Private equity firms are increasingly using structured equity and other hybrid financing arrangements to return capital to investors while retaining ownership of businesses that have become difficult to sell at attractive valuations, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Global Management has disclosed a data breach after hackers gained unauthorised access to some of the asset manager’s cloud systems and obtained personal information, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity firms are increasingly embedding artificial intelligence specialists within portfolio companies as sponsors look to use the technology to develop new products, improve operations and create additional sources of revenue, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Private equity firms could be on the verge of joining the global M&A resurgence, with buyout groups sitting on around $1.5tn of capital that could increasingly be deployed into acquisitions, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments from a senior Goldman Sachs executive.
General Atlantic is once again preparing for a potential public listing, working with JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs on an initial public offering that could come as soon as this year, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the plans.
The world’s largest private equity firms have effectively stepped back from new investments in mainland China this year, highlighting the growing challenges facing international investors as Beijing increases scrutiny of foreign capital in strategically sensitive industries, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Partners Group has emerged as the weakest-performing stock in MSCI’s European financials index this year, as investors continue to digest concerns over withdrawals from the Swiss alternative asset manager’s evergreen funds, according to a sort by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms across the UK and Europe are increasingly turning to minority stake sales, special-situations funds and hybrid capital strategies to generate liquidity for limited partners as conventional exits remain challenging, according to law firm White & Case.
Private equity firms are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence for compliance and regulatory reporting but few have established formal policies governing its use in these areas, according to a survey by asset services provider Ocorian.
Private equity firms are increasingly looking to public markets to exit portfolio companies as a shortage of strategic buyers continues to constrain traditional M&A routes, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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