CVC Capital Partners, one of the world’s largest private equity firms, reported half-year net profit of €396m ($464m), in line with analyst expectations, with consensus forecasts having projected €393m, according to a report by Reuters.

Blackstone has confirmed the acquisition of a landmark office property in Paris for around €700m ($819m), highlighting renewed appetite among private equity real estate investors for prime European office assets, according to a report by Reuters.

North American mid-market private equity and venture capital firms have been increasingly turning to third party providers for a range of fund administration services and this trend is only set to continue over the next two years, according to new research from Ocorian.

Dutch buyout firm Main Capital Partners is aiming to more than double its assets under management to €15bn within three years, as US institutional demand for European assets accelerates, according to a report by Bloomberg.

France’s heavily-indebted private equity-owned medical laboratory groups, including EQT-owned Cerba, face mounting pressure following a government-led audit recommending profit caps and regulatory reforms to curb outsized margins in the sector, according to a report by the Financial Times.

KKR has renegotiated agreements with some institutional LPs to allow a greater share of its private equity deals to be allocated to its fast-growing evergreen vehicles, signalling the growing influence of high-net-worth capital in the buyout market, according to a report by the Financial Times.

The Carlyle Group has reported a 25.6% year-on-year rise in Q2 distributable earnings, signalling building momentum across its platform amid stronger fee-related revenue and successful portfolio exits.