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KKR to Transfer Majority Stake in Unzer to Creditors
Markets // August 04, 2023

Private equity firm KKR is reportedly set to transfer payments firm Unzer to a group of creditors. The debt providers Alcentra Asset Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Partners Group have agreed in principle to take over a majority stake in Unzer, pending regulatory approval, Bloomberg reported Friday (Aug. 4), citing unnamed sources. They will provide...

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Partners Group CEO: Private Equity Entering New Era of ‘Consolidation’

September 17, 2023
The private market industry has maybe 11,000 players, Partners Group CEO David Layton says. Over the next decade, that number could fall to under 100. In an interview with the Financial Times (FT) Sunday (Sept. 17), Layton predicted a “new phase of maturation and consolidation” due to rising interest rates, funding difficulties and increasing regulatory costs. “It is really only […]

KKR to Transfer Majority Stake in Unzer to Creditors

August 04, 2023
Private equity firm KKR is reportedly set to transfer payments firm Unzer to a group of creditors. The debt providers Alcentra Asset Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Partners Group have agreed in principle to take over a majority...