Discussions also involve Altimar Acquisition, a SPAC, and would value combined entity at around $13b. Should it come together, it would be the latest in a recent series of asset-management deals and combine one of the biggest owners of private-equity firm stakes with an upstart credit investor that has posted rapid growth financing deals for many of the same private-equity firms.
Dyal has previously floated the idea of an IPO of one or more of its funds as a possible way to allow its investors the option of monetizing their holdings, the Journal has reported. The transaction being discussed, however, is an IPO of the management company and wouldn’t alter the liquidity opportunities for fund investors.
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