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Private equity firms will need to accept lower valuations and adapt to a fundamentally different interest rate environment following years of distortion from ultra-low borrowing costs, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments Apollo Global Management co-president Scott Kleinman.
Ares Management Corporation has said that recent redemption requests from one of its private credit funds were largely driven by investors outside the United States and were concentrated among smaller institutions and family offices, rather than broad-based institutional selling, according to a report by Reuters.
The Carlyle Group Inc has launched fundraising for its ninth flagship private equity vehicle, targeting approximately $15bn as it seeks to match the size of its prior fund and reinforce momentum in its buyout platform, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Mega-deal activity is expected to remain a key driver of an accelerating mergers and acquisitions rebound through the second half of 2026, with private equity sponsors continuing to play a central role, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments from Alex Kelly, a senior executive at Latham & Watkins LLP.
BizLink Holding Inc has agreed to acquire Interplex Datacom from Blackstone Inc in an $850m cash transaction, marking a strategic expansion for the Taiwanese industrial and technology group into advanced connectivity solutions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Ares Management Corporation has raised a combined $12.7bn across its Pathfinder closed-end strategy and related vehicles, underscoring strong institutional demand for asset-based finance (ABF), and reinforcing the firm’s position as one of the largest managers in the rapidly expanding segment.
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising mid-market companies, has sold NSI Industries, a manufacturer and supplier of branded electrical products, to Hubbell Incorporated for $3.0bn
Partners Group is weighing a €200m ($231m) cash injection into portfolio company Emeria as the business grapples with elevated leverage and refinancing risk, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Global asset managers, including BlackRock and Apollo Global Management struck a confident tone on private credit at Bloomberg’s Invest Hong Kong conference, pushing back against recent concerns over defaults and liquidity pressures in the sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
A new academic study from Columbia Business School has raised concerns that a growing portion of the $1.8tn private credit market may be supported by credit ratings that materially understate underlying risk, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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