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Clearlake Capital and Insight Partners are close to agreeing a $2bn debt package with a group of private credit lenders including Apollo Global Management and Blackstone to help finance their leveraged buyout of software developer Alteryx, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Awards
Private Equity Wire has announced the winners of the European Awards 2024, which recognise recognise excellence among private equity fund managers and service providers in Europe across a wide range of categories.
EVENT – LONDON
Ahead of the Private Equity Wire European ESG Summit, Marta Jankovic, Head of Sustainability at Stafford Capital Partners, talks to us about her vision of sustainability within the firm and the broader industry, trends to look out for this year and why GP outreach is key to net zero alignment.Â
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Stockholm-based global investment firm EQT is reconsidering a potential $20bn initial public offering for Galderma, a pharmaceutical company and former subsidiary of Nestlé, according to a report by the Financial Times citing people familiar with the matter.
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French skincare company L’Occitane may be snapped up by alternative investment giant Blackstone, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
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A debate in the UK’s House of Lords saw peers raise concerns over private equity ‘profiteering’, following a report by the Observer last December revealing that investments by private equity firms in children’s care homes in England have doubled since 2018.
EVENTS
LPs will be sharing their top tips for some of the world’s most established GPs attending Private Equity Wire’s annual Leadership Summit later this month (28 February), in London. The highly anticipated event will conclude with a panel on investor sentiment, covering new LP markets, investor relations strategies and evolving expectations.Â
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Zurich-based Julius Baer will exit the private debt market and is preparing to write off its CHF606mn ($700mn) exposure to Signa, the now-collapsed luxury developer owned by René Benko whose portfolio included German department store KaDeWe and the Chrysler Building in New York. The private bank’s CEO, Philipp Rickenbacher, has also resigned.Â
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Private investment major KKR & Co has held the final close of KKR Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors II with $6.4bn in capital commitments, making it the largest ever fund focused on Asia Pacific infrastructure-related investments.
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The shareholders of Monument Re, a Bermuda-based life reinsurance and insurance holding company, have launched a sale process that could see a private equity group take control of the company, according to a report from Reuters citing people familiar with the matter.Â
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
