The private markets secondary market reached a record $121bn in the first half of 2026, as asset managers increasingly used continuation vehicles to retain ownership of high-conviction “trophy” assets, according to a report by Bloomberg citing date from Evercore.
KKR managing director Bing Gu has departed the investment firm after more than four years, marking the latest senior personnel change in Asia’s increasingly competitive private credit market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms acquiring European insurers must demonstrate that they are prepared to support policyholders over the long term, rather than treating insurance businesses as short-term investment opportunities, according to a report by Reuters citing the European Union’s insurance supervisor.
Private capital firms are losing ground to traditional investment banks as a surge in initial public offerings and mergers drives bank shares to record levels, marking a sharp reversal from the outperformance of alternative asset managers in recent years, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Private equity firms are struggling to find experienced executives to lead portfolio companies across Asia, creating a new constraint on dealmaking as fundraising and available capital rebound, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Permira-backed fashion brand Reformation is seeking a valuation of up to $1bn through a US initial public offering, offering the private equity firm a potential partial exit and a public-market test of its investment in the sustainable womenswear retailer, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity managers are increasingly turning to payment-in-kind structures to ease pressure on portfolio companies, but a lack of systems capable of modelling their complex impact could create growing operational and transparency risks, a new study by Occorian has found.
Blackstone-owned sandwich chain Jersey Mike’s Subs is targeting a valuation of up to $7.94bn in a US initial public offering, giving the private equity firm a potential public-market monetisation opportunity less than two years after acquiring the fast-growing restaurant business, according to a report by Reuters.
India’s Shapoorji Pallonji Group has raised approximately INR151bn ($1.6bn) through one of the country’s largest private credit transactions, highlighting the growing ability of domestic and international alternative lenders to finance large leveraged deals, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund has made its first direct investment in a Japan-focused private equity fund, committing JPY20bn ($123m) to a vehicle managed by Advantage Partners, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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