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TOP STORY: Blackstone is in the final stages of borrowing around $400m through collateralised loan obligations to boost the lending power of its $52bn flagship private credit fund, according to a report by The Financial Times.
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DFL Deutsche Fussball Liga, the governing body for German professional football, is making a third bid to strike a deal to sell a stake in the subsidiary that handles the Bundesliga media rights to private equity firms for up to €1bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Barings is targeting a AUD1.4bn ($893m) fundraise for a planned Australian private credit fund, which is aiming to provide borrowers with an alternative source of funding to banks and the bond market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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European private equity firm PAI Partners has completed one of the largest fundraisings of the year, closing its latest buy-out fund with €7.1bn ($7.6bn) in capital commitments to invests in “real-economy” companies in Europe and North America.
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A private equity consortium led by Permira and Blackstone, is in advanced negotiations over a deal to acquire European online classified ads business Adevinta ASA in what would be one of the biggest buyouts of the year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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In a bid to free up funding for other investments, Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, is considering selling up to $2bn in private equity assets via the secondary market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Private Equity Wire has announced the winners of the European Emerging Manager Awards 2023, which recognise excellence among private equity emerging fund managers and service providers.
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Big name private equity firms including KKR and Carlyle are increasingly pivoting from their traditional buyout strategies to the private credit sector as they look to combat a prolonged slump in dealmaking, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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PSG Equity, a growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies in Europe, North America and Israel to help accelerate their growth, has held the final close of PSG Europe II, the firm’s second Europe-focused fund, with more than €2.6 billion in commitments.
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US private equity major KKR has secured approval from Telecom Italia for its €19bn bid to acquire the telecoms company’s fixed-line network, in what will be one of the first landline grid deals in a major European country, according to a report by Reuters.
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