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Oct 23, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Josh O'Neill |Charlie Taylor-Kroll |Min Ho |Lloyd Vassell
Cinven tabled a non-binding offer (NBO) for UK-based higher education and vocational training provider BPP last week while a host of rival sponsors opted to let the first-round deadline pass without making a bid, sources familiar with the matter said. Permira, Blackstone, KKR and Hellman & Friedman had expressed preliminary interest in BPP but ultimately decided not to submit NBOs, according to the sources.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Charlie Taylor-Kroll |Josh O'Neill |Gustav Hoejmark-Jensen |Lloyd Vassell
Aurora Energy Research owner CGE Partners is exploring a sale that could value the UK energy and research data company at around GBP 1bn, according to three sources familiar with the matter. CGE is expected to solicit sellside advisory pitches later this year, all three sources said. The private equity firm is aiming to exit the business, which provides forecasts, reports, software solutions and consultancy services for the energy sector, they added.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Josh O'Neill |Ben Watson |Ben Miller
Data Insight The first half of this year saw European direct lenders chalk up significant wins in the face of resurgent competition from banks, with five deals inked in the first six months of 2024 having entered the top-15 largest transactions of all time amid a sharp rise in deal volume. Overall, direct-lending deal volume totalled EUR 52bn, representing a year-on-year increase of 85%, according to Debtwire’s 1H24 European Direct Lender Rankings report.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
medium.com | Josh O'Neill
In 2016 and 2019, I achieved one of my childhood dreams - representing my country, Scotland, internationally at taekwondo. Standing with your country's flag on your back is a moment I'll be forever grateful for. Walking out onto the mats to compete, I didn't think anything could match it. I planned to do this again in the years following however a certain event in early 2020 happened and changed the trajectory of my life.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
creditflux.com | Josh O'Neill |Ben Watson
Debtwire FY23 US Direct Lender Rankings By by Josh O'Neill and Ben Watson Thursday, April 25, 2024 US-based direct lenders chalked up nearly 2,000 disclosed facilities in 2023, a year in which deal value totaled USD 169.2bn Subscriber-only article This article is available only to Creditflux subscribers and free trial users within 30 days of publication. Already a subscriber? Not logged in? Click here to login. If you have not already done so, you may request a FREE TRIAL by clicking here...
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
creditflux.com | Josh O'Neill
Barings has commenced legal proceedings against two former senior executives who last week defected to Corinthia Global Management Subscriber-only article This article is available only to Creditflux subscribers and free trial users within 30 days of publication. Already a subscriber? Not logged in? Click here to login.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Johannes Koch |Josh O'Neill |Ben Watson |Lloyd Vassell
Margin Call is a quarterly update on pricing developments in Europe’s private credit market. For more on insights on direct lending market developments, visit the European Direct Lender Rankings data report. The pricing on private credit deals across Europe has tightened by more than a full percentage point since 4Q21, falling to an average of 614bps in the final quarter of 2023, according to Debtwire data.
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
medium.com | Josh O'Neill
Back in February 2023, I saw some clients compete at Hyrox - the Fitness Race For Everyone. Prior to this point, I'd heard stories about the atmosphere, the race itself and the training in the lead-up to it. To be completely honest, I walked into the arena that day with no intention of wanting to do one. I wanted to focus on endurance training (ultra-marathons), not on a conditioning-style event that combined strength and running. Plus, I didn't have enough interest in it to want to do it either.
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Sep 18, 2023 | 
community.ionanalytics.com | Charlie Taylor-Kroll |Josh O'Neill
Private equity firmInflexion has launched the sale of Chambers & Partners,a global provider of legal rankings, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Sellside advisor Harris Williams, which was appointed last year to explore sale options, has begun distributing information memoranda (IMs) to prospective bidders, the sources said. The company is expected to be marketed off FY23 EBITDA of up to GBP 30m (EUR 35m), according to two of the sources.
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Aug 4, 2023 | 
medium.com | Josh O'Neill
I came back from a 2-week holiday feeling rejuvenated after an intense first 5 months of the year. Having pushed myself hard my body and mind needed time away to recharge. Sitting on the couch 24 hours after travelling across the Atlantic I decided to have a look at any upcoming events I was interested in. One caught my eye. Run The Blades 50k. The challenge was it was 3 weeks from the race. Would my body and mind be ready for another hard race? There was only one way to find out - I signed up.
