JLL Spark Global Ventures, der Corporate-Venture-Capital-Arm des globalen Beratungsunternehmens JLL, hat die Serie-A-Finanzierungsrunde des deutschen Softwareentwicklers Probis organisiert und in dieser Runde den größten Anteil investiert. Probis entwickelt Programme, die Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) und Benchmark-Technologie nutzen, um das Finanzmanagement bei Immobilienentwicklungen zu optimieren.
Vista Equity Partners, the software and technology-focused private equity firm with over $100bn in assets under management, is considering the sale of Finastra’s capital markets division, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Managers and investors must now collaborate closely — and seriously — if they want to improve their ecosystem, argues SBAI’s Thomas Deinet. Institutional investors have long called for better transparency and disclosure regarding fees, expenses, pass-through costs, and conflicts of interest. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s private fund adviser rule sought to resolve some of […]
The San Francisco City & County Employees’ Retirement System will invest $130m in new private equity and private credit commitments, according to a report from CEO/CIO Alison Romano included in the materials for its upcoming board meeting on 14 August.
EV battery-focused tech startup Gaussion announced today that it has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at advancing its technology to significantly enhance battery performance and enable much faster charging. Founded by Dr Thomas Heenan and Dr Chun Tan, University College London (UCL) spinoff Gaussion provides technology to upscale […]
A consortium of private equity firms comprising CVC Capital Partners, Nordic Capital and Platinum Ivy, are to acquire Hargreaves Lansdown in a deal that values the UK’s largest savings and investment platform at £5.4bn ($6.9bn), according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private Assets haben in institutionellen Portfolios in den letzten zehn Jahren eine besondere Bedeutung eingenommen. Mittlerweile entfallen 83% aller alternativen Allokationen in institutionellen Portfolios darauf, einschließlich Private Equity (29%), Private Credit (17%), Infrastruktur (14%) und Immobilien (23%). Viele signalisieren langfristig nur minimale Allokationsanpassungen.1
The asset manager owned by the Princely Family of Liechtenstein looks to offer investors greater access to private market strategies.
RISIKOKAPITAL-BRANCHE IM NEUEN ZEITALTER _ Lange Zeit galten die Private Markets mit ihrem Unterklassen Private Equity, Venture Capital, Real Estate, Real Assets (v.a. Infrastruktur) und Private Debt als Renditegaranten. Spätestens seit der Zinswende und mit Einsetzen der konjunkturellen Abschwächung hat sich der Wind allerdings gedreht.
Earnings data compiled by Bloomberg has revealed that listed PE firms are amassing significant capital ahead of a resurgence in dealmaking, with seven major firms reporting a combined $722bn in dry powder as of 30 June, a 9% increase from the previous year.
Swiss Life Asset Managers is acquiring Condecta Ltd – a “modular construction pioneer” in Switzerland – from Paragon Partners for one of its infrastructure funds. Condecta will use finance to expand its geographical presence and range of products. Swiss Life AM has concluded a binding agreement for a full takeover of Condecta Ltd.
US private equity major KKR is planning to take Japanese systems developer Fuji Soft private in a deal valued at around JPY600bn ($4.13bn), according to a report by NikkeiAsia citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Sinkende Realrenditen können REIT-Rallye auslösen Bisher haben REITs in den 12 Monaten, nachdem die Realrenditen ihren Höchststand erreicht hatten, hohe positive Renditen erzielt und sich im Vergleich zu Aktien gut entwickelt. Ende 2023 waren die realen Renditen an der Spitze angekommen, so dass die Aussichten auf sinkende Zinskosten und niedrigere Abzinsungssätze dem Markt für kapitalintensive […]
Alternative investment manager Blackstone’s energy-focused private equity business, Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, announced today the acquisition of a majority stake in renewables and power infrastructure-focused engineering and consulting firm Westwood Professional Services. Founded in 1972, Westwood is a professional engineering firm specializing in areas including wind energy, solar energy, energy storage, power delivery, EV infrastructure, […]
Digital supply chain and reverse logistics provider Onepak announced that it has raised $20 million from the Private Equity Impact team at asset manager Nuveen, aimed at developing and scaling its platform for facilitating e-waste circularity. UN’s Global E-waste Monitor reports that e-waste management globally prevents 93 billion kg of CO2-equivalent emissions: 41 billion kg […]
