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French private investment firm Ardian has completed the acquisition of the entire share capital of Verne, a data centre platform headquartered in the UK and diversified across Northern Europe, from investment trust Digital 9 Infrastructure, in a deal worth up to £450m.
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Paris-based private equity firm Andera Partners has agreed to sell its portfolio company, Amolyt Pharma, a global biopharmaceutical company specialising in developing therapeutic peptides for rare endocrine and related diseases, to British-Swedish multinational pharma AstraZeneca, in a deal worth up to $1.05bn.
Awards
The winners of the the Private Equity Wire US Emerging Manager Awards, which recognise excellence among private equity emerging fund managers and service providers, were announced at an exclusive ceremony and networking event today (13 March), at Convene 101 Park Avenue, New York.
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Goldman Sachs Asset Management plans to expand its private credit portfolio to $300bn in five years from the current $130bn, according to a report by Reuters citing Marc Nachmann, Global Head of Asset & Wealth Management at the multinational investment bank.Â
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European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion has closed the Inflexion Partnership Capital Fund III at its £1.75bn hard cap, making it the largest dedicated minority fund in Europe and 75% larger than its £1bn predecessor fund.Â
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Private equity firms can capitalise on opportunities for modernisation, digitalisation and consolidation in the wealth management sector, according to Christian Kent, a Managing Director in global investment bank Houlihan Lokey’s fintech group, who last month advised on CBPE Group’s sale of Perspective Financial Group to Charlesbank.
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Swiss private equity investment firm Partners Group is weighing up the options for its portfolio company VSB Group including a sale of the Germany based renewable energy company, according to a report by Reuters.
Q&A
For International Women’s Day this year, Private Equity Wire spoke to Meryem Bensaid (pictured), a Principal at Blackstone, and Private Equity Wire’s sister title Hedgeweek spoke to Trudi Usher Boardman, Head of Hedge Funds at Pictet Alternative Advisors.
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A number of big-name buyout firms including Carlyle Group, CVC Capital Partners and KKR have all shown preliminary interest in striking a take-private deal to acquire Hong Kong-listed luggage maker Samsonite International, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Global private equity major Carlyle Group is gearing up to sell portfolio company Tokiwa, a Japanese cosmetics supplier, and is eyeing a potential deal value of around $800m, according to a report by Reuters.
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