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JP Morgan Asset Management’s Private Equity Group has closed its 12th flagship fund, PEG Global Private Equity XII, above its $1.25bn target at $1.44bn. The fund will make primary, secondary and co-investments in buyout and early-stage VC strategies.
California Pizza Kitchen has agreed to be acquired by an investor group led by Consortium Brand Partners, five years after the US restaurant chain emerged from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to a report by Reuters.
Blackstone expects private equity dealmaking to accelerate into 2026 as financing conditions improve and market uncertainty eases, according to a Bloomberg interview with Lionel Assant, the firm’s global co-chief investment officer. Assant says falling debt costs, tighter credit spreads and greater clarity around macro and policy risks are helping to unlock M&A activity after a prolonged slowdown.
Weakening profitability among private credit borrowers is likely to lead to further loan defaults in 2026, according to a report by Reuters citing Morningstar DBRS, which has reiterated a negative outlook for the sector.
The Big 12 Conference is in advanced discussions with an investment firm backed by RedBird Capital and Weatherford Capital over a proposed $500m financing, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a person familiar with the matter. The deal would be structured through Collegiate Athletic Solutions and would represent the first major conference-wide capital arrangement in major US college sports.
Apollo Global Management is considering a potential sale of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. The alternative asset manager is said to be in the early stages of assessing options for the aviation business and could seek a valuation of more than $12bn, including debt.
International consumer and industrial groups are increasingly exploring partnerships with private equity investors to reshape or partially exit their China operations, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Medical supplies group Medline has raised approximately $6.26bn in the largest initial public offering globally in 2025, marking a significant partial exit for its private equity owners Blackstone, Carlyle, and Hellman & Friedman, according to a report by Reuters.
Brazilian petrochemical producer Braskem says controlling shareholder Novonor has signed an agreement that could lead to the sale of its stake to private equity firm IG4 Capital, according to a report by Reuters.
Carlyle has appointed Bill Ryan as managing director and head of retirement solutions, as the firm looks to expand its presence in retirement markets, according to a report by Bloomberg. Ryan will join in early January and report to Amal Alibair, Carlyle’s head of North America client business.
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