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Private equity funds affiliated with global private investment giant Blackstone and software-focused private equity firm Vista Equity Partners, are to acquire Energy Exemplar, a provider of energy market simulation software, in a deal reportedly worth more than $1bn.
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Positioned at the intersection between the evolution of the private equity market and compliance pressures, this report – produced by Ontra and Private Equity Wire – explores the ways PE firms are using tech to transform and grow. It examines the state of industry digitisation and the journeys firms are on, laying the track for a tech-powered future.
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Global private investment firm KKR has completed its previously announced acquisition of fiction and non-fiction publisher Simon & Schuster from Paramount Global in a $1.62bn all-cash transaction.
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Beauty products chain the Body Shop has been put up for sale by its Brazil-based owner Natura & Co, with private equity firm Aurelius Group now in discussions over acquiring the business, according to a report by Reuters.
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Bain Capital Special Situations and Smith Hill Capital have announced a joint venture to originate debt and preferred equity to serve the financing needs of companies and assets in the hospitality sector. The platform has the objective of deploying $1bn of gross capital over the next several years.
Awards
Hedgeweek and Private Equity Wire have announced the winners of the European Credit Awards, which recognise excellence in fund performance and service provider excellence across credit funds.
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Pictet Asset Management, a firm with about £206bn in AUM, has announced the first closing of its European Direct Lending Fund, achieving its target of €200m, despite a challenging market environment.
Event
Private Equity Wire has announced the winners of its US Awards 2023, which recognise excellence among private equity fund managers and service providers in the US across a wide range of categories
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KKR & Co, is in talks with a group of lenders, led by Blue Owl Capital Inc for a unitranche loan to refinance the debt load of its portfolio company, PetVet, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private Equity Wire has announced the winners of the ESG AAA European Awards 2023, which reward environmental, social and governance excellence among private equity fund managers across a wide range of categories.
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