Mizuho Financial Group, Japan’s third largest banking group, has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Avendus Capital, the India-focused investment bank backed by private equity firm KKR, according to a report by Bloomberg.
JP Morgan Asset Management’s Private Equity Group has closed its 12th flagship fund, PEG Global Private Equity XII, above its $1.25bn target at $1.44bn. The fund will make primary, secondary and co-investments in buyout and early-stage VC strategies.
Energy Capital Partners, the private equity firm backed by Bridgepoint Group Plc, has returned over $5.5bn to investors so far in 2025, in one of its most active years since its 2005 founding, according to a report by Bloomberg.
California Pizza Kitchen has agreed to be acquired by an investor group led by Consortium Brand Partners, five years after the US restaurant chain emerged from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to a report by Reuters.
Blackstone expects private equity dealmaking to accelerate into 2026 as financing conditions improve and market uncertainty eases, according to a Bloomberg interview with Lionel Assant, the firm’s global co-chief investment officer. Assant says falling debt costs, tighter credit spreads and greater clarity around macro and policy risks are helping to
The Big 12 Conference is in advanced discussions with an investment firm backed by RedBird Capital and Weatherford Capital over a proposed $500m financing, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a person familiar with the matter. The deal would be structured through Collegiate Athletic Solutions and would represent the
Apollo Global Management is considering a potential sale of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. The alternative asset manager is said to be in the early stages of assessing options for the aviation business and could seek a valuation of
International consumer and industrial groups are increasingly exploring partnerships with private equity investors to reshape or partially exit their China operations, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Germany’s federal government is preparing to launch a new state-backed investment vehicle aimed at mobilising up to €130bn of private capital, as Berlin steps up efforts to attract private equity and alternative asset managers into higher-risk domestic projects, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Carlyle has appointed Bill Ryan as managing director and head of retirement solutions, as the firm looks to expand its presence in retirement markets, according to a report by Bloomberg. Ryan will join in early January and report to Amal Alibair, Carlyle’s head of North America client business.
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