Private equity firms Advent International and TA Associates are exploring a potential sale of utility management and billing company Conservice, with sources suggesting a valuation in the range of $4.5bn to $5bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private credit returns are likely to ease in the coming quarters as spreads narrow and interest rates fall, says Josh Easterly, Co-Chief Investment Officer at Sixth Street Partners, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The founders of Swiss private equity giant Partners Group Holding AG — Alfred Gantner, Marcel Erni, and Urs Wietlisbach — have made a significant move to complicate Switzerland’s proposed deal with the European Union, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm PAI Partners is in exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in the Cyrus Group, a France-based wealth management firm, through a strategic partnership with the Cyrus management team. The management team would reinvest significantly as part of the transaction.
New analysis from fund admin services provider Ocorian shows that assets in private equity funds have surged to a record high of $9.92tn, rising by over 570% between 2010 and 2025 from $1.48tn. Funds have gained 10.8% since December 2024.
US banks have emerged as a major driver of private credit growth, providing around $300bn in loans to private credit funds as of June 2025, according to a report by Bloomberg citing research by Moody’s Ratings.
BGF has exited from its investment in London-based fire safety consultancy BB7, with the business now part of Certania Group. The exit generated 3x MM return on BGF’s investment and 21% IRR.
Global accounting network BDO International, whose members collectively generate over $15bn in annual revenue, has issued guidance to its member firms recommending that they refrain from accepting equity investments from private-equity or other non-traditional capital providers, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Global Management is exploring the sale of its Hispanic grocery platform, Heritage Grocers Group, in a deal that could value the business at around $1.5bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Shawbrook, the UK alternative lender backed by BC Partners and Pollen Street Capital, is attracting strong investor interest ahead of its planned London IPO, which could value the bank at up to £2bn ($2.68bn), according to a report by Reuters.
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