Private equity firm Genstar Capital is set to sell asset manager First Eagle Investment Management to Victory Capital in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $7bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Deal-making across Asia-Pacific slowed sharply in the first seven months of 2026, with the combined number of M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions falling 11% year-on-year, according to GlobalData.
JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley are facing a growing number of shareholder lawsuits over their roles as financial advisers on major take-private transactions, highlighting a potential new source of legal risk for banks closely tied to the private equity industry, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms are increasingly targeting corporate carve-outs as they look for new investment opportunities and ways to generate returns in a market still constrained by higher interest rates, elevated valuations and geopolitical uncertainty, according to law firm White & Case.
Gamma Communications has entered early-stage discussions with Waterland Private Equity Investments over a potential takeover of the UK telecoms services provider, adding another private equity bidder to the company’s strategic review, according to a report by Reuters.
Vista Equity Partners is exploring a potential sale of Allvue Systems, a private markets software and data provider that could command a valuation of as much as $3bn including debt, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Steadfast Group has agreed to a AUD7.7bn ($5.5bn) takeover by a consortium backed by KKR, in one of the latest major Australian public-to-private transactions targeting the country’s financial services sector, according to report by Reuters.
Carlyle Group has joined JPMorgan Chase and Andreessen Horowitz in a more than $1bn funding round for defence technology company Castelion, highlighting growing PE and institutional investor interest in next-generation weapons manufacturing, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
A consortium of five private equity firms is exploring a sale of EverBank, just three years after acquiring the Florida-based digital bank from TIAA, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
CVC Capital Partners is preparing a potential offer for UK challenger bank Aldermore, adding to a growing list of bidders circling the lender as parent company FirstRand looks to exit the business, according to a report by Sky News.
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