Managers
UK-based Pinewood Technologies saw its shares fall on Monday following Apax Partners’ decision to abandoned its proposed £575m takeover, citing challenging market conditions amid a broader sell-off in technology stocks linked to AI concerns, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Senior executives at major alternative asset managers including Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, Ares Management and KKR have moved to reassure investors that their portfolios remain resilient, as a sharp sell-off in listed software stocks continues to pressure their own share prices, according to a report by Reuters.
Blackstone is set to lead an equity investment of up to $600m in Indian artificial intelligence cloud start-up Neysa, according to a report by Bloomberg, as the firm steps up its exposure to AI-driven digital infrastructure.
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners reported fee-paying assets under management of €148bn ($176bn) for 2025, narrowly beating market consensus of €146bn, with growth was by strong performance in its credit, secondaries, and infrastructure divisions, according to a report by Reuters.
Blackstone Inc has priced a nearly $1bn private credit collateralised loan obligation (CLO) at one of the tightest spreads seen this year, highlighting sustained investor appetite despite broader caution in the direct lending market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Tech-focused buyout firm Thoma Bravo is looking to capitalise on the ongoing software market downturn, which some observers have dubbed the “SaaSpocalypse”, on the back of a disconnect between high-quality firms and riskier software providers, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Patria Investments Ltd is preparing to launch a new private credit fund targeting Latin America, as the firm looks to expand its footprint in the region’s growing alternative lending market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Fears of mounting stress in private credit are not borne out by the data, according to a Bloomberg interview with Hamilton Lane Co-CEO Erik Hirsch, who said defaults remain low and leverage levels stable across portfolios.
Apollo Global Management plans to commit around $6bn to its recently launched sports-focused investment unit, Apollo Sports Capital (ASC), a significant increase on the original $5bn the firm said it was aiming to deploy, according to a report by Sportico.
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation has approved the proposed acquisition of Hologic Inc by private equity firms Blackstone Inc and TPG Inc, according to a report by Reuters.
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