Deals
Advent International and payments giant Stripe have reportedly ended their pursuit of PayPal, bringing an end to a proposed take-private transaction that would have valued the fintech group at more than $53bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Sixth Street Partners and a consortium comprising Carlyle Group and Dynasty Equity are among the private equity investors joining the ownership group behind the $9.6bn acquisition of the Seattle Seahawks by the Khosla family, according to a report by Bloomberg.
RedBird Capital is in advanced negotiations to acquire a significant stake in digital media company Puck in a transaction that would value the business at around $250m, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Private equity firm Genstar Capital is set to sell asset manager First Eagle Investment Management to Victory Capital in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $7bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Deal-making across Asia-Pacific slowed sharply in the first seven months of 2026, with the combined number of M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions falling 11% year-on-year, according to GlobalData.
JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley are facing a growing number of shareholder lawsuits over their roles as financial advisers on major take-private transactions, highlighting a potential new source of legal risk for banks closely tied to the private equity industry, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms are increasingly targeting corporate carve-outs as they look for new investment opportunities and ways to generate returns in a market still constrained by higher interest rates, elevated valuations and geopolitical uncertainty, according to law firm White & Case.
Gamma Communications has entered early-stage discussions with Waterland Private Equity Investments over a potential takeover of the UK telecoms services provider, adding another private equity bidder to the company’s strategic review, according to a report by Reuters.
Vista Equity Partners is exploring a potential sale of Allvue Systems, a private markets software and data provider that could command a valuation of as much as $3bn including debt, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Steadfast Group has agreed to a AUD7.7bn ($5.5bn) takeover by a consortium backed by KKR, in one of the latest major Australian public-to-private transactions targeting the country’s financial services sector, according to report by Reuters.
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12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
