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Deal Roundup: Apollo completes record $3.7bn Japan buyout; Bain backs Kahua at $1bn-plus valuation
Apollo has completed its acquisition of Nippon Sheet Glass in a transaction carrying an enterprise value of almost $3.7bn, completing what the alternatives giant says is its largest private equity investment in Japan to date.
Energy Revolution Ventures targets near-threefold fund size increase with $50m Fund II
Energy Revolution Ventures is targeting a near-threefold increase in fund size with a $50m second vehicle focused on early-stage energy transition technology.
CAZ private markets interval fund passes $900m, after adding more than $110m in three...
CAZ Investments’ private markets interval fund has grown beyond $900m of assets after adding more than $110m in roughly three months, as alternative managers continue to expand their reach into the private wealth market.
Rising Point surges past target with $325m debut fund close, after shift from independent...
Rising Point Capital Management has raised $325m for its first institutional private equity fund after moving from an independent sponsor model to committed capital.
Princeton Equity more than doubles flagship fund size, with $1.3bn close after just two...
Franchise investment specialist Princeton Equity Group has more than doubled the size of its flagship private equity fund after raising $1.3bn for Fund III in just two months.
Deal Roundup: AAR strikes $4bn-EV deal for Bain-backed MRO; GTCR buys Tactacam
AAR has agreed to acquire a 65% controlling interest in Bain Capital-backed MRO Holdings at a $4bn implied enterprise value, paying about $1.8bn of equity value for the initial stake and repaying roughly $1.3bn of MRO’s existing borrowings.
Almost two-thirds of institutional investors plan to increase infrastructure, PE allocations
Almost two-thirds of institutional investors expect to increase their exposure to infrastructure equity and private equity over the next three to five years, according to a global survey of 700 investors by IFM Investors.
NYC pension chief proposes $5bn private markets climate investment expansion
New York City comptroller Mark Levine is seeking to put another $5bn of the city’s pension capital into private-market climate strategies spanning power generation, grid modernisation, energy storage and resilient infrastructure.
Blackstone private equity chief Joseph Baratta said to prep exit after almost three decades
Blackstone global private equity head Joseph Baratta is preparing to leave the alternatives giant by the end of the year after almost three decades at the firm, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times.
Sofinnova grows medtech company-creation strategy by 30% with €82m Fund IV close
Sofinnova Partners has increased the size of its specialist medtech company-creation strategy by 30% after closing its fourth MD Start fund on an oversubscribed €82m.
