20 Oct 2026
German insurers' private credit allocations set to rise, says Moody's
German insurers are expected to increase their private credit allocations despite mounting concerns over liquidity and asset valuations,…
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UK pension investment in private markets held back by lack of opportunities, says PMI
UK pension schemes could increase allocations to private markets if policymakers focused on improving the availability of investable…
RMB Ventures exits Afrikelp as Stirling Square-backed SAS Group takes majority stake
Stirling Square Capital Partners' portfolio company Sustainable Agro Solutions (SAS Group) has acquired a majority stake in South African…
Forward Consumer Partners acquires Welly brand from Unilever
Forward Consumer Partners has agreed to acquire US first-aid brand Welly from Unilever, expanding the private equity firm's consumer…
Goldman and Evercore pitch long-duration private equity continuation funds
Goldman Sachs and Evercore are exploring a new generation of evergreen continuation vehicles that could allow private equity firms to…
Charlesbank invests in US law firm's back-office operations in $700m deal
Charlesbank Capital Partners has invested in the non-legal operations of US law firm Wood Smith Henning & Berman (WSHB) in a…
New York pension chief criticises private equity fees and retail expansion
The chief investment officer of New York City's $326bn pension system has criticised rising private equity fund expenses and warned that…
German companies explore pension asset pooling to expand private markets access
German companies are increasingly considering pooling defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) pension assets to improve access…
19 Oct 2026
Global PE firms expand South Korea buyout activity
International private equity firms are increasing their presence in South Korea, with overseas investors accounting for more than 80% of…
SoftBank weighs $30bn Allied Universal acquisition from Warburg Pincus-backed owners
SoftBank Group is considering an acquisition of Allied Universal, the US security services provider backed by private equity firm Warburg…
Partners Group restricts hedge fund access to €6bn of troubled portfolio debt
Partners Group is restricting hedge funds and distressed-debt investors from buying loans issued by three struggling portfolio companies as…
Cleanaway shares surge on AUD9.3bn EQT takeover news
Swedish private markets investor EQT has agreed to acquire Cleanaway Waste Management in a transaction valuing the business at…
Carlyle to acquire $7.7bn Truist personal loan portfolio
Carlyle has agreed to acquire an approximately $7.7bn portfolio of unsecured personal loans from US bank Truist Financial, expanding the…
Bank of England probes Barclays’ Private Credit Financing Practices
The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is examining allegations that Barclays misclassified derivatives linked to…
Avenue Capital is top contender for stake in Serie A media rights business
Avenue Capital has emerged as the leading contender to acquire a minority stake in the company responsible for international media rights…
