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Private credit managers are increasingly refining fund structures to meet growing investor appetite for liquidity, co-investment, and bespoke solutions, according to new research from the Alternative Credit Council and law firm Dechert.
Swedish buyout firm EQT AB is benefitting from global investors seeking alternatives to the US, with Europe and Asia emerging as key growth markets, according to a report by Bloomberg citing departing Chairman and Founder Conni Jonsson.
PE interest in India’s beer sector is intensifying, with New York-based alternative investment group Global Emerging Markets among the leading contenders to invest in craft brewer Bira as the company seeks to raise $132m in fresh capital, according to a report by Reuters.
Jolt Capital, a European growth private equity firm focused on deeptech, has promoted Marie Nicod to partner, just a year after she joined the firm as an Investment Director in September 2024. She becomes the eleventh investing partner at the firm.
Japan is emerging as a key target market for global private equity as corporate reforms, a weak yen, and a large pool of under-optimised companies attract buyout interest, with KKR, Blackstone, Bain Capital, EQT, and Warburg Pincus among those actively deploying capital, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The Wyoming State Loan and Investment Board has approved a $130m commitment to Banner Ridge Secondary Fund VI, further strengthening its relationship with the private equity secondaries manager, according to a report by BuyoutsInsider.
Private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners is exploring a potential sale of its Swedish cloud software portfolio company Medius, with sources suggesting a valuation of around $2bn for the business, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity giant Hellman & Friedman has scored one of Europe’s biggest liquidity events of the year after portfolio company Verisure, a Swiss-based provider of monitored alarm systems, was valued at €13.7bn ($15.9bn) in its highly anticipated Stockholm IPO.
Oaktree Capital Management has committed debt financing to Middle East real estate and hospitality investor Arzan Investment Management, marking a strategic push into the region’s growing private credit market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Qualtrics, the customer experience software firm owned by Silver Lake, has agreed to acquire healthcare analytics company Press Ganey in a $6.75bn transaction, in one of the largest private equity-backed technology deals of 2025, according to a report by Reuters.
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