Private Equity & Private Capital News

Private Equity bringt im Durchschnitt mehr Rendite als Aktieninvestments. Matthias van Randenborgh von Nexdos meint: Das liegt daran, dass Private-Equity-Manager Fremdkapital in einer bestimmten Art und Weise einsetzen, was allerdings auch in den liquiden Aktienmärkten möglich sei.

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) are reducing their exposure to directly held private assets, while Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) is sharpening its focus on collaborative investment models, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Tech-focused buyout major Thoma Bravo is closing in on a deal to acquire Jeppesen, the aviation navigation and software unit of Boeing, in a transaction that could exceed $8bn, according to a Bloomberg report citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

KKR and I Squared Capital are among several private investment firms competing to acquire PAL Cooling Holding (PCH), a district cooling business owned by Abu Dhabi’s Multiply Group, according to a report by Reuters citing sources familiar with the matter.

US-Regulatoren haben die Übernahme von Discover Financial durch Capital One durchgewunken. Damit stehen weitere Merger im von Stabilitätssorgen geprägten Sektor bereits in Aussicht.

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Coller Capital has raised $2.4bn for a landmark structured secondaries vehicle, securing backing from institutional heavyweights Barings and Ares Management in what is being described as the largest transaction of its kind in the secondaries market to date, according to a report by Bloomberg.

US private equity firm Atlas Capital has agreed to acquire British banknote printer De La Rue in a £263m ($348m) all-cash deal that will see one of the UK’s oldest listed companies in private ownership, according to a report by Reuters.

Swedish private equity firm EQT has secured more than $10bn in investor commitments for its latest Asia-focused buyout vehicle, BPEA Private Equity Fund IX, ahead of an anticipated first close this April, according to a report by Reuters.

Intel has agreed to sell a 51% stake in its Altera business to Silver Lake in a deal that values the field programmable gate array specialist at $8.75bn, establishing it as the largest standalone companies focused exclusively on FPGA semiconductor solutions.

KKR is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire OSTTRA, the post-trade services joint venture between CME Group and S&P Global, for approximately $3bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources.