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AXA, BC in second round for IstaA number of buyout firms are reportedly preparing follow-on bids for the private equity-owned metering company, as part of an auction process that could reach €3bn.
- Disrupting the disrupted
With LPs increasingly nervous about so-called ‘zombie funds’, debut group NewGlobe wants to offer them a new way to unlock value in these end-of-life vehicles, writes Yolanda Bobeldijk
- CPPIB ‘convinced’ of PE outperformance
The Canadian pension fund's emerging markets and developed private equity investments beat respective equities returns - a phenomenon the LP expects to continue long-term.
- Strong public markets hamper secondaries
Deal activity on the private equity secondary market has returned to levels more akin to pre-2011 as strong public markets convince sellers to hold their LP interests.
- Ontario Teachers builds Asia team
A number of Toronto-based investment professionals have transferred to the fund's new Hong Kong office, with Alison Nankivell expected to head its regional private equity division.
- Magnum Capital acquires Spanish fragrance business
For the Madrid-based firm, which is currently investing its €866m maiden fund, this is its eighth investment since its inception in 2006.
- KKR expands mid-market lending talent
Sean Stevens, who joined KKR to work on its mid-market lending partnership with Stone Point and CPPIB, formerly worked at KeyBanc Capital Markets.
- MBK nears $2.6bn hard cap
The Korea-based private equity fund expects to close soon ‘vastly oversubscribed', having made a penultimate close on $2.3bn to-date.
- KKR’s maiden maritime vehicle sets sail
The firm’s mid-market merchant banking JV, which is backed by CPPIB and Stone Point, helped to arrange some of the $580m in initial capital for the maritime financing vehicle.
- Funds veteran Morais leaves CPPIB
Jennifer Morais has left CPPIB's funds, secondaries and co-investments team, which is working to deploy $10bn in secondaries deals over five years.