The Carve-Out | NFL holds talks, Blackstone boss retires, PE considered overvalued by institutionals
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This week in private equity
?? The NFL held a series of meeting on Thursday with 凯雷投资集团 , Blackstone and other PE majors to discuss potential institutional backing. Read more ?
?? 凯雷投资集团 has also delayed the close of its new pan-Asian buyout fund after investors flocked to a separate Japan-focused vehicle, P&I reports. Read more ??
?? Vista is looking to sell Finastra ’s capital markets division, with aims to secure a valuation of at least $2bn, Bloomberg reports. Read more ?
?? Blackstone ’s Credit & Insurance Chairman, Dwight Scott, is retiring from the firm after 16 years, says Bloomberg citing an internal memo. Read more ?
???? Aiming to boost its European capital solutions team, Apollo Global Management, Inc. has relocated Managing Director Adriaan van der Knaap from NYC to London. Read more ??
?? Janus Henderson is set to acquire Victory Park Capital Advisors as part of a strategic push into the private credit market. Read more
The week in numbers
?? 49% – share of investors globally that consider PE to be overvalued, up from 46% in H1 2024, per a Preqin survey of 185 institutional investors. Read more ?
?? $12.5bn –the target raise for EQT’s new fund focused on investments in the Asian market, according to a Reuters report. Read more ?
?? $5.4bn – the deal value for Hargreaves Lansdown’s acquisition by a consortium of PE firms, including CVC, Nordic and Platinum Ivy, Bloomberg reports. Read more ?
?? $3.8bn – the agreed deal value for Carlyle’s acquisition of Baxter International’s kidney care segment – to be named Vantive. Read more ?
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