CVC Capital Partners chief executive Rob Lucas believes AI will play a decisive and potentially disruptive role across private equity portfolios, and is urging firms to move quickly to adapt to rapid technological change, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Technology-focused Francisco Partners has secured more than $18bn across two new private equity funds, marking its largest fundraising to date and defying a cautious backdrop for tech buyouts shaped by AI-related disruption concerns, according to a report by Reuters.
Shares in Partners Group dropped around 3% in Thursday trading, closing at their weakest level since April 2020, as investor sentiment remained under pressure following recent restrictions on withdrawals from one of its PE vehicles, according to a report by Reuters.
Ireland-based energy distributor DCC has indicated it would support a revised £5.7bn ($7.63bn) acquisition proposal from a consortium led by KKR & Co Inc and Energy Capital Partners, provided the private equity group proceeds with a formal offer, according to a report by Reuters.
The private equity sector is facing mounting pressure to resolve a growing backlog of portfolio company exits, as a widening gap between buyer and seller expectations continues to impede exits and slow capital distribution, according to a report by Bloomberg citing senior industry figures.
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has challenged the conclusions of a recent Columbia Business School paper that raised concerns about the growing use of private ratings in US life insurers’ portfolios, arguing that the study overstates both the scale of the issue and its implications for regulatory capital adequacy.
Private equity firms will need to accept lower valuations and adapt to a fundamentally different interest rate environment following years of distortion from ultra-low borrowing costs, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments Apollo Global Management co-president Scott Kleinman.
Ares Management Corporation has said that recent redemption requests from one of its private credit funds were largely driven by investors outside the United States and were concentrated among smaller institutions and family offices, rather than broad-based institutional selling, according to a report by Reuters.
The Carlyle Group Inc has launched fundraising for its ninth flagship private equity vehicle, targeting approximately $15bn as it seeks to match the size of its prior fund and reinforce momentum in its buyout platform, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Mega-deal activity is expected to remain a key driver of an accelerating mergers and acquisitions rebound through the second half of 2026, with private equity sponsors continuing to play a central role, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments from Alex Kelly, a senior executive at Latham & Watkins
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