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Carlyle Group and KKR have been selected by the US Army to construct two large-scale data centres to support the military’s expanding use of artificial intelligence, with each project valued at roughly $2bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Insights Report
March 2026 | There are push and pull factors at play with respect to and within the world of private credit, with established expertise driving some firms to consolidate on their flagship strategies, while a combination of overcrowding and opportunity causes others to diversify. This report goes behind the headlines to explore the strategies and risk calculations going into navigating an increasingly tumultuous industry.
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KKR & Co Inc is set to generate one of its strongest investment returns in recent decades through the sale of Canadian data centre cooling business CoolIT Systems to Ecolab Inc, highlighting continued investor appetite for infrastructure linked to AI, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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Apollo Global Management has agreed to acquire Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) in a transaction valued at approximately $3.7bn, marking one of the largest private equity deals in Japan and the firm’s biggest investment in the market to date, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Insights Report
March 2026 | In a volatile world, secondaries are an instrument of control. They allow investors and managers to exploit, rather than be governed by, the liquidity dynamics of private markets. This report, produced by Private Equity Wire® in partnership with SS&C, investigates the engineering behind liquidity – from high-level growth drivers to the finer details of operational sophistication in a rapidly expanding global secondaries market.Â
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Sentiment toward Asia-Pacific private equity is beginning to recover, supported by improving exit activity and a return to positive investor cash flows, although ongoing geopolitical tensions could weigh on the rebound, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments from consultancy Bain & Co.
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We discuss liquidity and NAV to share price discounts with Richard Hickman, managing director of HarbourVest Global Private Equity, the listed private equity fund managed by HarbourVest Partners.
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Global buyout firms including Blackstone, Bain Capital and Brookfield Asset Management are increasingly shifting capital away from software and toward industrial and asset-heavy sectors, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Blackstone Inc has secured more than $12bn in capital commitments for its latest Asia-Pacific private equity vehicle, positioning the firm for continued expansion across key regional markets including India, Japan and Australia, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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TDR Capital and I Squared Capital are preparing for a potential New York listing of Aggreko Plc, a provider of temporary power solutions for events and industrial clients, at a potential value of around $15bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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