Private Equity & Private Capital News

Something exceptional is happening on the market for the financing of companies with credit ratings below investment grade – so called leveraged finance. According to data from investment bank J.P. Morgan, the volume of high-yield bonds and Term Loans B – loans from institutional investors to companies – climbed to a record high in Europe […]

Duncan Lamont, Head of Strategic Research bei Schroders, arbeitet in einem Beitrag heraus, warum institutionelle Investoren bei Private Markets, und dort insbesondere bei kleinkapitalisiertem Private Equity, ein gutes Chancen-/Risikoverhältnis vorfinden.

Mit dem heutigen Vollzug des Kaufvertrags übernimmt die EBL einerseits die Aktienmehrheit an der Agro Energiezentrum Rigi AG und andererseits mit Vollzug des Fusionsvertrages die ECOGEN Rigi Genossenschaft. Die Fusion wird mit der Publikation im Handelsregister in den nächsten Tagen rechtskräftig.

Mitsubishi Chemical has agreed to sell its pharmaceutical subsidiary, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, to US private equity firm Bain Capital in a deal valued at JPY510bn ($3.36bn) as part of a broader effort to streamline its portfolio.

The total market value of private equity assets hit a new global high of $10.8tn at the end of 2024, increasing by 11.6% since 2023, according to new analysis from Ocorian, a specialist in fund administration, capital markets, corporate, and fiduciary services.

Mit einem investierten Kapital von rund 360 Milliarden Franken sind Schweizer Asset Manager bereits Schlüsselspieler im dynamisch wachsenden Privatmarkt-Segment. Eine gemeinsame Studie von AMAS, SECA und BCG zeigt, wie durch den Ausbau der Anlagekapazitäten das Schweizer Privatmarkt-Ökosystem zu einer tragenden Säule des Finanzplatzes werden kann.

KKR & Co saw its shares drop to a two-week low on Tuesday after its Q4 AUM fell short of analyst expectations. Despite a 15% year-on-year increase to $638bn, the alternative asset manager missed the consensus estimate of $643.4bn, according to a report by Reuters citing LSEG data.

Insignia Financial, Australia’s third-largest superannuation player, has attracted a third suitor, with Brookfield Asset Management entering the fray to acquire the money manager with an AUD3bn ($1.9bn) offer, according to a report by Reuters.

Europäische Unternehmen mit schlechterer Bonität refinanzieren sich derzeit so umfänglich wie nie zuvor. Das Volumen der Hochzinsanleihen und Term Loans B kletterte im Januar nach Daten der Investmentbank J.P. Morgan auf den Rekordwert von 34 Mrd. Euro.

Apollo Global Management has agreed to provide a $500m hybrid capital solution to Aldar Properties PJSC, one of the UAE’s leading real estate companies, representing one of the region’s largest corporate hybrid private placements to date.

Private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners are in advanced talks to acquire aircraft parts manufacturer Triumph Group in a deal valued at approximately $3bn, including debt, according to a report by Bloomberg News.