| US investment manager BlackRock is buying Swiss Re’s European private equity arm, marking the second deal for a private equity fund manager in as many days as sellers contend with a new regulatory landscape and tough trading.
Swiss Re’s deal to sell its $7.5 billion private equity and infrastructure fund of funds business follows hot on the heels of HarbourVest Partners’ agreement to buy Amsterdam-listed private equity fund of funds business Conversus Capital. ..............................................Full Article: Source
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