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Permira PE Initiates $3.5 Billion Exit from OctusLSEG is negotiating to acquire credit data provider Octus from Permira for $3.5 billion, highlighting immense market demand for specialized private credit and financial intelligence.Private Equity·14 Oct 2026

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$198 Billion Shift Institutionals Challenge Private Equity’s Co-Investement Traditional Fundraising ModelInstitutional investors are expanding private equity co-investments, seeking greater control and lower fees while balancing execution risks, concentration and uncertain investment performance in evolving markets.Private Equity·12 Oct 2026

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AI coding agent startup Factory raises $200M at $5B valuation

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Funds in market Blackstone Capital Partners IXBlackstone$25B Ares Senior Direct Lending Fund IIIAres Management$15B Starwood Global Opportunity Fund XIIIStarwood Capital Group$10B1,274 more in Dealroom

Largest managers The Vanguard Group, Inc.$11.1T Vanguard Capital Management, LLC$8.44T Fidelity Management & Research Company$5.69T22,505 more in Dealroom

Largest allocators Japan Post BankJP$1.9T Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)JP$1.61T

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Goldman Sachs Raises $9.6 Billion for New Flagship Buyout FundGoldman Sachs is putting another $11.7 billion to work in private markets. Goldman Sachs Alternatives announced on September 15 that it had completed fundraising across its latest…Private Equity·16 Sept 2026

KKR Turns Private Jet "Gas Stations" Into a $10 Billion Coveted AssetApollo Global Management has acquired a co-controlling stake in Atlantic Aviation from KKR & Co., in a deal that values the private jet infrastructure company at nearly $10 bil…Private Equity·2 Sept 2026

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Buyout firms turn to Apollo and Bain for fund financing

Peachtree Credit Fund IV, LP$500MFund raise

Onebrief, Inc.$250MCompany raise

Pfizer and Vertex combination$86BM&A

Qervan Exchange Inc.$100MCompany raise

Hatteras Opportunity Fund II, LP$100MFund raise

Blackstone hospitality continuation vehicle$8.4BSecondaries

PT&C Group Holdings, LLC$85MCompany raise

Sycamore Film Fund, LLC$55MFund raise

Walmart spins off Sam's Club$48BExit

NN INC$53.1MCompany raise

La Rosa Holdings Corp.$32MCompany raise

TPG Rise Climate III final close$3BFund raise

RapidCanvas Inc$29MCompany raise

Swish Flow 77 L.P.$25.5MFund raise

Thoma Bravo take-private of a cloud security company (target unnamed)$15BBuyout

Safi Analytics PBC$25MCompany raise

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.$25MCompany raise

KKR North America Fund XIV$30BFund raise

APR Labs Inc.$25MCompany raise

LONGVIEW ROYALTIES LLC$24.2MCompany raise

Latitude Opportunities IV, LP$22.5MFund raise

Artisan Grove, LLC$22.5MCompany raise

Peachtree Credit Fund IV, LP$500MFund raise

Onebrief, Inc.$250MCompany raise

Pfizer and Vertex combination$86BM&A

Qervan Exchange Inc.$100MCompany raise

Hatteras Opportunity Fund II, LP$100MFund raise

Blackstone hospitality continuation vehicle$8.4BSecondaries

Factory has raised $200 million at a $5 billion valuation, marking one of the venture capital market’s aggressive bets on autonomous software development.

Venture Capital·16 Sept 2026

Blackstone Insight Partners Sequoia Capital

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Blue Owl and HPS Arrange $5B Unitranche for Hyperscaler Data Centre DeveloperThe club deal, one of the largest single-borrower unitranche facilities on record, funds a multi-site build-out for a colocation platform serving three US hyperscalers.Private Credit·27 Jul 2026

HPS Investment Partners Blue Owl Capital Corp

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Blackstone, Bain, and Warburg Pincus Are Initiating Bid $6.3B To Japanese Real Estate Crown Jewel Sankei Building.Global private equity titans are finalizing bids for Fuji Media’s Sankei Building in a massive $6.3 billion deal, highlighting Japan's booming, yen-fueled real estate market.Private Equity·7 Oct 2026

Warburg Pincus Blackstone Bain Capital

Shareholder Revolt Forces Partners Group Vehicle into €771M Managed Wind-DownPartners Group Private Equity Ltd. (PGPE) has announced that shareholders representing 74.12% of its issued share capital elected to redesignate their holdings into Realisation Shares, vastly exceeding the 40% threshold required to trigger an orderly portfolio liquidation. Consequently, the board has withdrawn its dual-class restructuring proposal and submitted a Managed Wind-Down Resolution as the sole item for shareholder approval at the Extraordinary General Meeting on October 7, 2026. Driven by persistent trading discounts to Net Asset Value (~38%) and broader liquidity constraints across private markets, this overwhelming vote highlights growing LP fatigue regarding capital lockups and serves as a critical bellwether for the structural durability of listed and evergreen private equity vehicles.Private Equity·5 Oct 2026

Partners Group AG

Investcorp Closes $1.22 Billion North American Private Equity Fund II, Surpassing Initial TargetInvestcorp's newly closed North American Private Equity Fund II raised $1.22 billion, surpassing its $1.1 billion target. It focuses on middle-market growth services companies with robust EBITDA and non-cyclical demand.Private Equity·2 Oct 2026

Billionaire Weston Family Strikes $9 Billion Deal For Sycamore's Boots PharmacyPrivate equity firm Sycamore Partners is selling pharmacy giant Boots to Canada's billionaire Weston family for $9 billion. Arising from Walgreens' major corporate restructuring, this blockbuster deal expands the Weston retail empire into UK healthcare.Private Equity·1 Oct 2026

Sycamore Partners Management, L.P.

Apollo Shakes Up The Sports World With Blockbuster Yankees InvestmentThe massive capital injection from Apollo instantly pushes the Yankees' total valuation beyond the $12 billion mark, permanently resetting the financial ceiling for sports franchises around the globe.Private Equity·28 Sept 2026

Apollo Global Management

Todd Boehly leads a consortium to challenge Carlyle’s $20B Lukoil deal.Todd Boehly orchestrates a sovereign-backed consortium to challenge Carlyle Group for Lukoil’s $20 billion international energy portfolio. Backed by the U.S.Private Equity·24 Sept 2026

Todd Boehly Carlyle Group Inc.

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Largest managers›The Vanguard Group, Inc.$11.1T Vanguard Capital Management, LLC$8.44T Fidelity Management & Research Company$5.69T

By assets under management. 22,505 more in Dealroom.

Largest allocators›Japan Post BankJP$1.9T Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)JP$1.61T Norges Bank Investment ManagementNO$1.6T

By assets under management. 3,189 more in Dealroom.

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Global buyout firms are entering complex funding arrangements with private markets managers including Apollo and Bain, seeking to address investor frustration over the lack of cash returns.

Private Equity·29 Aug 2026

Bain Capital Ltd Apollo Global Management, Inc.

LPs are selling Private Equity stakes to get cash backLPs Are Selling Private Equity Stakes to Get Cash Back Private equity secondaries transaction volume reached $226 billion in 2025, up more than 34% year over year and a second cons…Private Equity·27 Aug 2026

PayPal Said No to Stripe's $53 Billion Offer. Now It Wants $70.PayPal's board rejected Stripe and Advent International's $53 billion takeover bid, calling the $60.50-per-share offer too low.Private Equity·26 Aug 2026

Advent International PayPal Holdings, Inc.Stripe

The Dry Powder Problem Reshaping Private EquityPrivate equity firms entered 2026 sitting on roughly $3.7 trillion of committed but undeployed capital, while LPs wait on delayed distributions. The growing imbalance is reshaping fundraising and forcing managers to return cash.Private Equity·17 Aug 2026

The $20B Take-Private That Reset the CycleSponsors are back at scale. As leverage normalizes, the edge moves from financial engineering to operating muscle, and the firms that built it are pulling away from the pack.Private Equity·2 Jul 2026

KKR: Underwriting the Next CycleHow one of the largest sponsors is repositioning its underwriting for a higher-rate, operations-led era.Private Equity·2 Jul 2026

When Leverage Normalizes, Operating Muscle WinsThe cheap-money era let a generation of sponsors mistake leverage for skill. The bill for that confusion is now coming due.Private Equity·2 Jul 2026

Forget Multiples. Operating Income Is the New AlphaWith multiple expansion gone, the return has to come from growing what a business actually earns.Private Equity·29 Jun 2026

Liquidity Is the New AlphaPrivate equity firms are turning liquidity into a competitive edge, reshaping how allocators assess performance.Private Equity·6 Jun 2026

The Secondaries Supercycle: LP Liquidity as Alpha SourceSecondary transaction volume hit $134B in 2025 — a 38% YoY surge. We examine GP-led continuation vehicles, NAV compression at point of trade, and how allocators are monetising illiquidity premiums.Private Equity·26 May 2026

PT&C Group Holdings, LLC$85MCompany raise

Sycamore Film Fund, LLC$55MFund raise

Walmart spins off Sam's Club$48BExit

NN INC$53.1MCompany raise

La Rosa Holdings Corp.$32MCompany raise

TPG Rise Climate III final close$3BFund raise

RapidCanvas Inc$29MCompany raise

Swish Flow 77 L.P.$25.5MFund raise

Thoma Bravo take-private of a cloud security company (target unnamed)$15BBuyout

Safi Analytics PBC$25MCompany raise

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.$25MCompany raise

KKR North America Fund XIV$30BFund raise

APR Labs Inc.$25MCompany raise

LONGVIEW ROYALTIES LLC$24.2MCompany raise

Latitude Opportunities IV, LP$22.5MFund raise

Artisan Grove, LLC$22.5MCompany raise