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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.
Private equity firm Hg is planning to increase its ownership stake in its London-listed investment trust after a recent selloff in technology and software-related stocks, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a company statement.
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