Mega-deals underscore PE’s growing embrace of VC deals in tech

Mega-deals underscore PE’s growing embrace of VC deals in tech

Over the past decade, the private equity industry has made an aggressive push into late-stage deals that were once solely carried out by venture capital firms. That trend was on full display in May, when a group co-led by Silver Lake, the Canada Pension Plan...
Biden Win Would Hit Private Equity Deals, Add Scrutiny to M&A

Biden Win Would Hit Private Equity Deals, Add Scrutiny to M&A

A Joe Biden victory on Novevember 3 would have a sweeping impact on mergers and acquisitions as he sets his sights on a higher corporate tax rate, new regulation and increased antitrust scrutiny. The biggest loser might be private equity dealmakers. If firms don’t...
KKR Invests Record $6.2 Billion With Turmoil Spurring Deals

KKR Invests Record $6.2 Billion With Turmoil Spurring Deals

KKR & Co. deployed a record amount of capital in the third quarter, taking advantage of turmoil spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic. The firm invested about $6.2 billion in markets across private equity, infrastructure and real estate, New York-based KKR said Friday...