UK private equity firms have significantly increased their use of offshore jurisdictions since Brexit, raising concerns around transparency, according to a report by the FT citing research from the University of Glasgow.
TPG has agreed a strategic partnership with Jackson Financial under which the private equity firm will initially manage $12bn of assets for the US retirement annuity provider, with the deal expected to be completed in the first quarter, according to a report by Bloomberg.
HSG is raising a continuation fund that would value ByteDance at between $350bn and $370bn, according to a report by Reuters citing people familiar with the matter. The continuation fund will reportedly be dominated by ByteDance holdings.
Private equity firms are expected to step up middle-market M&A activity in 2026 as confidence among dealmakers improves, according to a report by Reuters citing Citizens Financial. The bank’s survey of around 400 middle-market company executives and private equity professionals found that 58% expect M&A volumes to increase this year,
Heron View Partners has formally launched as an independent private equity firm following the separation of its investment team from PineBridge Investments, after PineBridge was acquired by MetLife Investment Management.
Apollo Global Management is cutting risk across its balance sheet and increasing liquidity as it positions for potential turbulence in credit and equity markets, according to a report by the Financial Times citing comments made by Chief Executive Marc Rowan.
Cinven Co-Managing Partner Supraj Rajagopalan and CFO and COO Alex Leslie will step down from their roles and leave the firm, according to a report by Reuters. The private equity firm said former CFO Mike Colato, who currently serves as a senior adviser, will assume the role of interim CFO
Global private equity firms including Warburg Pincus and KKR are exploring potential bids for Southeast Asia-focused education platform XCL Education, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. Other alternative asset managers understood to be assessing the opportunity include Blackstone and EQT.
Energy Capital Partners, the private equity firm backed by Bridgepoint Group Plc, has returned over $5.5bn to investors so far in 2025, in one of its most active years since its 2005 founding, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone expects private equity dealmaking to accelerate into 2026 as financing conditions improve and market uncertainty eases, according to a Bloomberg interview with Lionel Assant, the firm’s global co-chief investment officer. Assant says falling debt costs, tighter credit spreads and greater clarity around macro and policy risks are helping to
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