Private Equity & Private Capital News

Zurich-based energy transition-focused investor Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP) announced today an agreement with Italian energy company Eni to increase its investment in Eni’s renewables, retail and EV charging company Plenitude, with an additional capital injection of €209 million (USD$222 million). Following the new investment, EIP will hold a 10% stake in Plenitude, following its initial […]

Private equity firm Partners Group is considering selling a stake in the International Schools Partnership (ISP), a UK-based global network of private schools valued at up to €5bn ($5.38bn), according to a report by Reuters.

Global pension funds have continued to ramp up their private equity investments in 2024, with the 20 largest funds globally allocating a combined $707.6bn to the asset class so far this year, according to a report by Banking Exchange.

Shares of private equity giant Carlyle Group surged by 9.7% on Thursday after the firm posted steady third-quarter profits that surpassed Wall Street expectations, with increased fee income balancing out higher compensation expenses, according to a report by Bloomberg.

US manager raises $1.6bn despite continuing slowdown in private equity Shamrock Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm with $6.6bn AUM which invests in the media, entertainment, content, communication, sports, marketing, and education sectors, has raised $1.6bn across two funds. Growth VI launched in Q1, hitting its hard cap of $1.25bn. Clover I raised roughly […]

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Global private equity firm KKR has acquired a 35% stake in Japan-based software developer Fuji Soft after completing the first stage of its two-part buyout tender offer, Fuji Soft announced on Wednesday, according to a report by Reuters.

Private equity buyout giants Silver Lake and Bain Capital are expected to bid for a minority stake in Intel’s Altera unit, the tech major’s programmable chips business acquired for nearly $17bn in 2015, according to a report by Reuters.