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With contributions from key members of our community, this report shines the torch on sentiment, strategy and opportunity across the private markets universe. The industry, it would appear, is nearing the completion of a structural shift that allows it to be more resilient yet responsive to market shocks, while retaining its thesis of patient capital. The key word for 2026 is discipline.
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UnitedHealth Group has agreed to sell its remaining South American business, Banmédica, to Brazilian private equity firm Patria Investments in a deal valued at around $1bn, according to a report by Reuters citing two people familiar with the matter. The final agreement was reportedly signed on Saturday, with an announcement expected on Monday.
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Hybrid funds are proliferating. Here’s a quick rundown who’s launching these funds, and who they’re targeting.
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Deutsche Börse has made a €5.3bn offer for Allfunds, the fund platform backed by private equity investors such as Hellman & Friedman, in what marks a push into the asset-servicing sector, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Zeno van Gils, Managing Partner at Oryx Global Partners, discusses critical minerals investment during a period of changing geopolitics.
Intel
Blackstone Inc is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire MacLean Power Systems from Centerbridge Partners, in a transaction that could value the utility-parts business at more than $4bn, according to a report by Bloomberg, with an announcement potentially coming as early as next week.
Intel
Three Wall Street names — Fortress Investment Group, Ares Management and Platinum Equity — are among the firms poised to absorb complete write-offs after a leveraged buyout of a portable-toilet business collapsed, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Intel
PAG has made one of the largest private equity investments in China this year, committing about $2.8bn to take control of a mall-operations business developed by Dalian Wanda Group, according to a report by Bloomberg. In the biggest cross-border deal in China’s commercial real estate sector since 2021, the firm has helped put together $6.3bn for a fund composed of some of the malls.
Intel
Blue Owl Capital is considering revisiting a proposed merger between its publicly traded Blue Owl Capital Corporation (OBDC), and its privately held sibling, Blue Owl Capital Corporation II, contingent on an improvement in OBDC’s share price so that the fund is not trading at a discount to its net asset value, according to a report by Reuters citing people familiar with the matter.
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KKR has begun marketing its fifth Asia-focused private equity fund, seeking around $15bn in commitments in what is set to be one of the region’s largest fundraises, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the process.
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