing pressure to deploy, divest or distribute capital. Firms need to find differentiation, and more rigorous ways to evaluate a riskier class of assets. This report digs deeper into these strategies.  Â
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OpenAI, the company behind the popular AI tool ChatGPT, is in advanced talks to secure several billion dollars in a new funding round led by Thrive Capital with an investment of around $1bn, that could value the startup at over $100bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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The NFL has officially lifted some of its strictest ownership rules, allowing certain private equity firms, including Arctos Partners, Ares Management and Sixth Street Partners to purchase stakes in franchises, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Private equity firms Summit Partners and Vista Equity Partners are considering the sale of Trintech, a financial software provider, in a deal that could value the company at approximately $2bn including debt, according to a report by Reuters.
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A consortium of private credit lenders, led by Blue Owl Capital and Ares Management, has taken control of Pluralsight, wiping out $4bn that Vista Equity Partners and its co-investors have invested in the company since acquiring it three years ago, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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European private equity managers are setting a high bar in environmental, social and governance performance, with half (51%) of the region’s managers now earning an “excellent” rating, according to LGT Capital Partners’s ESG Report 2024.
Event — New York
Ahead of the Private Equity Wire US Leadership Summit, Earl Hunt, Partner, Credit at Apollo Global Management, talks to us about the broad opportunities in credit, including asset-backed finance, the resilience of private credit amid recent market volatility and the evolving role of non-sponsored lending.
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Thomas H Lee Partners, one of the oldest private equity firms in the industry, has set a fundraising target of $6.25bn for its latest buyout fund, Thomas H Lee Equity Partners X, according to a report by Private Equity International.
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Goldman Sachs Asset Management is leading a group of private credit lenders in discussions to provide approximately £750m ($971m) in private credit financing to SLR Consulting, an environmental advisory firm owned by private equity firm Ares Management Corp, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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