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EQT Life Sciences portfolio company VarmX partners with CSL in a strategic collaboration and option agreement worth up to USD 2.2 billion

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  • VarmX is developing a bypass agent to restore coagulation for patients facing life-threatening bleeding or requiring emergency surgery while on anticoagulants that target Factor Xa
  • Under the agreement, CSL will fully fund clinical development of VMX-C001 and pay VarmX shareholders USD 117 million upfront for an exclusive option to acquire VarmX, in a transaction worth up to USD 2.2 billion
  • EQT Life Sciences has backed VarmX since 2020, actively supporting the Company at board level as it successfully completed a first-in-human clinical study and obtained FDA clearance to start a global registrational Phase 3 trial

EQT Life Sciences, a leading European life sciences venture capital firm, is pleased to share that CSL has entered into a strategic collaboration with its portfolio company VarmX to support the development of its lead asset, VMX-C001. CSL has also entered into an exclusive option agreement with VarmX shareholders to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of the company in a transaction worth up to USD 2.2 billion.

VarmX, based in Leiden, the Netherlands, is a biotech company developing innovative approaches for the bypass of direct oral anticoagulants targeting activated Factor Xa (FXa DOACs) and inherited coagulation disorders. More than 20 million patients globally take FXa inhibitors as chronic anticoagulation therapy, with approximately 3 per cent of these patients experiencing severe bleeding or requiring urgent surgery. Despite the unmet clinical need, no fully approved therapeutic agent is currently available in the E.U. or the U.S. for treating acute major bleeding in patients on Factor Xa inhibitors.

VMX-C001 is an investigational product, designed to bypass the FXa anticoagulation activity and swiftly restore coagulation in patients in urgent surgery and severe bleeding situations. Under the terms of the strategic collaboration agreement, CSL will fully fund VarmX’s global Phase 3 trial evaluating VMX-C001. CSL will also fully fund and support VarmX in late-stage product development, manufacturing and pre-launch commercial and medical affairs activities.

EQT Life Sciences originally invested in VarmX in 2020, co-leading the company’s Series B financing, investing from its LSP 6 fund. At the time, VMX-C001 was still in preclinical stages but with EQT’s support, the company successfully completed a first-in-human clinical study and recently obtained FDA clearance for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to start a global registrational Phase 3 trial with VMX-C001.

John de Koning, board member at VarmX and Partner at EQT, added: “We are very proud to see that VarmX is, together with CSL, advancing its truly game-changing approach for this large unmet need in the emergency care setting. FDA’s recent granting of Fast Track Designation for VMX-C001 aims to shorten the time to market, further recognizing the company’s unique opportunity as well as the promise for patients.”

John Glasspool, Chief Executive Officer of VarmX, said: “The collaboration with CSL represents a transformative step for VarmX. By securing full funding for the registrational trial, product development, CMC and pre-launch activities, we are well positioned to bring VMX-C001 to patients. We are proud to partner with CSL, whose expertise and global reach will be invaluable as we move forward.”

Dr. Paul McKenzie, Chief Executive Officer of CSL, commented: “We are excited to partner with VarmX to develop a novel treatment and address a significant unmet need aligning strongly with our strategic ambition to deliver enduring patient impact. It also aligns with our portfolio of medicines designed to minimize bleeding, preserve a patient’s own blood supply, improve surgical and medical outcomes and support global public health approaches to patient blood management.”

CSL will make an upfront payment to VarmX shareholders of USD 117 million upon closing of the transaction for an exclusive option to acquire the company. CSL will have the right to exercise the option upon Phase 3 data. Subject to the achievement of certain milestones, following the exercise of the option and customary regulatory clearances, VarmX shareholders will receive a further USD 388 million in acquisition and additional payments up to the commercial launch of VMX-C001 and up to USD 1.7 billion in sales-based success milestones thereafter.

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Ratos announces change in the Management Team

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Ratos continues to, as previously announced, streamline the company towards a more focused set of business segments. In connection with this strategic realignment and the divestment of the business segment Construction Services, Christian Johansson Gebauer currently Head of the business area Construction & Services, has decided to leave Ratos.

The business area Construction & Services consists of the business segment Construction Services and Critical Infrastructure. During the first half of 2025, the sale of the ventilation company airteam was completed, as well as the listing of the construction group Sentia. Both Sentia and airteam were reported under the Construction Services segment. Following the listing, Ratos’ ownership stake in Sentia is 40%.

“I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Christian Johansson Gebauer for his contributions at Ratos over the past eleven years. He has played an important role in Ratos’ journey towards becoming a more profitable and cohesive company group. Since 2020, Christian has been responsible for the Construction & Services business area, which has developed well under his leadership — not least the Construction Services segment, which Ratos has recently divested. I wish him all the best in his future career,” says Jonas Wiström, President and CEO Ratos.

Christian Johansson Gebauer leaves the Ratos Management Team as of today, 15 September 2025, and Ratos new Management Team consists of:

Jonas Wiström, President and CEO
Anna Vilogorac, CFO & IR
Katarina Grönwall, Vice President, Communications & Sustainability
Wilhelm Montgomery, Vice President of Strategy & Investments
Anders Slettengren, Executive Vice President
Magnus Stephensen, General Counsel

For more information
Jonas Wiström, President and CEO, Ratos, jonas.wistrom@ratos.com
Katarina Grönwall, Vice President Communications & Sustainability, Ratos,
+46 70 300 35 38, katarina.gronwall@ratos.com

About Ratos
Ratos is a Swedish publicly listed business group consisting of 14 companies across three business areas: Construction & Services, Industry and Consumer. The Group operates mainly in the Nordic region, with net sales of SEK 32 billion and an adjusted EBITA of SEK 2.3 billion in 2024, and with a total workforce of around 10,900 employees. Ratos is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

We have a distinct corporate culture and strategy – everything we do is based on our core values: Simplicity, Speed in Execution and It’s All About People. We enable independent subsidiaries to excel by being part of something larger.

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IK Partners leads carve-out of parts of PwC Norway’s audit and advisory business alongside existing partners

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IK Partners (“IK”) is pleased to announce that the IK Small Cap IV Fund (“IK SC IV”), together with re-investing partners from PwC Norway, has signed an agreement to acquire parts of PwC Norway’s audit, consulting and tax & legal services dedicated to local Norwegian clients (“the Company”). This represents the second transaction signed from IK SC IV, which held a final close on €2.0 billion last month. Financial details of the transaction are not disclosed and completion of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

The Company’s core offering focuses on audit services, including financial audits and attestation work such as independent reviews and technical compilation for financial and tax reporting. Primarily serving local Norwegian clients, it also provides consulting services in strategy, business transformation and operations, as well as tax and legal services. Following the carve-out from PwC Norway, the Company will be the second-largest independent audit firm in its target market, with over 280 individuals spread across 20 offices in seven different geographical locations.

Backed by IK’s proven track record in Professional Services and carve-outs, the Company aims to strengthen its position as a leading audit and advisory firm for Norwegian clients. IK will leverage its platform and collaborate with the incumbent partner group to accelerate growth in the core Norwegian market, while continuing to attract and develop top talent. Strategic investments in technology and delivery model optimisation will drive efficiency and enhance the quality of audits and compliance services. In parallel, the Company will look to pursue consolidation opportunities in the highly fragmented Norwegian and broader Nordic market.

Erik Sønsterud, CEO of the newly formed Company, commented: “We are very excited about the prospect of working closely with the team at IK, leveraging IK’s platform and experience in the sector to increase our market share in the audit and advisory space in Norway and beyond. With a core base of both experienced employees and loyal clients across Norway, we are well-positioned to explore attractive M&A prospects, source new business opportunities and improve our operational efficiency to take our quality offering to an even broader range of clients.”

Henrik Geijer, Partner at IK and Advisor to the IK Small Cap IV Fund, added: “We are pleased to announce this investment, which follows shortly after the successful close of our largest ever Small Cap fund. This partnership represents an opportunity to back a market-leading business and team with compelling growth prospects. By leveraging the operational expertise of our pan-European team, we aim to accelerate growth through several organic initiatives and a well-identified pipeline of M&A opportunities to create a leading Norwegian audit firm. We look forward to working alongside Erik and his team to support the Company’s continued expansion both locally and internationally.”

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About IK Partners

IK Partners (“IK”) is a European private equity firm focused on investments in the Benelux, DACH, France, Nordics and the UK. Since 1989, IK has raised more than €20 billion of capital and invested in over 200 European companies. IK supports companies with strong underlying potential, partnering with management teams and investors to create robust, well-positioned businesses with excellent long-term prospects. For more information, visit ikpartners.com

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EQT broadens access to private markets for individual investors – introduces ELTIF evergreen fund

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EQT Nexus ELTIF Private Equity

  • EQT introduces a European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) structure to its Nexus evergreen product suite – providing a new way to access private markets to more non-professional individual investors across the EU and EEA
  • EQT Nexus ELTIF Private Equity aims to provide exposure to a globally diversified portfolio of EQT’s well-established Private Capital strategies investing across healthcare, technology, and services
  • EQT Nexus ELTIF Private Equity marks an important step in EQT’s European Private Wealth strategy, enabling strategic distribution partnerships in key growth markets

ELTIF 2.0 (“ELTIF”) is a European Union legislative regime for a regulated fund structure designed to channel capital into long-term, illiquid asset classes, such as private equity, infrastructure and real estate, enabling access for both eligible individual investors and institutions.

EQT Nexus ELTIF Private Equity (the “Fund”) is an extension of the existing EQT Nexus evergreen product suite. The Fund can give individual investors exposure to a similar portfolio as institutions, focused on EQT’s Private Capital strategies spanning early-stage investments, growth and large-scale buyouts, investing in healthcare, technology, and services across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific.

The ELTIF regulatory framework expands access to private markets for the non-professional investor category, increasing coverage to more countries within the EU and EEA, and at a lower minimum investment threshold than traditional private asset structures. Like EQT’s broader platform of evergreen products, the Fund will be made available via third-party distributors, including private banks and wealth platforms, with third party subscriptions starting in November 2025.

Peter Beske Nielsen, Global Head of Private Wealth & Evergreen Solutions at EQT, said: “The launch of EQT Nexus ELTIF Private Equity is an exciting evolution of EQT’s European Private Wealth offering, paving the way for new strategic distribution partnerships and client segments that are meaningfully under-allocated to private markets. Today, many individual investors’ portfolios are concentrated in shares, bonds, and mutual funds with publicly listed companies – even though public markets only account for a fraction of the total investable economy. The ELTIF expands access to private markets for non-professional investors across the EU and EEA, enabling broader diversification beyond traditional public holdings.”

With the launch of EQT Nexus ELTIF Private Equity, EQT’s evergreen platform now includes five evergreen solutions, including private equity, infrastructure and real estate strategies and solutions available to eligible individual investors and institutions in a number of jurisdictions in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.

The information contained herein does not constitute an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security, and may not be used or relied upon in connection with any offer or solicitation. Any offer or solicitation in respect of the Fund will be made only through a confidential private placement memorandum and related documents which will be furnished to qualified investors on a confidential basis in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The information contained herein is not for publication or distribution to persons in the United States of America. Any securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold without registration thereunder or pursuant to an available exemption therefrom. Any offering of securities to be made in the United States would have to be made by means of an offering document that would be obtainable from the issuer or its agents and would contain detailed information about the issuer of the securities and its management, as well as financial information. The securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration.

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Ardian Announces Sale of Hill Top Energy Center to Blackstone

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Successful outcome demonstrates Ardian’s investment and operational expertise in power generation sector

Ardian, a world-leading private investment firm, today announced a definitive agreement to sell Hill Top Energy Center (“Hill Top” or the “Project”), a state-of-the-art combined cycle gas turbine facility in Western Pennsylvania.

Hill Top, a 620-megawatt natural gas-fired facility, sells energy and capacity to the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland (“PJM”) transmission organization, the largest competitive power market in the U.S. Ardian, through its Ardian Americas Infrastructure Funds series, acquired a co-control 41.9% stake in Hill Top in July 2019 and purchased the remaining stake in the Project in April 2025.

Over the course of Ardian’s ownership, the firm’s Infrastructure team generated significant value through proactive industrial asset management, including on-time and on-budget construction execution, operational optimization, and capital structure enhancement. Through these initiatives, Ardian has positioned Hill Top as the premier asset in PJM with efficient and reliable power generation facilities.

“Investing at the start of construction, we had the conviction that a new state-of-the-art power plant in PJM with access to cheap, abundant, clean-burning natural gas was a winner. For more than 20 years, Ardian has invested in clean, efficient power generation in growing markets, and we plan to continue to do so long into the future.” Mathias Burghardt, Executive Vice-President, Head and Founder Infrastructure, Ardian

“Rapid growth in AI workloads and hyperscale data centers are fueling extraordinary power demand and driving our mission to lead the energy transition and meet demand for reliable baseload generation. Ardian’s follow-on investment in Hill Top earlier this year demonstrated the firm strategic vision and anticipation of market trends. Our control position allowed us to opportunistically right size the Project’s capital structure to provide liquidity to our investors.” Kevin Rohde, Director Infrastructure, Ardian

“Hill Top is a prime example of how Ardian continually adds value throughout an assets lifecycle – from funding and actively managing construction to an on-time, on-budget result and working with management to smoothly manage operations to best-in-class availability levels. We look forward to witnessing the continued success of the Project and are confident that Blackstone will be great stewards of this asset into the future.” Mark Voccola, Co-Head of Infrastructure Americas and Senior Managing Director, Ardian

Solomon Partners and Macquarie Capital served as financial advisors to Ardian in connection with the sale of Hill Top Energy Center, and Gibson Dunn served as legal advisor.

ABOUT ARDIAN

Ardian is a world-leading private investment firm, managing or advising $180bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,850 clients globally. Our broad expertise, spanning Private Equity, Real Assets and Credit, enables us to offer a wide range of investment opportunities and respond flexibly to our clients’ differing needs. Through Ardian Customized Solutions we create bespoke portfolios that allow institutional clients to specify the precise mix of assets they require and to gain access to funds managed by leading third-party sponsors. Private Wealth Solutions offers dedicated services and access solutions for private banks, family offices and private institutional investors worldwide. Ardian’s main shareholding group is its employees and we place great emphasis on developing its people and fostering a collaborative culture based on collective intelligence. Our 1,050+ employees, spread across 19 offices in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Middle East are strongly committed to the principles of Responsible Investment and are determined to make finance a force for good in society. Our goal is to deliver excellent investment performance combined with high ethical standards and social responsibility.
At Ardian we invest all of ourselves in building companies that last.

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Blackstone Announces Agreement to Acquire Hill Top Energy Center in Western Pennsylvania for Nearly $1 Billion

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New York, NY – September 15, 2025 – Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced today that private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone Energy Transition Partners (collectively, “Blackstone Energy Transition Partners”) have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hill Top Energy Center (“Hill Top”), a 620-megawatt natural gas power plant in Western Pennsylvania for nearly $1 billion, from Ardian, a global private investment firm.

This transaction follows Blackstone’s recent July 2025 announcement that it would invest over $25 billion to support the build out of Pennsylvania’s digital and energy infrastructure supporting the AI revolution and help catalyze an additional $60 billion investment into the Commonwealth.

Hill Top is one of the newest and most efficient combined cycle gas turbine plants in the country with among the best-in-class operating performance – situated in an area of the country that is well suited to serve as a strategic hub to power America’s AI future. Completed in 2021 and located in Greene County, Pennsylvania, Hill Top will continue to help support the power needs related to data center development and other use cases in the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland (“PJM”) electric market.

Bilal Khan, a Senior Managing Director, and Mark Zhu, a Managing Director, at Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, said: “The electricity infrastructure required to power the AI revolution requires a tremendous amount of capital. We are proud to make our latest investment in this sector – which is among our highest conviction investment themes – in Western Pennsylvania. Hill Top is among the best-in-class and a highly efficient modern power generation facility that is exceptionally well positioned to help Pennsylvania and the region serve as a key center of AI innovation.”

“In addition to the historic $25 billion investment they announced at our Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh this summer, I am thrilled to see Blackstone deepening its commitment to Pennsylvania’s energy infrastructure,” said Senator Dave McCormick.

Blackstone is a leader in investing in the infrastructure powering AI – across not just energy but a wide array of areas. Blackstone is the largest data center provider in the world with major investments in both Pennsylvania and globally. Blackstone also recently made an investment in Potomac Energy Center, a 774-megawatt natural gas power plant in Loudoun County, Virginia, and has been in late stage development or construction for approximately 1,600 megawatts of new-build power generation capacity over the last three and a half years in the United States.

Santander and Houlihan Lokey served as financial advisors and Kirkland & Ellis served as a legal advisor to Blackstone Energy Transition Partners on this transaction.

About Blackstone Energy Transition Partners
Blackstone Energy Transition Partners is Blackstone’s energy-focused private equity business, a leading energy investor with a successful long-term record, having committed over $27 billion of equity globally across a broad range of sectors within the energy industry. Our investment philosophy is based on backing exceptional management teams with flexible capital to provide solutions that help energy companies grow and improve performance, thereby delivering cleaner, more reliable and affordable energy to meet the needs of the global community. In the process, we build stronger, larger scale enterprises, create jobs and generate lasting value for our investors, employees and all stakeholders. Further information is available at https://www.blackstone.com/our-businesses/blackstone-energy-transition-partners/.

About Ardian
Ardian is a world-leading private investment firm, managing or advising $180bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,850 clients globally. Our broad expertise, spanning Private Equity, Real Assets and Credit, enables us to offer a wide range of investment opportunities and respond flexibly to our clients’ differing needs. Through Ardian Customized Solutions we create bespoke portfolios that allow institutional clients to specify the precise mix of assets they require and to gain access to funds managed by leading third-party sponsors. Private Wealth Solutions offers dedicated services and access solutions for private banks, family offices and private institutional investors worldwide. Ardian’s main shareholding group is its employees and we place great emphasis on developing its people and fostering a collaborative culture based on collective intelligence. Our 1,050+ employees, spread across 19 offices in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Middle East are strongly committed to the principles of Responsible Investment and are determined to make finance a force for good in society. Our goal is to deliver excellent investment performance combined with high ethical standards and social responsibility. At Ardian we invest all of ourselves in building companies that last. Ardian.com 

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AmTrust Financial Services and Blackstone Credit & Insurance Enter Into Strategic Transaction for AmTrust’s Global MGA and Fee Businesses

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Strategic Transaction Unlocks Value for AmTrust and Positions Global MGA and Fee Businesses for Accelerated Growth

AmTrust President Adam Karkowsky to Leave to Become Chairman and CEO of New Multinational MGA Platform

New York, NY – September 15, 2025 – AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (“AmTrust” or the “Company”), a global specialty property casualty insurer, and Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”), today announced a definitive agreement under which AmTrust and funds managed by BXCI will partner in the spin-off of certain of AmTrust’s Managing General Agencies (“MGAs”) and fee businesses in the U.S., United Kingdom, and Continental Europe into a new, independent company.

AmTrust and the newly formed company will enter into a ten-year capacity agreement through which AmTrust will remain underwriter of the existing books of business offered through the MGAs.

The agreement includes seven AmTrust subsidiaries: ANV, Risico, Collegiate, AmTrust Nordic, Arc Legal, Qualis, and Abacus. These businesses provide diverse risk and insurance coverages including cyber excess and surplus (E&S), directors and officers (D&O), transaction risk insurance, professional indemnity, legal expense, mortgage and structured credit, warranty, agricultural workers’ compensation, income protection, accident and health (A&H), and residential and commercial niche property. The new company is expected to have over 700 employees.

Adam Karkowsky, who is currently President of AmTrust, will leave to become Chairman and CEO of the new company. He brings deep insurance leadership experience, having first joined AmTrust in March 2011 and becoming President in December 2018. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. since January 2019. Prior to his current role, Karkowsky held the positions of Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Strategic Development and Mergers & Acquisitions. He has served in various finance and strategy roles in the private equity and insurance industries.

Karkowsky’s leadership team at the new company will include Joseph Brecher, currently SVP, Head of Alternative Investments at AmTrust, in the role of Chief Financial Officer, and Jacob Decter, currently Chief Strategy Officer, Global Fee Businesses, at AmTrust, in the role of Chief Operating Officer.

The new company will operate under a new brand name, which will be announced at a later date.

Barry Zyskind, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AmTrust, said, “We are very pleased to partner with Blackstone to unlock the substantial embedded value that we have built in our global MGA and fee businesses. With this transaction, these businesses will be positioned to further invest in their operations, meaningfully grow their portfolio, and continue to deliver outstanding service to their clients. With our significant retained equity interest, AmTrust looks forward to participating in the future success of the new company. I am confident in the strength and experience of Adam and the leadership team to drive the new company to great heights.”

Adam Karkowsky, President, AmTrust, said, “Bringing these businesses together as a standalone company creates a diversified, multinational MGA platform with significant value creation potential through organic growth, expanded partnerships, and acquisitions. I deeply appreciate the opportunities I have had at AmTrust and am grateful for what we achieved together. I look forward to working with our talented team in the U.S., UK, and Europe, in the delivery of services for our brokers, partners and clients, with the support of our partners AmTrust and Blackstone.”

“AmTrust has built an impressive franchise and we are excited to support the new standalone MGA platform, which should have significant tailwinds,” said Louis Salvatore, Senior Managing Director, BXCI.  “BXCI has extensive experience investing in and supporting insurance services businesses, helping them achieve their full potential. We look forward to partnering with AmTrust and the new company’s executive team to create long-term value.”

Following the close of the transaction, AmTrust will remain a leading multinational insurance company with approximately 6,000 employees providing risk and insurance solutions with a broad offering across industries and classes globally.

Approvals and Closing Timeline
The transaction has been approved by AmTrust’s Board of Directors.  It is expected to close by year-end 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

Advisors
Evercore is serving as financial advisor to AmTrust in connection with the transaction, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is legal counsel. Latham & Watkins LLP is acting as legal advisor to BXCI.
 
About Blackstone Credit & Insurance
Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”) is one of the world’s leading credit investors. Our investments span the credit markets, including private investment grade, asset based lending, public investment grade and high yield, sustainable resources, infrastructure debt, collateralized loan obligations, direct lending and opportunistic credit. We seek to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for institutional and individual investors by offering companies capital needed to strengthen and grow their businesses. BXCI is also a leading provider of investment management services for insurers, helping those companies better deliver for policyholders through our world-class capabilities in investment grade private credit.

About AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., a multinational insurance holding company headquartered in New York, offers specialty property and casualty insurance products, including workers’ compensation, business owner’s policy (BOP), general liability and extended service and warranty coverage. For more information about AmTrust, visit http://www.amtrustfinancial.com.

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EQT completes public offering of common stock of Waystar Holding Corp.

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  • The offering resulted in aggregate proceeds of c. USD $705.8 million, of which EQT received c. USD 304.5 million

An affiliate of the fund known as EQT VIII (“EQT”) is pleased to announce the completion of an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of c. 18.0 million shares of common stock of Waystar Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: WAY) (the “Company”) (“Shares”), for aggregate proceeds of c. USD 705.8 million to all the selling stockholders.  As part of the Offering, EQT sold c. 7.8 million Shares (and now holds c. 24.9 million Shares) and received proceeds of c. USD 304.5 million. The remaining Shares sold in the Offering were sold by other stockholders of the Company. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as underwriter of the Offering, which was completed on September 12, 2025.  The Company did not sell any Shares in the Offering and did not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares sold by EQT and the other stockholders.

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EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization with EUR 266 billion in total assets under management (EUR 141 billion in fee-generating assets under management) as of 30 June 2025, within two business segments – Private Capital and Real Assets. EQT owns portfolio companies and assets in Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas and supports them in achieving sustainable growth, operational excellence and market leadership.

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About Waystar

Waystar’s mission-critical software is purpose-built to simplify healthcare payments so providers can prioritize patient care and optimize their financial performance. Waystar serves approximately 30,000 clients, representing over 1 million distinct providers, including 16 of 20 institutions on the U.S. News Best Hospitals list. Waystar’s enterprise-grade platform annually processes over 6 billion healthcare payment transactions, including over $1.8 trillion in annual gross claims and spanning approximately 50% of U.S. patients. Waystar strives to transform healthcare payments so providers can focus on what matters most: their patients and communities.

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KKR Agrees to Acquire NewDay’s Consumer Credit Portfolio from Cinven and CVC

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Cinven and CVC have agreed to sell NewDay’s portfolio of consumer credit receivables to private credit funds and accounts managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm.

The transaction effectively separates NewDay’s credit balance sheet from NewDay’s origination and servicing business (“NewDay Operating Group”). KKR will enter into a multi-year forward flow agreement with the NewDay Operating Group in respect of its future origination. The underlying portfolios of consumer credit receivables originated by NewDay (the “Portfolios”) will continue to be operated and serviced as they are today by the NewDay Operating Group. Cinven and CVC will remain invested in the NewDay Operating Group, with KKR also investing in it as part of the transaction.

This highly innovative transaction brings together NewDay’s proven origination and servicing capabilities with KKR’s proven expertise in asset-based finance. The combination is expected to enhance NewDay’s ability to scale, broaden its reach, and continue delivering market-leading innovative credit and technology solutions to UK consumer and merchant partners.

The Portfolios will continue to be funded via NewDay’s existing securitisation structures. The NewDay Operating Group will continue to service its customers as it does today and remains committed to delivering exceptional customer outcomes across the Portfolios.

NewDay is a highly profitable and cash-generative business and has demonstrated consistently strong growth. In its half year results for the six months to 30 June 2025 NewDay reported a 30% increase in underlying profit before tax, at £107 million, and a 21% increase in gross receivables, at £5.2 billion. In February 2025, NewDay acquired economic ownership of the Argos Financial Services store card portfolio, with £834 million of gross receivables and 2.2 million customers, which will be included in this transaction. NewDay’s existing retail customers and merchant and technology partners will not see any changes as a result of the transaction.

Completion is anticipated to occur at the end of September 2025 subject to customary closing conditions.

John Hourican, CEO of NewDay, commented: “We are pleased to welcome KKR as a new shareholder and strategic partner. This transaction is a strong endorsement of NewDay’s platform, people, and performance, and reflects KKR’s confidence in our ability to deliver sustainable growth.

We also want to thank our shareholders Cinven and CVC, who have been exceptional partners since their investment in the business in 2017. Together we have built NewDay into a leading provider of consumer finance across multiple brands in the UK, serving c. 5.9 million customers.”

 

Peter Rutland, Managing Partner at CVC, said: “We are pleased to have partnered with NewDay, supporting the company’s impressive growth journey. During this time, NewDay has become the UK’s leading provider of digital embedded finance and credit card solutions, forged key partnerships with top British retailers and developed cutting-edge, next-generation proprietary technology.”

 

Rebecca Hunter, Senior Principal at Cinven, said: “Together with the management team, we identified an important yet underserved area of the market where NewDay had leading underwriting expertise. Throughout our ownership, NewDay has continued to pioneer innovation in credit, whilst also demonstrating a resilient track record. We are proud to have played a role in NewDay’s success and are confident in the continued growth trajectory of the business.”

 

Varun Khanna, Partner and Co-Head of Asset-Based Finance at KKR, added: “We are pleased to enter into this strategic partnership with NewDay to support their continued growth and innovation in the UK consumer credit market. We also look forward to collaborating with Cinven and CVC, whose backing has helped establish NewDay as a leading provider of consumer finance. Through our Asset-Based Finance strategy, KKR is well-positioned to support NewDay’s expanding multi-brand platform as they deliver responsible credit solutions to millions of UK consumers.”

 

KKR’s investment comes from KKR-managed credit funds and accounts via the firm’s Asset-Based Finance strategy.

Barclays Bank PLC served as financial advisor and Clifford Chance LLP served as legal advisor to NewDay. Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc served as lead financial advisor and structuring agent, Societe Generale, London Branch served as lead structuring advisor and provided financial advice, KKR Capital Markets LLC served as arranger, and Latham & Watkins LLP served as legal advisor to KKR.

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About NewDay

NewDay is a leading UK consumer credit provider serving c.5.9 million customers through a multi-brand strategy that includes credit builder products, co-branded credit cards, and embedded finance solutions. Operating across prime and near-prime segments, NewDay offers proprietary and co-branded products through long-standing partnerships with major UK retailers and financial institutions. The company combines deep underwriting expertise with a scalable technology platform to deliver responsible credit solutions and drive sustainable growth. With a strong technology platform and proven origination and servicing capabilities, NewDay drives growth and innovation in the UK credit market.

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KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com. For additional information about Global Atlantic Financial Group, please visit Global Atlantic Financial Group’s website at www.globalatlantic.com.

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Cinven is a leading international private equity firm focused on building world-class global and European companies. Its funds invest in six key sectors: Business Services, Consumer, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrials and Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT). Cinven has offices in London, New York, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Guernsey and Luxembourg. Cinven takes a responsible approach towards its portfolio companies, their employees, suppliers, local communities, the environment and society.

Cinven Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Cinven Fund Management S.à r.l. is authorised and regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier. In this press release ‘Cinven’ means, depending on the context, any of or collectively, Cinven Holdings Guernsey Limited, Cinven Partnership LLP, and their respective Associates (as defined in the Companies Act 2006) and/or funds managed or advised by any of the foregoing. For additional information on Cinven please visit www.cinven.com and www.linkedin.com/company/cinven/.

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CVC is a leading global private markets manager with a network of 30 office locations throughout EMEA, the Americas, and Asia, with approximately €200 billion of assets under management. CVC has seven complementary strategies across private equity, secondaries, credit and infrastructure, for which CVC funds have secured commitments of over €260 billion from some of the world’s leading pension funds and other institutional investors. Funds managed or advised by CVC’s private equity strategy are invested in approximately 140 companies worldwide, which have combined annual sales of over €168 billion and employ over 600,000 people. For further information about CVC please visit: https://www.cvc.com/. Follow us on LinkedIn.

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Penguin Ai Accelerates Agentic AI for Healthcare with Snowflake Ventures Investment

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Across every industry, organizations are adopting AI to drive new efficiencies and improve decision-making. The healthcare industry is complex and highly regulated. Compliance with regulatory statutes is mandatory, given the myriad rules around protected health information (PHI). The first step on the AI journey is building a robust data foundation, governance and security framework. Solving this challenge requires a new approach that can navigate these intricacies and unlock true efficiency.

The healthcare industry also expects an outcomes-driven approach to AI. That’s why we are thrilled to announce that Snowflake Ventures is investing in industry-AI disruptors like Penguin Ai to deliver innovations purpose-built for healthcare.

Penguin Ai has built a full-service, enterprise-grade AI platform to empower healthcare organizations to embrace AI with confidence and drive measurable outcomes across both the payer and provider ecosystem.

Founded in 2024 by the former chief data officer at Kaiser Permanente, United Healthcare and Optum, Penguin Ai delivers powerful, compliant AI solutions that reimagine complex healthcare workflows. The platform offers pre-trained AI models and sophisticated AI-based Digital Workers and Agents that automate high-cost, high-volume and data-intensive tasks. These include critical back-office processes like: prior authorization, medical coding, and HCC risk coding.

With this investment, Penguin Ai will bring its agentic AI solutions to the Snowflake Marketplace through a series of Snowflake Native Apps, empowering our customers to deploy fine-tuned healthcare LLMs and AI agents. This integration keeps sensitive data within the customer’s own Snowflake account and is designed to accelerate key industry workflows:

  • For payers: Streamline prior authorization, optimize claims processing, enhance HCC coding and risk analysis, appeals and grievances management, and payment integrity.
  • For providers: Automate medical coding, modernize document management and fax processing, streamline denials and appeals management, and accounts receivable (A/R) recovery.
  • For revenue cycle management: Enhance claims processing, enable AI-assisted billing and revenue capture, and automate denials and appeals.

At Snowflake, our mission is to help every enterprise achieve its full potential through data and AI. This investment brings Penguin Ai’s specialized applications into the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, giving our healthcare customers a powerful new way to accelerate their AI journey.

Get ready for Penguin Ai’s Snowflake Native App, launching soon on Snowflake Marketplace. To see how Snowflake is already empowering the industry, explore our solutions for healthcare and life sciences here.

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The Snowflake Life Sciences Playbook for AI, Apps and Data Collaboration

Explore 4 key industry use cases and over 10 leading AI, apps and data solutions.

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