Morning Hubs!
This is Chris, on for Wire Wednesday.
Some of the intel I’ve been picking up over the past week: some sources believe dividend recaps may make a comeback later this year, as the financing markets gradually open back up. This would be a first step in getting the exit environment back up and running, and would likely start in the middle market, only for certain assets and at certain leverage levels.
As exit activity remains muted, some LPs are choosing to take liquidity in GP-led continuation fund deals, not even bothering to assess the roll-over option to keep hold of an older asset. This is a result of the tight liquidity environment and many LPs’ need to get some capital flowing back to them through their PE programs.
It’s also a reflection of some institutions’ inability to properly vet CV deals in the time frame provided, making it easier to just take a pay out (some sources believe that is exactly what a GP wants in a CV deal, to cash out older investors and make room for new money).
Water Arcline Investment Management, a fund that has grown at a steady clip since its founding in 2019, acquired International Water-Guard, a provider and servicer of potable water systems and components used in business and commercial jet applications.
Speaking of CVs Secondaries Investor has the goods on a healthcare-related single-asset GP-led run by Calera Capital and adviser Jefferies involving portfolio company ImageFIRST, which it backed in 2018. ImageFIRST is a US healthcare laundry service company that the firm invested in through its Fund V. Read more here on Secondaries Investor. Newbie Hidden River Strategic Capital, a new firm formed by ex-Boathouse Capital, LLR Partners execs, closed its debut fund on $245 million, the firm announced this week. The firm focuses investments on flexible junior capital for small business owners. Read more here.
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