One Equity Partners to acquire Clayens Group
One Equity Partners (OEP) is to acquire Clayens NP (Clayens), a value-added outsourced contract manufacturer of high-performance polymers, composites and precision metals from a group of investors led by French private equity firm Siparex. As part of the transaction Siparex, its co-investors, as well as management team, will reinvest in the business alongside middle market […]
Mercury appoints State Street to administer new AUD1B PE fund
Mercury Capital has appointed State Street Corporation to provide fund administration services for the new Mercury Capital Fund twenty2. The AUD1 billion fund, Mercury Capital’s fourth private equity fund since its inception, completed its fund raising and closed on 30 June. Mercury Capital Fund twenty2 will focus on mid-market private equity transactions in Australia and […]
Africa’s top renewable firm may raise $4 Billion after takeover
Africa Finance Corp. and Egypt’s Infinity Group plan to raise as much as $4 billion to double the size of a recently acquired business that’s already Africa’s biggest renewable power company. The two firms agreed to buy Lekela Power last week and are seeking between $2.5 billion and $4 billion from capital markets over the […]
Advent International invests over €250m in Seedtag
Seedtag, a specialist in contextual advertising in EMEA and LATAM, has raised over €250 million in funding from private equity investor. As part of the transaction, Seedtag’s core existing institutional investors – Oakley Capital, Adara and All Iron Ventures – will remain investors, supporting the company in its next phase of growth. Jorge Poyatos and […]
KKR completes majority investment in apexanalytix alongside Carousel Capital
KKR has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in apexanalytix (apex), a provider of supply chain risk management software and services. Following the purchase, apex’s largest prior shareholder, Carousel Capital (Carousel), a private investment firm that invests in companies located in the Southeastern United States, continues to hold a significant minority stake in the […]
BlackRock holds final close of Diversified Private Debt Fund at £1.7B
BlackRock has held the final close of its Diversified Private Debt Fund (DPD) with a total capital raise of £1.7 billion. Managed by James Keenan, CIO and global head of credit, the Fund leverages BlackRock’s 20+ years in Private Debt to invest across US and European Direct Lending, US and European Real Estate Debt, and […]
HNW investors turn to alternative assets for higher returns
High-net-worth investors (HNWIs) are allocating more to alternative assets such as private equity and private debt, as they diversify away from quoted markets in search of higher returns. Connection Capital’s private client Alternatives Investment Survey has revealed a radical overhaul of the traditional 60 per cent equities / 40 per cent bonds mix as investors […]
DeciBio Ventures invests in $55m Replay seed funding round led by KKR & Co and OMX Ventures
DeciBio Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in and advising precision medicine start-ups, has invested in a $55 million seed funding round for Replay, led by KKR & Co Inc and OMX Ventures. As part of DeciBio Ventures’ strategy-heavy and supportive VC model, DeciBio Ventures is also providing Replay with ongoing strategic support. Replay’s portfolio […]
ESR makes first close of inaugural Data Centre Fund at $1B
ESR Group Limited (ESR), a real asset manager focused on the APAC region, has closed Data Centre Fund 1 (ESR DC Fund 1), its inaugural investment vehicle dedicated to the development of its growing data centre business, with over $1 billion in equity commitments ESR will raise a separate discretionary capital sleeve to co-invest into […]
Coller Capital and Hahn & Company co-lead largest GP-led transaction in Asia at $1.5B
Coller Capital and Hahn & Company (Hahn & Co) have closed the largest GP-led transaction in Asia. The transaction is for Ssangyong C&E Co, Ltd (Ssangyong), a Korean cement manufacturer actively expanding into waste management businesses. The transaction’s total size is approximately $1.5 billion. Coller Capital and its co-investors were the largest investor group and […]
