21 Sep 2026
Korea Investment Corp explores sale of more than $1bn in PE stakes
Korea Investment Corp (KIC), South Korea's sovereign wealth fund, is exploring a sale of private equity investments worth more than $1bn as…
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DCC Energy shareholders approve £5.7bn takeover by KKR and ECP
Shareholders in DCC Energy have approved a more than £5.7bn takeover by private equity firms KKR and Energy Capital Partners (ECP),…
18 Sep 2026
Blackstone preps for sale of Clarion Events’ Asian business
Blackstone is preparing to sell the Asian operations of events organiser Clarion Events as the private equity firm looks to restart a…
Blackstone and Brookfield lead rival PE consortia in GFL takeover race
Blackstone, KKR, and Energy Capital Partners have teamed up on a potential acquisition of GFL Environmental, while Brookfield Asset…
Apollo weighs expanding SoftBank’s Vision Fund loan to $9bn
Apollo Global Management is in discussions with SoftBank Group over a potential increase in a loan backed by assets held in the Japanese…
KKR overtakes Partners Group as Europe’s largest evergreen manager
KKR has overtaken Partners Group to become Europe’s largest manager of open-ended private market funds by assets, as the US private equity…
Advent to invest $329m for 24.9% stake in India's Yatharth Hospitals
Advent International is investing INR31.5bn ($328.5m) in Indian hospital operator Yatharth Hospitals for a 24.9% stake, adding to a growing…
PE firms revisit potential bids for Evergrande
Private equity investors including PAG, Warburg Pincus and Trustar Capital are considering renewed offers for Evergrande Property Services…
Higher rates threaten to deepen private equity’s exit and fundraising crunch
A renewed rise in interest rates risks adding to the pressure already facing private equity firms, making it harder to exit portfolio…
17 Sep 2026
KKR emerges as preferred bidder for €1.7bn Logoplaste
KKR has emerged as the preferred bidder for Portuguese packaging company Logoplaste after rival Apax Partners withdrew from the auction to…
Blackstone-backed Crux AI secures $22bn chip financing from banks
Blackstone-backed AI infrastructure venture Crux AI is set to receive $22bn in chip financing from a consortium of 10 banks as investors…
EQT targets $50bn India investment programme with data centres in focus
EQT is planning to deploy up to $50bn in India by 2030, with the private markets group targeting data centres, renewable energy and private…
HarbourVest appoints private credit veteran to lead evergreen strategy
HarbourVest Partners has appointed private credit veteran Tony Ranaldi as managing director of Evergreen Portfolio Management, as the…
Bain Capital Ventures raises $1.6bn fund to back 'next-gen' AI startups
Bain Capital Ventures has raised $1.6bn for a new fund targeting early-stage companies developing infrastructure, security and other…
Carlyle targets US defence mid-market
Carlyle is seeing growing investment opportunities among smaller US defence businesses as increased government spending and greater…
