Private equity investment in software companies has fallen sharply in 2026, hitting its weakest level since the Covid-19 pandemic, as concerns over AI reshape expectations for the sector’s long-term earnings power and business models, according to a report by the Financial Times citing data from PitchBook.
Apollo Global Management is set to lose control of Italian packaging group Reno de Medici as part of a restructuring agreement that will transfer ownership to the company’s bondholders, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the situation.
Oxford BioMedica has indicated it could consider a private equity takeover under the right circumstances, even after rejecting multiple unsolicited approaches from Sweden’s EQT earlier this year, according to a report by the Financial Times citing comments from its chief executive.
Artificial intelligence is accelerating the pace of value creation in private equity, while mergers and acquisitions have re-emerged as the industry’s most important growth driver, according to a new global survey by FTI Consulting of senior industry leaders.
Blackstone has limited withdrawals from its flagship private credit fund after investors requested to pull around $4.4bn, marking a notable increase in redemption pressure across the sector, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing market data and unnamed people familiar with the situation.
A senior executive at Ares Management has dismissed recent concerns circulating around private credit markets, arguing that there is a significant gap between negative headlines and underlying portfolio performance, according to a report by Bloomberg.
LaserAway, a US medspa and aesthetic dermatology operator backed by Ares Management and Seidler Equity Partners, is exploring a potential sale that could value the business at more than $2bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the situation.
Private equity firm Hg is planning to increase its ownership stake in its London-listed investment trust after a recent selloff in technology and software-related stocks, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a company statement.
Sixth Street has agreed to acquire a minority stake in private equity-backed commodities data and analytics provider Kpler in a transaction valuing the business at more than $3.7bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Liftoff, which is backed by Blackstone, has raised $437m in its revived US initial public offering, pricing above the marketed range and marking a successful return to the public markets after an earlier attempt was withdrawn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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