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Private equity

  • Thursday, 2 January, 2025
    Exchange traded funds
    Will 2025 be the year for plain vanilla ETFs or private assets?

    After healthy returns from US equities, investors are being warned the era could end, and unlisted securities could be the answer

    A Christmas tree outside the New York Stock Exchange at night
  • Wednesday, 1 January, 2025
    Companies
    Business trends, risks and companies to watch in 2025

    Will private credit reap benefits from deregulation, can the tech bubble keep inflating and will EV sales start to rise again?

    A collage features a model in a neon green outfit from the Gucci Spring Summer 2025 show, solar panels symbolising renewable energy, the Medline Industries logo, Elon Musk,  Donald Trump and an Xpeng electric vehicle. The number "2025" is prominently displayed in the centre.
  • Tuesday, 31 December, 2024
    Accountancy
    ‘Most important man in accounting’ warns against lowering standards

    Barry Melancon, for 30 years head of leading US professional body, says quality should not be compromised to aid recruiting

    Barry Melancon
  • Sunday, 29 December, 2024
    UK property
    Private equity steps up bets on UK rental sector

    Private capital and pension fund money flowing into single-family rental homes as demand soars

    A view of residential properties in Chesham, UK, surrounded by lush greenery and trees
  • Friday, 27 December, 2024
    Wealth of US private capital chiefs boosted by $56bn

    Inclusion in S&P 500 index and growth in operations drove share prices at Blackstone, KKR and Apollo to record highs

    Stephen Schwarzman and Christine Schwarzman attend The 2024 Met Gala
  • Wednesday, 25 December, 2024
    Private equity payouts fell 50% short in 2024

    Value of investments cashed out lingers well below historic average for third consecutive year

    A specialist studies monitors on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor in New York
  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
    News in-depth
    Private equity investors trapped in China as top firms fail to find exit deals

    Sales and listings of Chinese companies by world’s biggest buyout groups have ground to a halt, data shows

    A woman walks past a brightly lit McDonald's sign in Hong Kong,
  • Monday, 23 December, 2024
    News in-depthHPS Investment Partners LLC
    Why BlackRock is shelling out $12bn for private credit shop HPS

    World’s biggest fund manager seeks to elbow its way into industry dominated by the likes of Apollo and Blackstone

  • Monday, 23 December, 2024
    Guy Hands
    The darker side of Guy Hands’ legacy

    Terra Firma founder accused of raging at staff and making sexually inappropriate comments

    A black and white image of Guy Hands
  • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
    Business InsightRichard Waters
    Big bets on AI point to venture capital industry’s shift

    The strategy of focusing money on larger deals comes at time of extreme indigestion for start-up investors

    The Databricks logo is seen on a smartphone
  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2024
    IPOs
    Chipmaker Kioxia rises on debut at the end of Bain’s long road to IPO

    Private equity group finally floats Japanese flash memory provider at a valuation far below what it paid in 2018

    Memory card products on display at the entrance to Kioxia’s HQ in Tokyo
  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2024
    Obituary
    David Bonderman, 1942-2024, private equity’s globetrotting rock star

    TPG co-founder was part of a generation of buyout pioneers and made some of the industry’s boldest bets

    David Bonderman
  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2024
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Blackstone-owned events organiser Clarion plans acquisition spree

    Trade fair group looks to double revenue as private equity backer plans sale

    Visitors browse displays at the Defence and Security Equipment International fair in London, 2023
  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2024
    Blue Owl co-founder seeking multiway merger to form PE investment giant

    Billionaire dealmaker Michael Rees sounds out potential partners to assemble new firm in mould of Blackstone

    A montage of Michael Rees and the logo of Blue Owl Capital
  • Monday, 16 December, 2024
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Goldman Sachs’ investment arm agrees €2bn deal for drugmaker Synthon

    Deal with BC Partners aims to capitalise on rising demand for off-patent versions of complex drugs

    Aerial view of a  Synthon factory
  • Friday, 13 December, 2024
    Affirm Holdings, Inc
    Sixth Street pact hands Affirm firepower for $20bn in new consumer loans

    Private equity group sets up vehicle that will allow US fintech to sharply lift its lending

  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
    UK companies
    True Potential takes on £1bn in debt for push into financial advice market

    Debt and credit facilities mount across sector as private equity firm Cinven backs Newcastle-based adviser

    The outside of the True Potential office in Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
    Due Diligence
    Private equity’s renaissance man Premium content

    Plus, the $25bn supermarket fight kicks off and private equity strikes its first two deals for a piece of the US National Football League

    David Bonderman
  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    Private equity firms Ares and Arctos buy NFL team stakes

    Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills are the first US football franchises to strike deals with powerful Wall Street funds

    Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen
  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    David Bonderman
    David Bonderman, private equity pioneer and TPG co-founder, dies

    Financier entered world of high-stakes buyouts after first making his name as a lawyer and preservationist

    David Bonderman speaks at an event in 2013
  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    LexWalgreens Boots Alliance Inc
    Going private will not cure Walgreens’ ailments Premium content

    Across the US, pharmacies are fighting for survival, with prescription drug margins being squeezed

    Pedestrians walk past a Walgreens store in San Francisco,
  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    Bain launches $4.3bn counterbid against KKR for Japan’s Fuji Soft

    Takeover battle between private equity firms could trigger wave of aggressive dealmaking in Tokyo

    Bain Capital logo on a blue screen
  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    BlackRock Inc
    BlackRock opens up private markets products to wealthy Europeans

    Asset manager is spending billions bulking up in fee-rich alternative investing sector

    BlackRock’s New York offices, featuring two US flags
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Bausch + Lomb buyout teeters as Blackstone balks at price tag

    Private equity group likely to drop out of consortium with TPG exploring bid for eyecare group

    Bausch + Lomb eye drops on a shelf
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc
    Walgreens in talks over sale to private equity group Sycamore

    Potential deal highlights mounting distress facing the retail pharmacy industry

    Walgreens pharmacy
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