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TOP STORY: Carlyle has engaged bankers to consider selling its UK-based funds network and data company, Calastone, in what could be the latest high-profile transaction in a sector that has drawn significant investment, according to a report by Reuters citing four sources familiar with the matter.
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Private investment house Ardian has raised $30bn for its ninth-generation secondaries platform, a significant increase over the $19bn raised for the eighth-generation in 2020, and the largest secondaries fundraise globally to date.Â
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Ares Management Corporation has closed its sixth European direct lending fund, Ares Capital Europe VI (ACE VI), securing €17.1bn in commitments and reaching its hard cap, according to a report by BusinessWire.Â
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Blue Owl Capital is spearheading a private credit deal worth approximately $4bn for PCI Pharma Services, which, if finalised, would rank among the largest direct lending agreements of the year, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.Â
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EG Group, a petrol station company supported by private equity firm TDR Capital, is preparing for an initial public offering in New York as early as this year that could value the business at approximately $13bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Vistria Group, a private equity firm based in Chicago with ties to former President Barack Obama, has successfully closed a $3bn fund, adding to the growing list of Windy City investors raising capital over the past year, according to a report by BNN Bloomberg.Â
Insights Report
January | Could 2025 be a year of exits? Many anticipate so, as the M&A machinery eases back into action. A record-breaking secondary market is also greasing the deal wheels. Still, as we anticipate a healthier deal landscape, challenges of the past few years have left their legacy. Here are some of the biggest names in PE, generously giving us their view on where we are, and what we stand to gain in 2025.
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Buyout firm Energy Capital Partners and its co-investors are edging closer to agreeing a deal for the $30bn sale of Calpine to Constellation Energy, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
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Private equity firms Apollo Global Management and BC Partners have joined forces to agree a deal to acquire GFL Environmental’s Environmental Services business at an enterprise value of CAD8bn ($5.59bn).
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US private equity firm KKR is reportedly considering selling its majority stake in Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu, in a deal estimated to be worth several hundred billion yen (equivalent to several billion dollars), according to a report from the Nikkei business daily on Tuesday.
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