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TOP STORY: Private investment major KKR & Co is gearing up to secure approximately $20bn from investors for its latest flagship North America private equity fund, North America Fund XIV, according to a report by Reuters. 

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Private equity giant Blackstone plans to double its European Private Credit Fund within the next year after raising €1bn from the region’s affluent investors, aiming to mirror the success of its $54bn US flagship fund, according to a report by the Financial Times. 

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The Carlyle Group and Goldman Sachs Private Credit have extended a $1.1bn payment-in-kind loan to global fund administrator Apex Group, according to a report by Bloomberg. 

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Global investment firm HPS Investment Partners has raised $21.1bn for its flagship Specialty Loan Fund VI, which includes commitments from investors totalling $14.3bn, according to a report by the Financial Times. 

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Carlyle Group and KKR have emerged as final bidders for Discover Financial’s $10bn portfolio of US student loans, underscoring private investment firms’ growing interest in filling the lending void left by traditional banks, according to a report by the Financial Times. 

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Global financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard is exploring opportunities to acquire a private credit firm to enhance its $250bn asset management division, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Golden Goose Group, the Italian luxury sports brand owned by British private equity firm Permira, has postponed its much-anticipated Milan stock market listing just a day before the IPO was set to be priced, according to reports. 

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The board of Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK’s largest investment platform, has said it is willing to “unanimously recommend” a £5.4bn takeover offer from a consortium of private equity firms led by CVC Capital Partners, according to a report by the Financial Times. 

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Pritzker Private Capital, the Chicago-based private equity firm founded by heirs to the Pritzker family fortune, is targeting $3bn for its fourth buyout fund, Pritzker Private Capital IV, according to a report by Buyouts Insider. 

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June 2024 | ESG’s journey from a tick-box exercise to an all-encompassing lens for investment continues – influenced by shifts in sentiment, regulatory developments, macro-economic turbulence and wider considerations of climate change and social impact. Essential for progress is an alignment of LP and GP priorities and incentives – this report aims to explore both sides of the conversation.

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