Private Equity Posted Record Deal Value in 2025, but Distributions and Fundraising Signal Persistent Stress
Bain released its 2026 Global Private Equity Report last week, showing that private equity posted its second-best year ever in 2025 based on headline transaction value. New...
KKR Cedes Accell Group to Lenders After €1.1bn Equity Write-Off
KKR has handed control of Accell Group to the Dutch bicycle manufacturer’s lenders, calling it quits on a deal that wiped out its initial equity...
Clearlake Capital’s Pretium Packaging Files Chapter 11, Shedding $900M Debt
Kirkland & Ellis Resigns Optimum Mandate Amid Creditor Antitrust Suit Pressure
Blackstone Q4 Results Signal Robust Private Equity Deal Cycle Acceleration
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As part of efforts to build out the firm’s secondaries business, Bloomberg reports that EQT is now actively considering possible acquisitions of scaled...
Apollo and Arctos Bolster Sports Investment Capabilities with New Platforms
Sports investment continued its maturation last week with a pair of new launches from Apollo Global Management and Arctos Partners: Apollo with a dedicated...
Private Equity-Backed STG Logistics Faces Lender Challenge Over Liability Management
Oaktree Capital Management and Wind Point Partners portfolio company STG Logistics has become the latest test case for how far sponsors and majority lenders...
Insurer-Backed Notes Reshape Private Credit Funding Landscape
Led by Athene, Apollo Global Management’s in‑house insurer, funding agreement‑backed notes are re-emerging as a primary funding source for private credit....
Tertiary Funds Redefine Private Equity Secondaries Market
Interest in secondaries strategies has been running hot this year, but the latest evolution of private equity liquidity solutions takes things one step...