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Fund Friday: Top fundraising news in private equity Aquilius Investment Partners, a Singapore-based real estate investment firm founded by former Blackstone and Partners Group executives, has closed…
KKR powers past $723bn AUM on record fundraising and historic investment pace KKR & Co. posted another record quarter, underscoring the private equity giant’s growing strength across asset…
Ardian to acquire 90% stake in Centrotherm, boosting European semiconductor portfolio Ardian has agreed to acquire a 90% stake in Centrotherm International AG from Solarpark Blautal GmbH, marking…
Beijing pushes fund managers to launch more equity funds in bid to revive markets Chinese regulators have called on domestic and foreign fund managers to prioritise the launch of new equity funds in…
Brookfield smashes fundraising record, lifts credit reach with Oaktree acquisition Brookfield Asset Management delivered a record quarter, raising $30bn and deploying $23bn in Q3 2025, as strong…
KKR’s Global Atlantic fuels $1bn Chandra Asri acquisition with $750m loan KKR’s insurance platform Global Atlantic Financial Group has been chosen to provide financing for PT Chandra Asri Pacific’s…
Bain Capital sees Asia as private credit’s ‘clear winner’ amid global growth surge Bain Capital has played down concerns about systemic risk in the booming private credit market, arguing that while…
Blackstone and TPG weigh private credit participation in $12.25bn Hologic buyout financing Wall Street banks are exploring the inclusion of private credit lenders in the $12.25bn debt package…
EQT deepens Asia tech push with $930m bet on South Korea’s Douzone Bizon EQT has agreed to acquire a 37.6% stake in South Korean enterprise software company Douzone Bizon for approximately $930m,…
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Aquarian Capital to take Brighthouse private in $4.1bn deal backed by Mubadala and RedBird Aquarian Capital has agreed to acquire US insurer Brighthouse Financial in a $4.1bn all-cash transaction,…
Blackstone and Permira draw early interest from Prosus, EQT and others for €10bn Mobile.de stake Dutch tech investor Prosus has expressed preliminary interest in acquiring Germany’s leading auto…
Bain Capital prepares Eleda IPO in Stockholm amid strong Nordic infrastructure demand Bain Capital has appointed DNB Carnegie and Morgan Stanley to work on a potential initial public offering of…
Bain Capital prepares Eleda IPO in Stockholm amid strong Nordic infrastructure demand Bain Capital has appointed DNB Carnegie and Morgan Stanley to work on a potential initial public offering of…
Private equity boost helps MetLife deliver double-digit earnings growth in Q3 MetLife delivered a strong third quarter, with robust private equity returns helping push adjusted earnings 15% higher…
Private equity duo TPG and Francisco Partners take Dell’s Boomi private in $4bn deal Private equity firms Francisco Partners and TPG Capital have agreed to acquire Boomi, the cloud integration…
Selling slower, earning smarter: inside private equity’s recalibration of the exit Private equity firms across the Benelux are facing a more deliberate, disciplined exit market. Fundraising remains…
Apollo maintains discipline as it withdraws $2.1bn bid for Papa John’s Apollo Global Management has withdrawn its $2.1bn offer to take US pizza chain Papa John’s private, underscoring the firm’s…
Apollo maintains discipline as it withdraws $2.1bn bid for Papa John’s Apollo Global Management has withdrawn its $2.1bn offer to take US pizza chain Papa John’s private, underscoring the firm’s…
Microsoft partners with Silver Lake-backed G42 for $15bn UAE data centre expansion Microsoft and Abu Dhabi-based G42 have announced plans to expand data centre capacity in the United Arab Emirates…
Monarch Collective makes first European investment with 38% stake in FC Viktoria Berlin Women US investment firm Monarch Collective has entered the European sports market with the acquisition of a…
ChrysCapital closes record $2.2bn fund, India’s largest private equity vehicle to date ChrysCapital Management has raised $2.2bn for its tenth private equity fund, marking both the firm’s…
EQT, Hillhouse, and Primavera back China’s AI-driven growth revival Private equity firms across Asia are turning increasingly optimistic on China, betting that Beijing’s renewed focus on technology…
Bain Capital moves closer to acquiring Perpetual’s wealth unit in exclusive negotiations Bain Capital has entered exclusive negotiations with Australian financial services group Perpetual Ltd. for…
Apollo expands clean energy footprint with $6.5bn stake in Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 wind farm Apollo Global Management has agreed to invest $6.5bn in Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK,…
Starbucks offloads 60% of China arm to Boyu Capital in $4bn transaction Starbucks has agreed to sell a 60% stake in its China business to Boyu Capital in a deal valued at $4bn, creating a joint…
Ares posts strong Q3 results with record fundraising and 28% AUM growth Ares Management Corporation reported a strong third quarter, posting solid earnings and record fundraising as investor demand…
Top private equity news of the week Andreessen Horowitz has led a $150m funding round in San Francisco-based legal AI company Harvey, valuing the fast-growing startup at $8bn, more than doubling its…
Burnley FC and Espanyol parent ALK Capital lands $200m from Cynosure | Checketts Sports Capital Cynosure | Checketts Sports Capital has made a $200m investment in ALK Capital’s football operations,…
Hg names long-serving partners Steven Batchelor and JB Brian as new Co-CEOs Hg has named long-serving partners Steven Batchelor and Jean-Baptiste Brian as its new Managing Partners and Co-CEOs,…
Blackstone and Partners Group veterans raise $750m for Asia-focused real estate secondaries fund Aquilius Investment Partners, a Singapore-based real estate investment firm founded by former…
Blackstone and Partners Group veterans raise $750m for Asia-focused real estate secondaries fund Aquilius Investment Partners, a Singapore-based real estate investment firm founded by former…
Blackstone and Partners Group veterans raise $750m for Asia-focused real estate secondaries fund Aquilius Investment Partners, a Singapore-based real estate investment firm founded by former…
In Iberian private equity, simplicity is becoming the new advantage Private equity investors across Iberia are rethinking how they create value. In a region defined by family ownership, operational…
Fund Friday: Top fundraising news in private equity JPMorgan Chase has taken a major step toward digitising private markets by tokenizing a private equity fund on its proprietary blockchain…
Lunate commits $1bn to HPS private markets platform in latest Abu Dhabi-backed expansion Abu Dhabi-based investment firm Lunate has committed $1bn to a new investment platform launched by HPS…
Vodafone buys Waterland’s Skaylink for $204m to expand European cloud services Vodafone has agreed to acquire German cloud services and digital transformation company Skaylink from private equity…
Thoma Bravo to receive $1bn payout from Ping Identity refinancing as firms return to syndicated loan market Thoma Bravo is set to extract around $1bn from cybersecurity company Ping Identity through…
Carlyle lifts quarterly earnings to $711m as fundraising and realizations accelerate Carlyle Group reported third-quarter distributable earnings of $711m, up 27% year-on-year, as higher performance…
Global buyout giants including Warburg Pincus and Carlyle weigh bids for Acclime Global private equity firms including Warburg Pincus, Carlyle, Blackstone, KKR, and TPG are considering bids for Hong…