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Coller Capital Raises Record $6.8 Billion for Private Credit Secondaries Platform

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  • The landmark closing of Coller Credit Opportunities II underscores Coller Capital’s leadership and scale in private credit secondaries
  • CCO II targets senior direct lending and performing credit investments, pursuing opportunities across both LP-led and GP-led secondary transactions
  • To date the firm has now committed $10.1bn to credit secondaries

London and New York, 8 July 2025 – Coller Capital, the world’s largest dedicated private market secondaries manager, today announces the final closing of Coller Credit Opportunities II (“CCO II”), bringing a record total of $6.8 billion raised for Coller’s credit platform in its latest fundraising cycle. Coller’s credit platform includes commingled funds, co-investment vehicles, separately managed accounts, and its credit-focused perpetual funds.

The successful capital raise follows the firm’s pioneering $1.4 billion first credit fund, CCO I, which previously set the benchmark as the largest private credit secondaries fund at the time. Coller Capital’s robust fundraising reflects its established global presence, innovative approach, and deep specialist expertise in secondaries.

CCO II targets senior direct lending and high-quality performing credit investments across LP-led and GP-led opportunities. The fund seeks to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns and stable, resilient performance through market cycles by providing investors diversified exposure to premium credit assets.

The private credit secondaries market has grown substantially, driven by increasing investor demand for liquidity solutions, diversification, and sophisticated portfolio management tools. Coller Capital has seen $53bn of secondary credit investment opportunities since January 2024, with substantial growth anticipated as more private credit funds mature.

Michael Schad, Partner, Head of Coller Credit Secondaries, said: “This record-setting fundraise reinforces Coller Capital’s status as the preeminent investor in private credit secondaries. Our disciplined, credit-centric investment strategy, combined with our ability to execute complex transactions at scale, continues to resonate with global investors seeking defensive, diversified strategies. With increased market participation and liquidity demand, we anticipate continued strong activity in LP-led and GP-led transactions throughout 2025 and beyond.”

Jeremy Coller, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner of Coller Capital, commented: “Coller Credit Opportunities II is a milestone fundraise that reaffirms the significant evolution and maturation of the private credit secondaries market. Investors increasingly recognize the strategic importance of private credit secondaries in achieving defensive exposure, liquidity, and enhanced portfolio management amid heightened market volatility. Coller Capital’s global platform, specialist knowledge, and proven track record uniquely position us as the partner of choice for investors around the world.

“The success of this fundraise is a testament to the quality of Coller’s entire global team and the trust our partners place in us, as well as the track record of our credit leaders Michael Schad, Ed Goldstein, and Martins Marnauza who have been investing together for more than 14 years.”

Coller Capital was an early mover in credit secondaries, pioneering investments as early as 2008. To date the firm has now committed $10.1bn to the space.

Coller Capital’s leading market position is exemplified by recent landmark transactions, including the acquisition of a $1.6 billion senior direct lending portfolio from American National, one of the largest-ever LP-led credit secondaries transactions. Additionally, in 2024, Coller Capital created the industry’s largest credit continuation vehicle to date, underwriting a $1.6bn portfolio managed by Abry Partners.

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Michael Schad

Partner, Head of Coller Credit Secondaries
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Ed Goldstein

Partner, CIO of Coller Credit Secondaries
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Martins Marnauza

Partner, Investment
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Jeremy Coller

Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner
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A-LIGN announces strategic investment from Hg to accelerate its global expansion

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Partnership with Hg will accelerate A-LIGN’s growth trajectory and support its mission to become the global cyber compliance services champion.

TAMPA, FLORIDA, July 8th: A-LIGN, a leading provider of technology-enabled cybersecurity compliance services, today announces that it has secured a significant strategic investment from Hg, a leading investor in European and transatlantic software and services businesses. Hg will acquire a majority stake in the company from Warburg Pincus.

The investment comes as organizations face a surge in cyber-attacks, with AI-powered threats making compliance and security more critical and complex than ever before. This has increased the demand for sophisticated compliance partners to navigate this environment and provide assurance to stakeholders.

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, A-LIGN’s cybersecurity compliance audits and related assessments allow organizations to provide assurances to their customers that sensitive data is protected, and that mission-critical operations are conducted with integrity.

Since its founding in 2009, A-LIGN has established itself as a category leader in cybersecurity compliance services, serving over 5,700 clients with audits and assessments including SOC 2, ISO, HITRUST, FedRAMP, CMMC and PCI standards.

A-LIGN’s customer-first approach and extensive use of technology has enabled the firm to deliver over 50% compounded annual growth over the past 15 years. A-LIGN’s delivery model combines deep domain expertise with proprietary technology, to deliver superior audit quality, while driving operational efficiency for its customers.

The partnership with Hg will support A-LIGN’s ambitious growth plans, leveraging Hg’s extensive network to accelerate its global expansion, and building on Hg’s commitment and expertise in data and AI to drive significant value for A-LIGN’s customers.

Scott Price, CEO of A-LIGN, commented: “This new partnership comes at the perfect time as we enter our next phase of growth. Hg’s deep expertise and track record in scaling tech-enabled services businesses globally, combined with world-class operational resources, makes them the ideal partner to help us provide the best possible services to our customers. I’d also like to thank Warburg Pincus and FTV Capital for their support over the last few years, in helping us reach this milestone.”

Hector Guinness and Joris van Gool, Partners at Hg: “Scott and his world-class team have built an exceptional and truly client-centric business. We have been particularly impressed by their unwavering commitment to quality, while leveraging proprietary technology to drive efficiency for their customers. This combination has created a sustainable source of competitive differentiation that we believe can extend A-LIGN’s growth in new regions, adjacent service lines, and new customer groups.”

William Holmes, Principal at Hg, added: “A-LIGN has all the hallmarks of what Hg looks for in tech-enabled services investments, and we are excited to support Scott and his world-class team to become the global champion in cyber compliance services.”

Brian Chang, Managing Director at Warburg Pincus, said: “It has been a privilege to support Scott and the talented team at A-LIGN through an exceptional period of transformative growth, partnering closely with them to expand the company’s service offerings and grow its customer base. A-LIGN is a strong example of our firm’s focus on accelerating the success of innovative market leaders in cybersecurity and compliance, especially as the number of cyber-attacks continue to rise and compliance and security needs become more complex. We wish Scott and the A-LIGN team the best in their next chapter and look forward to the company’s continued success.”

Jefferies LLC served as lead financial advisor and Guggenheim Securities, LLC served as financial advisor to A-LIGN and Warburg Pincus. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP served as legal counsel for A-LIGN and Warburg Pincus. Harris Williams served as financial advisor to Hg, with Latham & Watkins serving as Hg’s legal counsel.

For further information, please contact:

A-LIGN
Press inquiries, press@a-lign.com

Hg
Tom Eckersley, tom.eckersley@hgcapital.com
Sam Ferris, sam.ferris@hgcapital.com

Warburg Pincus
Kerrie Cohen, kerrie.cohen@warburgpincus.com

About A-LIGN
A-LIGN is the leading cybersecurity compliance partner, trusted by over 5,700 organizations worldwide to navigate the complexities of compliance, audit, and risk.

With a tech-enabled delivery model and deep domain expertise, A-LIGN has completed more than 31,000 audits. It is the #1 issuer of SOC 2 reports and a top three FedRAMP assessor. Founded in 2009, A-LIGN delivers high-quality, efficient audits across frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, CMMC, ISO 42001, PCI, and HITRUST. To learn more, visit: https://www.a-lign.com.

About Hg
Hg is a leading investor in European and transatlantic software and services businesses. We help to build sector-leading enterprises that supply critical software applications or workflow services to deliver intelligent automation for their customers.

We take an active approach to value creation, combining deep end-market knowledge with world class operational resources to provide compelling support to entrepreneurial leaders looking to scale enduring businesses.

With a vast European network and strong presence across North America, Hg has more than $85 billion in assets under management and more than 400 employees. Our portfolio spans more than 50 companies worth over $160 billion in aggregate enterprise value, employing more than 126,000 people and consistently growing revenues at more than 20% annually.

About Warburg Pincus
Warburg Pincus LLC is the pioneer of private equity global growth investing. A private partnership since 1966, the firm has the flexibility and experience to focus on helping investors and management teams achieve enduring success across market cycles.

Today, the firm has more than $87 billion in assets under management, and more than 220 companies in their active portfolio, diversified across stages, sectors, and geographies. Warburg Pincus has invested in more than 1,000 companies across its private equity, real estate, and capital solutions strategies.

The firm is headquartered in New York with offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, Berlin, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, Mauritius, San Francisco, São Paulo, Shanghai, and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.warburgpincus.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

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Apollo Names Brian Chu Head of Apollo Portfolio Performance Solutions

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Aaron Miller Named Chairman of APPS, Expected to Retire at End of 2026

NEW YORK, July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apollo (NYSE: APO) today announced that Brian Chu has joined the firm as a Partner and Head of Apollo Portfolio Performance Solutions (APPS). In this role, Chu will lead APPS’ mission to deliver strategic and hands-on operational support across Apollo’s private equity portfolio. He will build on the team’s established value creation model, which combines generalist operating partners and deep functional expertise to unlock transformational growth opportunities for Apollo’s funds’ portfolio companies.

Chu brings more than 20 years of experience in operational leadership and private equity to Apollo. He most recently served as Senior Managing Director and co-head of the portfolio operations group at Centerbridge Partners, where he led value creation efforts across a portfolio of approximately 30 companies. His career has been defined by close collaboration with management teams and boards to drive growth and implement organizational change. Prior to Centerbridge, he was an Operating Partner at Bain Capital and has held several senior roles in operations and technology.

Aaron Miller, who led APPS since joining the firm in 2019, will transition to Chairman of APPS. In this role, he will continue to advise on strategic initiatives, work closely with select portfolio companies on high-priority value creation projects and support the continued evolution and expansion of the APPS platform.

“Brian’s exceptional ability to build high-performing operations teams, combined with his disciplined approach to value creation, makes him the ideal leader to continue building upon the strong foundation that Aaron has established and developed,” said Antoine Munfakh, Partner and Head of Private Equity – North America, and Michele Raba, Partner and Head of Private Equity – Europe. “As our industry increasingly recognizes that outperformance will be driven by improving businesses rather than expanding multiples, the role of APPS has never been more crucial. Scaling our APPS platform has been a game changer for our private equity franchise, transforming the way we partner with outstanding management teams to create tangible value at each stage of the investment lifecycle.”

“Apollo has built one of the most effective operating platforms in the industry, known for its deep alignment with management and relentless focus on business transformation,” said Brian Chu. “I’m honored to join this talented team and to carry forward the APPS mission—accelerating growth through investments in technology, talent and commercial excellence. I look forward to expanding our capabilities and helping portfolio companies realize their full potential.”

Miller said, “I’m deeply proud of the culture of innovation, performance and collaboration we’ve built at APPS. Working alongside such a talented group of professionals—and seeing the tangible, lasting value we’ve helped create—has been one of the most fulfilling chapters of my career. I’m excited to support Brian and the team as they take APPS to even greater heights.”

About Apollo Portfolio Performance Solutions (APPS)

APPS supports Apollo funds’ portfolio companies throughout every stage of ownership by leveraging deep expertise across critical functional domains, including digital transformation, AI integration, procurement and supply chain optimization. With a team of 35 full-time professionals—comprising both functional specialists and generalist operators—APPS partners closely with company leadership to implement tailored value creation strategies. Through Value Creation Offices (VCOs), the team works with management to ensure rigorous execution and accountability, driving sustained performance improvements and long-term value.

About Apollo

Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade credit to private equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. As of March 31, 2025, Apollo had approximately $785 billion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.

Contacts

Noah Gunn
Global Head of Investor Relations
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(212) 822-0540
IR@apollo.com

Joanna Rose
Global Head of Corporate Communications
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(212) 822-0491
Communications@apollo.com

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Lawrence Hasselbaink Joins Globitas as Investment Director

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Amsterdam, 8 July, Amsterdam-based investment firm Globitas Capital is pleased to announce that Lawrence Hasselbaink joined the company as Investment Director as of 1st of July. For the seasoned M\&A advisor and dealmaker, this move marks an important next step in his career.

Lawrence brings over ten years of experience in mergers and acquisitions and is a specialist in initiating, structuring, and executing complex transactions. He combines strategic oversight with a keen eye for detail and has a strong ability to balance the interests of various stakeholders. His people-focused approach—taking the time to understand what drives individuals and teams—sets him apart when navigating complex deals. This makes him a trusted advisor to entrepreneurs, management teams, and investors alike.

Lawrence’s move to Globitas reflects his ambition to contribute more actively to business development. In his new role, he supports management teams in shaping the strategic direction of companies. “Transitioning into a hands-on investment role is a natural next step in my career,” says Lawrence. “I look forward to convincing ambitious entrepreneurs and management teams of Globitas’ approach and applying my experience and expertise to businesses where we can truly make a difference.”

Arthur Clement, Managing Partner at Globitas, adds: “Lawrence is a great addition to the Globitas team. In addition to his impressive M&A track record, he brings the right analytical and interpersonal skills to help drive our growth. We look forward to a successful collaboration.”

Prior to joining Globitas, Lawrence was Vice President M\&A at ING Corporate Finance, where he was responsible for leading transactions and sourcing new deals. Before that, he spent over six years at PwC in various roles across Corporate Finance, Due Diligence, Valuations, and Data Analytics.

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TEAM Technologies, an Arlington Capital Partners Portfolio Company, Expands Medical Device Manufacturing Capabilities with Acquisition of Duke Empirical, Inc.

TEAM Technologies, an Arlington Capital Partners Portfolio Company, Expands Medical Device Manufacturing Capabilities with Acquisition of Duke Empirical, Inc.

Washington, D.C. and Knoxville, TN – July 7, 2025 – Arlington Capital Partners (“Arlington”), a Washington, D.C.-area private investment firm specializing in government regulated industries, today announced that its portfolio company TEAM Technologies (“TEAM Tech”), a leading end-to-end outsourced manufacturer of mission-critical medical devices, has acquired another leader in the sector, Duke Empirical, Inc (“Duke”). Based in Morgan Hill, CA., Duke is a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of advanced medical devices for interventional cardiovascular applications. Duke specializes in the design and manufacture of innovative catheters and minimally invasive delivery systems.

TEAM Tech works with blue-chip healthcare customers and medical device OEMs to provide end-to-end outsourced design and manufacturing services for critical medical devices, enabling customers to streamline their supply chains and reduce delivery lead times. With synergistic production capabilities and customer bases, the acquisition of Duke will further complement TEAM’s turnkey offering for healthcare and MedTech OEMs, enabling accelerated manufacturing at scale for complex Class II / III medical devices and delivery systems.

“Our investment in TEAM Tech reflects Arlington’s focus on building businesses that deliver mission critical solutions in complex, regulated end markets. The addition of Duke expands TEAM Tech’s ability to serve leading healthcare and MedTech OEMs in the fastest growing segments of the medical device market, while enhancing its capabilities to develop and manufacture highly advanced devices that support the delivery of life saving medical procedures,” said Matt Altman, a Managing Partner at Arlington Capital Partners.

“When we began our partnership with Arlington, we knew we had an opportunity to accelerate our growth and expand our offerings to best serve our clients,” said Marshall White, President and CEO of TEAM Tech. “Duke adds complementary capabilities and greater capacity to our already robust portfolio of full-service medical device manufacturing solutions, and will enable us to provide a greater breadth of complete solutions for our customer partners, who are doing critical, lifesaving work across the healthcare field.”

“The acquisition of Duke enhances TEAM Tech’s capabilities by furthering its expertise in designing and manufacturing advanced interventional cardiovascular products as well as polymer extrusion,” said Gordon Auduong, Managing Director at Arlington Capital Partners. “We are excited to partner with the exceptional team at Duke to deliver TEAM Tech’s entire portfolio of capabilities to further support our customers’ growth.”

Arlington has an extensive track record of building leading companies in highly regulated industries that are critical to the USA’s healthcare infrastructure, government systems and national security. Within healthcare, Arlington focuses on working with businesses that save lives, improve the delivery of products and services and reduce costs for patients and providers. Other notable recent healthcare sector investments the firm has made include Riverpoint Medical, Millstone Medical Outsourcing, Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing, Everest Clinical Research, Afton Scientific and AVS Bio.

Houlihan Lokey served as financial advisor and Goodwin Procter LLP served as legal advisor to TEAM Tech and Arlington Capital Partners.

 

About Arlington Capital Partners

Arlington Capital Partners is a Washington, D.C.-area private investment firm specializing in government-regulated industries. The firm partners with founders and management teams to build strategically important businesses in the healthcare, government services and technology, and aerospace and defense sectors. Since its inception in 1999, Arlington has invested in over 175 companies and is currently investing out of its $3.8 billion Fund VI. For more information, visit Arlington’s website at www.arlingtoncap.com and follow Arlington on LinkedIn.

 

About TEAM Technologies

Headquartered in Knoxville, TN, with facilities throughout the United States and international facilities in Mexico and Singapore, TEAM Technologies is a specialized end-to-end outsourced manufacturer of mission-critical, single-use medical devices. The company has an extensive array of advanced and vertically integrated manufacturing solutions servicing top medical device and pharmaceutical OEMs. With its deep industry experience and reputation for the highest quality standards, TEAM Technologies leverages seamless, turnkey processes and innovation to dramatically simplify and improve its customers’ supply chains. For more information, visit teamtech.com.

 

About Duke Empirical, Inc.

Headquartered in Morgan Hill, CA, Duke Empirical is a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative medical devices focused on advanced catheters and minimally invasive delivery systems. The company specializes in medical device design and development, precision custom extrusion, high performance catheter manufacturing, medical device component assembly, and finished goods assembly and packaging. For more information, visit dukeempirical.com.

 

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Ryan FitzGibbon

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Tikehau Capital raises €1 billion to support Egis’ next phase of growth, with backing from an Apollo S3 / ADIA consortium and Neuberger Berman as co-lead investors

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Tikehau Capital, the global alternative asset manager, announces a capital raise for its portfolio company Egis, reaffirming its long-term commitment to supporting the company’s international expansion. This transaction marks the launch of Tikehau Capital’s first private equity continuation fund dedicated to Egis, with a size exceeding €1 billion. The fund aims to support Egis’ growth trajectory and accelerate its global development, particularly through strategic acquisitions. This investment is backed by the second vintage of Tikehau Capital’s flagship private equity decarbonisation strategy, as well as a leading group of investors including as co-lead investors: – – A consortium comprising of Apollo S3 and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA”) and Neuberger Berman (managed funds on behalf of clients).

This transaction marks the fourth investment made through the second vintage of Tikehau Capital’s private equity strategy dedicated to decarbonisation. With this transaction, the second vintage has surpassed €2 billion in capital raised, just one year after its first closing, reaching a size 1.5 times larger than its predecessor.

Egis is a global leader in architecture, consulting, engineering, construction and mobility services. The company designs, develops and operates smart infrastructure and buildings that address climate change challenges while fostering more balanced, sustainable and resilient development.

Tikehau Capital initially acquired from Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) a control position in Egis in January 2022 through the first vintage of its flagship private equity decarbonisation strategy to support Egis’ objectives of executing strategic acquisitions to expand internationally. Egis exceeded the growth targets it set out in 2022 several years ahead of plan; and since then it has more than doubled its EBITDA and exceeded its revenue targets, with revenue surpassing €2.2 billion in 2024.

The capital raise secured via the continuation fund managed by Tikehau Capital should enable Egis to continue this journey and will support its next growth phase, in which the company aims to double its size by 2028 and further solidify its position as a global leader in the decarbonisation of transport, cities and energy. In addition, as part of this transaction, the continuation vehicle also benefits from additional subscription commitments to support future capital increases, supporting Egis with the necessary financial resources to pursue its successful buy-and-build-strategy. CDC remains a key shareholder to support Egis’ development.

Tikehau Capital’s decarbonization strategy focuses on investing in companies at the forefront of global electrification, resource and energy efficiency, low-carbon solutions and climate adaptation. Through this investment strategy, Tikehau Capital continues to support businesses that play a critical role in meeting the growing global energy demand while reducing the carbon footprint of the economy and enhancing its resilience. Mathieu Badjeck and Pierre Abadie, Co-Heads of Tikehau Capital’s Private Equity Decarbonisation Strategy, and Emmanuel Laillier, Private Equity Chief Investment Officer at Tikehau Capital, declared: “Reinvesting in Egis through our second vintage is a natural step in our mission to back transformative companies driving the decarbonisation of the economy. This next chapter of Egis’ growth promises to be even more ambitious, and we are excited to build on its strong momentum, further scaling its impact worldwide. Over the past three years, Egis’ management has demonstrated outstanding leadership, successfully driving rapid expansion, strategic acquisitions and operational excellence. We are thrilled to continue this partnership as Egis seeks to strengthen its position as a global leader in sustainable infrastructure and low-carbon solutions.” Laurent Germain, CEO of Egis, and Olivier Gouirand, CFO of Egis, said: “We are grateful for the continued support of our shareholder, Tikehau Capital. Since 2022, our journey has demonstrated the full potential of a strong collaboration between Egis’ management and the Tikehau Capital private equity team, helping to transform Egis and strengthen its position among industry leaders. Tikehau Capital’s confidence has enabled us to pursue our ambitious strategic plan, “Impact the Future”, with determination – aiming to join the top 10 construction engineering companies and tackle the challenge of decarbonisation. We welcome Apollo S3, ADIA and Neuberger Berman and appreciate their trust. This transaction reaffirms the relevance of our strategy and our ability to achieve our ambitions together with our 20,500 employees. With future investment commitments, Egis will be able to strengthen its capital base and pursue new strategic M&A opportunities, particularly in North America, where we aim to build a platform that matches the scale of the market.”

ABOUT TIKEHAU CAPITAL Tikehau Capital is a global alternative asset management Group with €50.6 billion of assets under management (at 31 March 2025). Tikehau Capital has developed a wide range of expertise across four asset classes (credit, real assets, private equity and capital markets strategies) as well as multi asset and special opportunities strategies. Tikehau Capital is a founder-led team with a differentiated business model, a strong balance sheet, proprietary global deal flow and a track record of backing high quality companies and executives. Deeply rooted in the real economy, Tikehau Capital provides bespoke and innovative alternative financing solutions to companies it invests in and seeks to create long-term value for its investors, while generating positive impacts on society. Leveraging its strong equity base (€3.2 billion of shareholders’ equity at 31 December 2024), the Group invests its own capital alongside its investor-clients within each of its strategies. Controlled by its managers alongside leading institutional partners, Tikehau Capital is guided by a strong entrepreneurial spirit and DNA, shared by its 750 employees (at 31 March 2025) across its 17 offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. Tikehau Capital is listed in compartment A of the regulated Euronext Paris market (ISIN code: FR0013230612; Ticker: TKO.FP). For more information, please visit: www.tikehaucapital.com.

PRESS CONTACTS: Tikehau Capital: Valérie Sueur – +33 1 40 06 39 30 UK – Prosek Partners: Philip Walters – +44 (0)7773331589 USA – Prosek Partners: Trevor Gibbons – +1 646 818 9238 press@tikehaucapital.com Egis : MAYRAND Isabelle – isabelle.mayrand@egis-group.com – +33 6 17 10 29 70 SHAREHOLDER AND INVESTOR CONTACTS: Louis Igonet – +33 1 40 06 11 11 Théodora Xu – +33 1 40 06 18 56 Julie Tomasi – +33 1 40 06 58 44 shareholders@tikehaucapital.com ABOUT EGIS Egis is a leading global architectural, consulting, construction engineering, operations and mobility services firm. We create and operate intelligent infrastructures and buildings that respond to the climate emergency and contribute to more balanced, sustainable and resilient territorial development. Operating in 100 countries, Egis puts the expertise of its 20,500 employees at the service of its clients and develops cutting-edge innovations accessible to all projects. Through its wide range of activities, Egis is a key player in the collective organisation of society and the living environment of citizens all over the world.

DISCLAIMER The strategy mentioned in this press release is reserved for professional investors and is managed by Tikehau Investment Management SAS, a portfolio management company approved by the AMF since 19/01/ 2007 under the number GP-07000006. Non-contractual document intended exclusively for journalists and media professionals. The information is provided for the sole purpose of enabling them to have an overview of the transactions, whatever the use they make of it, which is exclusively a matter of their editorial independence, for which Tikehau Capital declines all responsibility. This document does not constitute an offer to sell securities or investment advisory services. This document contains only general information and is not intended to represent general or specific investment advice. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results and targets are not guaranteed. Certain statements and forecasted data are based on current forecasts, prevailing market and economic conditions, estimates, projections and opinions of Tikehau Capital and/or its affiliates. Owing to various risks and uncertainties actual results may differ materially from those reflected or expected in such forward-looking statements or in any of the case studies or forecasts. Tikehau Capital accepts no liability, direct or indirect, arising from the information contained in this document. Tikehau Capital shall not be liable for any decision taken on the basis of any information contained in this document. All references to Tikehau Capital’s advisory activities in the US or with respect to US persons relate to Tikehau Capital North America.

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Stonepeak Strengthens Wealth Capabilities with Appointment of Cindy Marrs as Senior Advisor

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NEW YORK – July 7, 2025 – Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, today announced the appointment of Cindy Marrs as a Senior Advisor. In this role, Cindy will leverage her more than 30 years of wealth management expertise and leadership experience to advise the firm and support the continued growth of Stonepeak+, Stonepeak’s dedicated wealth solutions platform.

Cindy joins Stonepeak’s deep bench of Senior Advisors and Operating Partners with three decades of wealth leadership experience at Wellington Management, a $1.3 trillion asset manager, where she most recently served as Partner, Global Head of Wealth Management, and was a member of the firm’s eight-member executive committee. Over the course of her career at Wellington, Cindy built an exceptional track record as a leader and business builder across multiple regions, playing key roles in opening the firm’s London office, overseeing the U.S sub-advisory business, and building the Global Wealth Management business.

“We see a massive opportunity to bring private infrastructure—an asset class defined by its resilience and backed by meaningful global megatrends—to the wealth channel,” said Luke Taylor, Co-President of Stonepeak. “We look forward to benefiting from Cindy’s deep experience, entrepreneurial approach, and invaluable perspective.”

Cyrus Gentry, Managing Director at Stonepeak who leads Stonepeak+, added, “With Cindy’s strategic support, the Stonepeak+ platform will be even better positioned to deliver the benefits of private infrastructure to individual investors, particularly as we continue to scale our offerings and global team.”

“The importance of private infrastructure investment is becoming increasingly apparent, given the tremendous amount of capital needed to sustain and improve the essential services that underpin our daily lives,” said Cindy Marrs. “Stonepeak has distinguished itself as a truly differentiated player in this space through its sector and sourcing expertise, global footprint, focus on downside protection, and operational value-add capabilities. I am thrilled to be working with Cyrus and the rest of the talented Stonepeak+ team to bring the strength of the broader Stonepeak platform to the wealth channel.”

About Stonepeak
Stonepeak is a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets with approximately $73 billion of assets under management. Through its investment in defensive, hard-asset businesses globally, Stonepeak aims to create value for its investors and portfolio companies, with a focus on downside protection and strong risk-adjusted returns. Stonepeak, as sponsor of private equity and credit investment vehicles, provides capital, operational support, and committed partnership to grow investments in its target sectors, which include digital infrastructure, energy and energy transition, transport and logistics, and real estate. Stonepeak is headquartered in New York with offices in Houston, Washington, D.C., London, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Abu Dhabi, and Riyadh. For more information, please visit www.stonepeak.com.

Contacts
Kate Beers / Maya Brounstein
corporatecomms@stonepeak.com
+1 (646) 540-5225

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Blackstone Real Estate to Acquire Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor from Allegiant Travel Company for $200 Million

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New York & Las Vegas – Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today announced that funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate have agreed to acquire Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor from Allegiant for $200 million.

With 785 rooms spanning 22 waterfront acres on the Gulf Coast of Florida, Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor is a brand-new resort with extensive core amenities, including multiple food and beverage concepts, two pools, a spa, a fitness center, a rooftop adult pool and bar, a championship golf course and more than 60,000 square feet of combined indoor meeting space.

Scott Trebilco, Senior Managing Director at Blackstone Real Estate, said: “The acquisition of this brand new, highly-amenitized resort demonstrates our strong conviction in hospitality and travel and the continued growth in group-oriented destinations. Allegiant has built a fantastic property and we look forward to bringing our extensive experience with large scale resorts to Sunseeker.”

“Blackstone’s extensive hospitality holdings and their execution capabilities make them the ideal counterparty for this transaction and also to help realize the full potential of Sunseeker Resort,” said Gregory C. Anderson, CEO at Allegiant Travel Company. “Furthermore, it supports Allegiant’s strategy centered around the airline and we plan to use the proceeds from the sale to repay debt and strengthen our balance sheet.”

Barclays served as financial advisor to Allegiant on this transaction.

The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to satisfying customary conditions.

About Blackstone Real Estate
Blackstone is a global leader in real estate investing. Blackstone’s real estate business was founded in 1991 and has US $320 billion of investor capital under management. Blackstone is the largest owner of commercial real estate globally, owning and operating assets across every major geography and sector, including logistics, data centers, residential, office and hospitality. Our opportunistic funds seek to acquire undermanaged, well-located assets across the world. Blackstone’s Core+ business invests in substantially stabilized real estate assets globally, through both institutional strategies and strategies tailored for income-focused individual investors including Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (BREIT). Blackstone Real Estate also operates one of the leading global real estate debt businesses, providing comprehensive financing solutions across the capital structure and risk spectrum, including management of Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT).

Allegiant – Together We FlyTM
Las Vegas-based Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) is an integrated travel company with an airline at its heart, focused on connecting customers with the people, places and experiences that matter most. Since 1999, Allegiant Air has linked travelers in small-to-medium cities to world-class vacation destinations with all-nonstop flights and industry-low average fares. Today, Allegiant serves communities across the nation, with base airfares less than half the cost of the average domestic roundtrip ticket. For more information, visit us at Allegiant.com. Media information, including photos, is available at http://gofly.us/iiFa303wrtF.

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Gilde Healthcare’s private equity fund combines Artinis and NIRx into a world-leading neuroimaging group

GIlde Healthcare

Gilde Healthcare today announces the combined private equity investments in Artinis Medical Systems (Netherlands) and NIRx Medical Technologies (Germany/United States), both pioneers in functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) solutions. This dual transaction brings together two highly complementary companies, establishing a new global leader in fNIRS.

Advancing fNIRS technology
Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy is a differentiated neuroimaging technology that offers unique advantages over traditional brain imaging methods such as fMRI and EEG. The technology offers scientists a new perspective on understanding the functions of the human brain, enabling, high-impact, neuroscience research worldwide. With its strong scientific foundation in basic research, fNIRS is increasingly adopted in applied research environments, unlocking its potential in therapeutic areas such as neurodegenerative diseases, mental health, stroke rehabilitation and developmental neuroscience.

Joining forces for innovation
Artinis and NIRx, both recognized as market leaders with superior technology and support, will continue to operate from their current locations and under their existing brand names. The founders and current management teams of both companies remain actively involved. The newly formed group will leverage its complementary product offerings, shared expertise, integrated R&D, and increased scale to accelerate innovation and commercial growth.

The shared vision is to develop the newly formed group in the go-to platform for neuroimaging- and related research tools while driving innovation across (multi-)modalities. The new platform aims to enhance the adoption of fNIRS in applied neuroscience by setting industry standards, and by making the technology more accessible to academic researchers globally. Apart from organic growth, the group will pursue additional add-on acquisitions in line with this vision.

Gilde’s entrepreneurial investment strategy to drive better care at lower cost
This transaction exemplifies Gilde Healthcare’s entrepreneurial investment strategy, which focuses on partnering with founders and managers to accelerate growth and develop organizations in attractive healthcare niches.  The investment via two parallel transactions was executed in a proprietary setting, leveraging Gilde’s own developed investment thesis, broad network and deep expertise in the research tools sector.

By combining Artinis and NIRx, Gilde Healthcare enables the formation of a global market leader with the ability to fuel ground-breaking neuroscience research that addresses the growing complexity and prevalence of brain-related conditions. This ultimately contributes to better care and lower cost for the healthcare system.

Willy Colier, co-founder and CEO of Artinis, commented: “Roeland, my co-founder, and I are proud of Artinis’ journey over the past 24 years. We have built a company known for its great products, fantastic people, and satisfied customers. Joining forces with NIRx is an exciting step that will enhance the value we provide to both our current and future customers. We look forward to this new phase as we leverage our combined scale and expertise, benefiting from the support of Gilde Healthcare. “

Patrick Britz, CEO of NIRx, commented: “Constant innovation has made functional near-infrared spectroscopy a rapidly growing and highly productive solution for neuroscience. Now, with the strong support of Gilde Healthcare, two highly skilled teams, NIRx and Artinis, are joining forces to accelerate these advancements. I am genuinely thrilled about the possibilities this partnership unlocks, fNIRS is just at its beginning.”

Boyd Rutten, Investment Director at Gilde Healthcare, commented: “These parallel transactions are an excellent example of our entrepreneurial investment strategy. By bringing both companies together, we are creating a platform that will lead innovation and makes brain imaging tools more accessible to researchers globally. We want to thank the founders of Artinis and NIRx for their trust and express our excitement about working together going forward.”         

Completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval.

About Gilde Healthcare
Gilde Healthcare is a specialized healthcare investor managing over €2.6 billion across two fund strategies: Venture&Growth and Private Equity. The Venture&Growth fund of Gilde Healthcare invests in fast growing companies active in digital health, medtech and therapeutics, based in Europe and North America. The Private Equity fund of Gilde Healthcare participates in profitable lower mid-market healthcare companies based in North-Western Europe. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.gildehealthcare.com.

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Soltech Energy acquires Sesol, gains Nordic Capital as largest shareholder and presents preliminary figures for April and May

Nordic Capital

As part of the ongoing consolidation of the solar energy industry, Soltech Energy Sweden AB (publ) (“Soltech” or the “Group”) has signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares in the solar energy company Sesol Group AB (“Sesol”) from Nordic Capital. The purchase price will be paid with newly issued shares in Soltech, which means that Nordic Capital will own approximately 30 percent of the shares in Soltech after the transaction and Nordic Capital will thus become the largest shareholder in Soltech. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and resolutions by an Extraordinary General Meeting in Soltech.

For the full press release, see  https://soltechenergy.com/en/mfn_news/soltech-energy-acquires-sesol-gains-nordic-capital-as-largest-shareholder-and-presents-preliminary-figures-for-april-and-may/

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