The Carve-Out | Blue Owl spreads its data centre wings, Butterfly’s corker of a deal, Calveton and Breal cook up TGI Friday’s rescue
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This week in private equity
?? KKR is at odds with the US Department of Justice over a proposed settlement that would hold its top executives personally accountable for disclosure lapses related to mergers and acquisitions… Read more ??
?? Blue Owl Capital is set to acquire IPI Partners, a digital infrastructure investment firm, for approximately $1bn in a bid to cash in on?growing data centre?demand driven by the adoption of generative AI… Read more ?
?? LA-based PE firm Butterfly Equity is to acquire The Duckhorn Portfolio, a high-end North American wine company in a $1.95bn all-cash deal…?Read more ??
?? Private markets are becoming a key player in energy transition investments, while public markets continue to show a preference for fossil-fuel assets, says BloombergNEF … Read more ?
?? PE firms Calveton and Breal Capital have agreed a deal with administrators to rescue 51 of TGI Friday’s 86 UK restaurants… Read more ?
?? Abu Dhabi-based asset manager Lunate is considering a $1bn investment in private credit firm HPS Investment Partners, LLC … Read more ?
The week in numbers
?? 1.2 gigatons – The combined annual fossil fuel emissions generated by the energy assets of 21 PE firms, including industry majors Blackstone and Carlyle Group… Read more ?
?? $30bn – The value of private credit fund corporate debt deals refinanced by banks so far this year… Read more ?
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?? 2,400 – The approximate number of jobs saved by?Calveton and Breal Capital’s?deal to rescue 51 UK TGI Friday’s restaurants…?Read more ?
?? 17% – The credit default rate among private equity-backed businesses – almost twice that of non-PE owned firms, according to Moody’s Ratings…?Read more ?
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