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As ESG matures in private markets, private equity is well-positioned to lead the charge on progress. A recent Novata and Oliver Wyman study underscored the strategic advantage private equity firms have to tap into the value creation opportunities of ESG by considering these environmental, social, and governance factors across the investment lifecycle. The report revealed four archetypes representing the various states of ESG maturity across European PE funds, ranging from basic to best practice.
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AllianceBernstein has launched AB NAV Lending, a new strategy which will focus on providing flexible financing solutions based on the net asset value of private equity funds, with an initial anchor investment from Equitable Holdings.
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While significant effort is put into managing the digital strategies of their portfolio companies, private equity managers should not forget about managing their internal processes and data flows. Significant value can be created by focusing on data management across the investment life-cycle.
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Warburg Pincus, one of the world’s oldest private equity firms and a global growth investor, has appointed Vishal Mahadevia to the newly-created role of Head of Asia Private Equity as it looks to unify its operations in China, India, and Southeast Asi
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November 2023 | This report aims to be a one-stop shop for updates on the biggest firms in the world of private equity (PE). The industry stalwarts are well known, but we dig deeper – not only to rank the Top 30 firms worldwide by their PE-specific AUM, but to examine how they’re performing in various aspects of their operations at this moment in time, all in section one. Section two explores what activity among the Top 30 means for the world of PE as a whole.
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Private equity firm Kester Capital, is considering a sale of its portfolio company Jollyes, one of Britain’s largest privately owned pet food retailers, with an asking price of more than £100m, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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KKR & Co Inc is to acquire the remaining 37% stake of insurance company Global Atlantic Financial Group it doesn’t already own, taking its ownership in the business to 100%. The total cash purchase price is currently estimated to be approximately $2.7 bn.
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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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