Josh O’Neill

Oct 29, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Josh O’Neill |Charlie Taylor-Kroll |Lucy Chapman

Cognita’s owner Jacobs Holding is reviewing strategic options – including a full sale – for one of the world’s largest international school operators after inviting informal pitches from a host of banks, two sources familiar with the situation said. In recent weeks, at least five investment banks have delivered presentations on market sentiment and comparable transactions with a view to being awarded a sellside mandate in due course, according to both sources.

May 17, 2024 | creditflux.com | Amelia Weitzman |Josh O’Neill

Fidelity U-turns on European direct lending strategy as it ditches origination in favour of third-party partnerships By Amelia Weitzman and Josh O’Neill Friday, May 17, 2024 Fidelity International is cutting its direct lending division in Europe, and will instead partner with third parties to offer private credit solutions going forward Subscriber-only article This article is available only to Creditflux subscribers and free trial users within 30 days of publication. Already a subscriber? Not...

Feb 6, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Josh O’Neill |Charlie Taylor-Kroll |Dominic Pasteiner |Lloyd Vassell

Bain Capital has launched the GBP 2bn sale of Zellis Group, as private-credit providers prepare to take a closer look at the HR and payroll software specialist through lender-education sessions, four sources familiar with the situation said. Sellside advisors Morgan Stanley and Evercore began distributing information memoranda for the sale of the UK-headquartered firm to prospective bidders in recent days, according to the first and a fifth source familiar.