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The rapid expansion of private credit markets is showing signs of deceleration, with both lending volumes and investor inflows weakening in recent months amid tighter liquidity conditions and increased scrutiny of loan quality, according to a report by Reuters citing data from PitchBook.
A number of leading credit investors, including DoubleLine Capital and Oaktree Capital Management, are taking a cautious stance toward the rapid expansion of AI–linked borrowing, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has announced a broad set of measures aimed at strengthening oversight of the country’s roughly RMB23tn (about $3.4tn) private investment fund sector, according to a report by Reuters.
Pictet Alternative Advisors has raised $1.53bn for its sixth private equity co-investment vehicle, marking the largest fund in its Monte Rosa series and surpassing an initial target of $1bn amid strong investor demand for direct exposure to private equity deals.
Private equity investment in software companies has fallen sharply in 2026, hitting its weakest level since the Covid-19 pandemic, as concerns over AI reshape expectations for the sector’s long-term earnings power and business models, according to a report by the Financial Times citing data from PitchBook.
Apollo Global Management is set to lose control of Italian packaging group Reno de Medici as part of a restructuring agreement that will transfer ownership to the company’s bondholders, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the situation.
Oxford BioMedica has indicated it could consider a private equity takeover under the right circumstances, even after rejecting multiple unsolicited approaches from Sweden’s EQT earlier this year, according to a report by the Financial Times citing comments from its chief executive.
Artificial intelligence is accelerating the pace of value creation in private equity, while mergers and acquisitions have re-emerged as the industry’s most important growth driver, according to a new global survey by FTI Consulting of senior industry leaders.
Blackstone has limited withdrawals from its flagship private credit fund after investors requested to pull around $4.4bn, marking a notable increase in redemption pressure across the sector, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing market data and unnamed people familiar with the situation.
LaserAway, a US medspa and aesthetic dermatology operator backed by Ares Management and Seidler Equity Partners, is exploring a potential sale that could value the business at more than $2bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the situation.
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