President-elect Donald Trump nominated Bill Pulte, CEO of private equity firm Pulte Capital Partners, to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency. If confirmed, Pulte will oversee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which guarantee roughly half of the U.S. residential mortgage...
Strategic Value Partners announced a €200m preferred equity investment in Bjelin Group to accelerate its growth and global expansion. The funding will support the acquisition of sustainable flooring technology Woodura and veneer production assets, positioning Bjelin...
I Squared Capital, a US-based investment firm managing over $40bn in assets, is preparing a potential $1bn bid for Hong Kong Broadband Network. The offer is expected to surpass a previous bid from China Mobile, which valued HKBN at HKD5.23 per share. I Squared...
Carlyle, the US private equity giant managing $447bn in assets, is considering selling Calastone, a UK-based funds network and data company. The potential sale, managed by Barclays, could value Calastone at over £600m, or more than 20 times its EBITDA, based on...
The $275bn New York State Common Retirement Fund committed $3.3bn to private markets, bringing its alternatives exposure to nearly $100bn. Private equity makes up 14.45% of the portfolio, with real assets and real estate at 13.32% and credit strategies at 8%. These... 