US corporate defaults on privately placed debt increased in the second quarter of 2025, according to Fitch Ratings’ latest Private Credit Monitor, which recorded a rise in default rates among middle-market borrowers.
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) has returned to the secondaries market with a planned sale of approximately $2bn worth of private equity interests, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Centerbridge Partners has agreed to acquire US-based financial software provider MeridianLink in an all-cash deal valued at $2bn, taking the Nasdaq-listed company private just four years after its IPO, according to a report by Reuters.
Apollo Global Management is in advanced talks to acquire German cooling equipment manufacturer Kelvion from buyout firm Triton, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire a controlling interest in Spark New Zealand’s data centre business, in a transaction that could value the unit at over NZD600m ($357m), according to a report by Bloomberg.
S4 Capital, the digital advertising group founded by Sir Martin Sorrell, has confirmed it is in early-stage discussions regarding a potential merger with MSQ Partners, a multi-disciplinary marketing group backed by One Equity Partners, according to a report by Reuters.
Bain Capital is evaluating strategic options for Ahlstrom, the Finnish specialty materials manufacturer, including a potential sale or initial public offering that could value the business at up to €8bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Institutional allocators are signalling a more cautious stance on passive equities and private credit, while showing renewed interest in hedge funds, according to a report by Reuters citing a mid-year allocator survey by Goldman Sachs Prime Brokerage.
KKR & Co is approaching a critical juncture in its almost 10-month long takeover pursuit of UK healthcare landlord Assura, with shareholders set to decide by 12 August in whether to accept KKR’s enhanced cash offer or back a rival bid from Primary Healthcare Properties (PHP), according to a report
Carlyle AlpInvest has closed a $1.25bn securitisation of private equity fund stakes through a collateralised fund obligation (CFO), marking its third such transaction as institutional appetite for structured exposure to private markets continues to build, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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