Managers
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.
Apollo Global Management has reported second-quarter earnings ahead of analyst expectations, driven by record fee-related earnings and robust net inflows, as the firm continues to capitalise on its growing credit platform and insurance-backed funding model, according to a report by Reuters.
Vista Equity Partners is making a decisive shift in its financing strategy, moving away from private credit and embracing the broadly syndicated loan market in a bid to significantly reduce borrowing costs across its portfolio, according to a report by Bloomberg.
BC Partners is facing mounting internal resistance at United Group, one of its flagship portfolio companies, as senior executives protest the ousting of the telecoms company’s founder and CEO by the London-based private equity firm, according to a report by The Financial Times.
Blackstone is preparing to take more portfolio companies public than at any time since the IPO boom of 2021, signalling renewed momentum in the public markets, according to a report by Reuters citing President and COO Jon Gray.
Private equity firms are increasingly turning to continuation funds to exit ageing investments, with deals totalling $41bn in the first half of 2025 — a record figure that accounted for 19% of all industry exits, according to a report by the Financial Times citing new data from Jefferies.
Swedish private equity giant EQT AB delivered a strong first-half performance for 2025, with adjusted EBITDA rising 32% year-on-year to €806m, driven by a sharp rebound in exit activity and solid fund performance across the board, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity will be essential to financing Europe’s projected €14tn defence and infrastructure buildout over the next decade, according to a report by Bloomberg citing new report from Carlyle Group, released ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague.
Private equity firms across Asia, including Trustar Capital and Brookfield Asset Management, are increasingly tapping leveraged loans to fund dividend payouts, as traditional exit routes remain constrained by sluggish IPO markets and geopolitical volatility, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Bridgepoint Group is preparing to distribute approximately €2bn to investors in its Europe VI buyout fund within weeks, following recent exits from investments in Dorna Sports and Kereis, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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