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Blackstone is set to acquire Rover Group, Inc, the world’s largest online marketplace for pet care, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.3bn.Â
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Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, valued as the world’s largest at $1.5tn is likely to invest in private equity as an asset class, according to a report by the Business Times. The fund invests Norway’s surplus oil and gas revenue abroad, and  is the world’s biggest single stock market investor, owning some 1.5% of all globally listed shares, with stakes in more than 9,200 companies.
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The private credit boom is going to trigger a new “squeeze” that will worst affect middle-sized asset managers, according to a report by Financial Times.Â
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777 Partners, the US based investment firm, is still raising funds to close the deal it signed to months ago to acquire Everton FC, according to a report by Forbes.Â
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Prima Assicurazioni, an insurance start-up backed by some of the world’s largest private equity firms including Blackstone, is looking to sell minority stake to an investor to raise fresh cash for the business, according to a report by Reuters.
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Private equity funds managed by Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, are to acquire Civica, a global specialist in public sector software solutions, from private markets firm Partners Group.
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Citigroup is the latest bank targeting a slice of the booming $1.6tn private credit market with plans to launch a new direct-lending strategy in the first few weeks of next year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Despite the current challenging fundraising environment, Bain Capital has held the final close of its fifth pan-Asia private equity fund 40% above target with $7.1bn in total capital commitments, according to a report by Reuters.
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Private credit majors including Ares Management Corp and Blackstone Inc are currently deploying over half of the sector’s capital, according to a report by Bloomberg citing new research by AIMA associate the Alternative Credit Council.
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Brazil-based beauty product business Natura &Co has agreed to sell The Body Shop to international private equity group and Lloyds Pharmacy-owner Aurelius for £207m – £660m less than the £870m it paid for the business six years ago.
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