UK pension providers participating in the Mansion House Accord held £11.1bn in domestic private market investments at the end of 2025, representing 3.3% of their defined contribution (DC) growth-phase assets, according to figures released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Pensions UK.
Centerbridge Partners and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company are in talks to acquire Canaccord Genuity’s UK wealth management business in a transaction valued at approximately £1bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
EQT is in advanced negotiations to acquire European molecular testing company Qiagen in a potential buyout valued at more than $10bn, with rival private equity firm KKR also submitting a bid, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Partners Group is reducing management fees on its €6.6bn Global Value SICAV evergreen private equity fund as it seeks investor approval for a restructuring following elevated redemption requests, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone and Warburg Pincus are exploring a sale of US financial technology company IntraFi that could value the business at more than $10bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Ares Management has warned that rising interest rates could intensify pressure on Australia’s AUD$200bn private credit market, particularly among lenders exposed to the country’s struggling property sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
German insurers are expected to increase their private credit allocations despite mounting concerns over liquidity and asset valuations, according to a Moody’s Ratings report covered by Reinsurance News.
UK pension schemes could increase allocations to private markets if policymakers focused on improving the availability of investable opportunities rather than imposing allocation targets, according to a report by Pensions Age.
Stirling Square Capital Partners’ portfolio company Sustainable Agro Solutions (SAS Group) has acquired a majority stake in South African agricultural biotechnology company Afrikelp, providing an exit for RMB Ventures, according to Africa Private Equity News.
Forward Consumer Partners has agreed to acquire US first-aid brand Welly from Unilever, expanding the private equity firm’s consumer products portfolio, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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