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KKR is preparing to gradually sell its investment in Taiwanese chemical manufacturer LCY Group, according to the company’s chairman, as the family-controlled business looks to accelerate growth in semiconductor materials, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Brookfield Asset Management has agreed to acquire battery storage developer Aypa Power from Blackstone for approximately $7bn including debt, as investors target energy infrastructure expected to benefit from the rapid expansion of AI and data centres.
The private markets secondary market reached a record $121bn in the first half of 2026, as asset managers increasingly used continuation vehicles to retain ownership of high-conviction “trophy” assets, according to a report by Bloomberg citing date from Evercore.
KKR managing director Bing Gu has departed the investment firm after more than four years, marking the latest senior personnel change in Asia’s increasingly competitive private credit market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms acquiring European insurers must demonstrate that they are prepared to support policyholders over the long term, rather than treating insurance businesses as short-term investment opportunities, according to a report by Reuters citing the European Union’s insurance supervisor.
Private capital firms are losing ground to traditional investment banks as a surge in initial public offerings and mergers drives bank shares to record levels, marking a sharp reversal from the outperformance of alternative asset managers in recent years, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Private equity firms are struggling to find experienced executives to lead portfolio companies across Asia, creating a new constraint on dealmaking as fundraising and available capital rebound, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Clipway has closed its debut private equity secondaries fund on $6.4bn, making it the largest-ever first-time secondaries fundraise and establishing the firm as the world’s largest independent dedicated secondaries manager, according to a press statement.
Private equity managers are increasingly turning to payment-in-kind structures to ease pressure on portfolio companies, but a lack of systems capable of modelling their complex impact could create growing operational and transparency risks, a new study by Occorian has found.
Permira-backed fashion brand Reformation is seeking a valuation of up to $1bn through a US initial public offering, offering the private equity firm a potential partial exit and a public-market test of its investment in the sustainable womenswear retailer, according to a report by Reuters.
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