• February 5 2026
  Financial services

  Shares of private capital giants sink on worries AI risks hitting growth

  Ares, Blue Owl and KKR warn on outlook for 2026 as concern about exposure to software investments weighs on sector

  
• February 5 2026
  IPOs

  Software sell-off threatens to delay London’s €19bn Visma float

  Buyout group Hg weighs pushing back blockbuster IPO until second half of the year

  
• February 5 2026
  KKR

  KKR to buy sports investment group Arctos for $1.4bn

  The acquisition will also propel the private capital firm into so-called secondaries investments

  
• February 3 2026
  Princeton University

  Princeton University cuts expectation for endowment returns

  Move could translate to $11bn less in assets over next decade and lead to budget reductions at Ivy League school

  
• February 3 2026
  Boss of private equity group Permira quits UK for Switzerland

  Kurt Björklund is the latest addition to the growing list of wealthy financiers to have left the country

  
• February 2 2026
  FT Asset Management

  Private equity retail pioneer faces stiff competition

  Plus, St James’s Place, hedge fund correlation and Michael Sheen’s debut play

  
• February 2 2026
  Accounting & Consulting services

  Private equity group’s £1bn sale of UK accounting firm collapses

  Exponent fails to find bidder willing to meet its expected valuation for UK top 20 firm Xeinadin

  
• February 1 2026
  Apollo Global Management

  Apollo chief Marc Rowan consulted Epstein on firm’s tax affairs

  New files reveal extensive talks between disgraced financier and key decision makers at US private capital firm

  
• January 29 2026
  Blackstone Group LP

  Blackstone lines up ‘one of largest IPO pipelines in history’

  Private capital group’s president Jonathan Gray tells the FT: ‘The deal environment feels like it has hit escape velocity’

  
• January 29 2026
  Mergers & Acquisitions

  Carlyle strikes tentative deal to buy Lukoil’s international assets

  Agreement comes after US targeted Russian company with sanctions in October

  
• January 29 2026
  Due Diligence

  Who’s the real cockroach: bankers, lawyers or private equity?

  Wall Street firms are pointing fingers over credit issues, with tensions boiling over at Altice USA

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• January 28 2026
  Apollo Global Management

  Apollo real estate trust sells $9bn loan book to group’s insurer

  Listed commercial property vehicle had languished on public markets

  
• January 28 2026
  Due Diligence

  The private equity giant in Zug facing a test

  Partners Group pioneered private equity for individual investors but is now battling its US rivals for market share

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• January 28 2026
  News in-depth

  How private equity’s pioneer in tapping retail money lost its edge

  From Switzerland, Partners Group built a $185bn business by serving individual investors. Bigger US rivals have the market in their sights

  
• January 28 2026
  Legal services

  Star Kirkland partner’s future in doubt as firm sides with PE in legal tactics dispute

  Decision to scrap certain contentious debt refinancing practices leaves David Nemecek in limbo

  
• January 27 2026
  CD&R targets $6bn Indicor exit in drive to return cash to investors

  Buyout group believes maker of industrial pumps and valves could draw interest from strategic buyers

  
• January 27 2026
  Lex

  CVC deal brings American-style alternative investing to Europe

  After going public in 2024, the European buyout powerhouse needs growth to lure mutual fund investors into its stock

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• January 27 2026
  Due Diligence

  Private capital’s consolidation fever

  CVC is buying Marathon in the latest tie-up of private capital groups

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• January 27 2026
  Private credit

  Private credit firms sell debt to themselves at record rate

  Private lenders struck continuation deals worth $15bn last year to generate cash amid deal drought

  
• January 26 2026
  Spire Healthcare Group PLC

  Spire Healthcare shares jump almost 20% on sale talks with buyout groups

  London-listed company on Monday confirms discussions with suitors including Bridgepoint and Triton

  
• January 26 2026
  CVC Capital Partners Ltd

  CVC strikes $1.6bn deal for US private credit group Marathon

  Acquisition will significantly expand CVC’s credit business as it targets ‘fast-growing’ US market

  
• January 25 2026
  NBA

  NBA to share financial plans with potential backers of European league

  Private equity groups and football clubs invited to submit bids to own team in new competition

  
• January 25 2026
  Jeremy Coller: the vegan activist who just inked a $3.7bn private equity deal

  Pioneer of trade in private capital fund stakes struck a deal with Sweden’s EQT during market boom

  
• January 23 2026
  Accell Group NV

  KKR braces for losses as pandemic purchase of Raleigh bike owner backfires   

  Acquisition of Accell has been a disastrous investment for buyout group

  
• January 22 2026
  Legal services

  Private equity moves deeper into US law with personal injury firm deal

  Louisiana attorneys promise to build nationwide business using innovative financing structure