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In Alternative Views, Private Equity Wire® goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on private markets. In this episode we discuss the investment opportunity in middle America with Blair Garrou, co-founder and managing partner of Mercury Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm targeting tech companies outside of Silicon Valley.
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OpenAI has established a $10bn joint venture with a group of major private equity and financial institutions aimed at accelerating the deployment of its AI tools across corporate customers and portfolio companies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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A new report from CIL Strategy Consultants has highlighted consolidation opportunities across Europe, as private equity investors refine buy-and-build strategies to drive growth in an increasingly competitive deal environment.
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STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: As Africa’s middle class continues to grow, private capital is finding opportunities for its service sector. Africa-focused private equity firm Adenia Partners invested in catering business OCS Group back in 2021, when the business had operations spanning Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
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Australian pension funds set out on a mission last week to expand their exposure to private markets assets in Europe. We caught up with some of those funds to understand where they see the opportunity in the region.
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Firms in today’s climate need to not only evaluate an asset’s ability to weather all manner of disruptive forces, but they also need to create a growth plan that is able to play out in sectors that are now transforming – quite literally – from one month to the next. It’s a fine art to identify value drivers, and an exact science to execute them. This report investigates how firms are mastering both. Â
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Blackstone Inc is overhauling its growth investing platform to create a new dedicated artificial intelligence-focused division, as the firm accelerates its exposure to AI infrastructure and technology assets across its portfolio, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Kone has agreed to acquire rival TK Elevator, which is owned by Advent International and Cinven, in a €29.4bn ($34.4bn) transaction including debt, marking one of the largest private equity exits in Europe to date, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Online second-hand marketplace Vinted has reached an €8bn valuation following a secondary share sale led by existing investor EQT, according to a report by the Financial Times. The transaction involved approximately €880m worth of existing shares being sold by early investors and employees, providing partial liquidity while also broadening the company’s shareholder base ahead of a potential future IPO.
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Private equity exit activity across Europe and the UK softened in the first quarter of 2026, although market participants expect a pickup once macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions stabilise, supported by substantial dry powder and a growing backlog of assets, according to data from White & Case.
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