Private Equity & Private Capital News

Pension funds are calling for more transparency from private equity firms, seeking clearer and standardised reporting on fees and returns, in new guidelines published by the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

Swedish private equity giant EQT Partners has reported €11bn in exit proceeds for 2024, a 72% increase from the prior year, signalling a recovery in private equity activity after a period of subdued exits, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Funds managed by private investment firm Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners (Vista) have completed their acquisition of AI-enhanced enterprise grade work management platform, in a transaction valued at approximately $8.4bn.

SUSI Partners has raised $139m in additional investor capital for its Southeast Asia-focused strategy, more than doubling its size to $259m, with sizeable commitments from British International Investment (BII) and Dutch development bank FMO.

Shares of Insignia Financial surged to a three-year high on Thursday after US-based private investment giant Bain Capital matched a revised takeover offer of AUD3.07bn ($1.92bn) from rival buyout firm CC Capital Partners, according to a report by Reuters.

Private investment house Ardian has raised a record €3.2bn for its sixth-generation Expansion Fund, Ardian Expansion Fund VI (AEF VI), which will focus on making equity investments ranging from €50m to €300m, in private mid-sized businesses.

Mitsubishi Chemical Group has selected US investment firm Bain Capital as the preferred bidder for its pharmaceutical subsidiary, Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma, in a potential deal worth in excess of $3bn, according to a report by Reuters.

Energy management software provider ecoplanet announced that it has raised €16 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at supporting the expansion of its AI-powered energy orchestration solution across Europe to help companies drive energy efficiency and manage the complexities of the energy transition.

Kantar Group has agreed the sale of its media measurement and analytics unit, Kantar Media, which operates in over 60 markets and employs more than 4,500 people globally, to private equity firm HIG Capital in a deal valued at approximately $1bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

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