Managers
After years of caution, global private equity firms, including EQT, PAG, and Warburg Pincus, are reconsidering China, lured by lower valuations, reduced competition, and investor fatigue with US assets, according to a report by Bloomberg.Global
Private markets investment manager Hamilton Lane has been selected by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America to manage an existing portfolio of private equity investment valued at $5bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global private investment major KKR & Co expects approximately 50% of its private equity capital distributions in 2025 to originate from Asia, according to a report by Reuters citing Co-Chief Executive Officer Joe Bae.
Alternative asset manager Ares Management reported approximately $74m of fee-related earnings for its secondaries unit in the third quarter – a rise of about 167% compared with the same period a year earlier, according to a report by Bloomberg.
JPMorgan Chase & Co is poised to retain approximately 40% of the fees linked to the $20bn debt financing backing the take-private of Electronic Arts, according to a report by Bloomberg, equating to about $200m of the total fee.
Montagu, a mid-market private equity firm, has closed a €2bn single-asset continuation vehicle to extend its partnership with Wireless Logic, an Internet of Things platform provider. The oversubscribed fund, which is the largest single-asset continuation vehicle completed in Europe this year, will be managed by Montagu, with TPG GP Solutions as lead investor and CVC Secondary Partners and Partners Group as co-leads.
Alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital has reported a rise in its Q3 profit, powered by strong performance across its credit and real-assets units, according to a report by Reuters.
The Carlyle Group expects a stronger finish to 2025, forecasting an uptick in deal activity despite lower third-quarter earnings from its private equity unit that weighed on overall results, according to a report by Reuters.
Apollo Global Management has partnered with venture capital firm 8VC to roll out a new investment vehicle aimed at technology firms in industries such as aerospace, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, logistics and natural resources, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Armira, a European investment holding focused on partnering with entrepreneur-led and family-owned businesses, has closed its latest fundraising programme above its hard cap, with total capital available for deployment – including co-investments – of €1bn. The raise was significantly oversubscribed. With this closing, Armira’s platform now manages c€5bn of capital.
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
