02 Nov 2026
Carlyle, KKR and Oaktree eye discounted leveraged loans
Carlyle, KKR and Oaktree Capital Management are considering buying discounted US leveraged loans to package into collateralised loan…
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Apollo launches €10bn European credit platform
Apollo Global Management is launching European Credit Co (ECC), a €10bn ($11.2bn) private credit platform backed by investors including Abu…
Brookfield selects KB to arrange $8bn Korean AI infrastructure loan
Brookfield has selected KB Kookmin Bank to lead a KRW10.7tn ($8bn) syndicated loan to finance AI computing infrastructure for Naver, in…
Stonepeak completes Castrol acquisition and appoints van Beurden as chair
Stonepeak has completed its acquisition of a 65% stake in Castrol from BP and appointed former Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden as…
30 Oct 2026
Canada commits CAD1.6bn to Cohere’s planned $5bn funding round
Canada will invest CAD1.6bn in Toronto-based artificial intelligence company Cohere as part of a funding round targeting CAD7bn ($5bn) in…
Partners Group US evergreen fund faces $2.2bn withdrawal requests
Investors in Partners Group’s flagship US private equity master fund requested $2.2bn of withdrawals in the third quarter, equivalent to…
Thrive Holdings agrees $7.6bn ADT acquisition
Thrive Holdings, the permanent capital investment business established by Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital Management, has agreed to acquire…
Ares eyes record fundraising year after $31bn third-quarter haul
Ares Management raised $31bn in the third quarter, putting the alternative asset manager on course for a record fundraising year as…
Blue Owl AUM reaches $330bn as fundraising supports earnings growth
Blue Owl Capital’s assets under management reached a record $330bn in the third quarter, while stronger fee-related earnings helped the…
Carlyle agrees exit from Romanian gas producer BSOG
Carlyle Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have agreed to sell Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG), a…
Senate Democrats target private equity in potential affordability probes
US Senate Democrats plan to investigate private equity’s impact on healthcare, housing and other essential costs if they regain control of…
29 Oct 2026
Private markets adoption set to accelerate as 69% of firms expect growth
Private markets are set for broader adoption over the next three years, with 69% of asset managers and distributors expecting significant…
Bain Capital in talks to provide $500m financing to CPPIB-backed RMZ
Bain Capital is in advanced discussions to provide approximately $500m in private credit financing to Indian real estate developer RMZ…
Mubadala Capital considers backing former venture chief's new fund
Mubadala Capital is in early discussions to invest in a new venture capital fund being established by its departing investment executive…
CD&R raises $20bn towards $26bn flagship buyout fund target
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has raised approximately $20bn for its latest flagship private equity fund within six months of launching…
