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Private equity

  • Tuesday, 3 February, 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

    Students walk out of an entrance to Princeton University’s Frist Campus Center between classes on a cloudy day.
  • Tuesday, 3 February, 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

    Kurt Bjorklund stands with arms crossed, smiling, in a suit and open-collar shirt, against a blurred office background.
  • Monday, 2 February, 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

    Montage showing Partners Group logo with US dollar note and GV of Partners Group HQ in Zuug, Switzerland
  • Monday, 2 February, 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

  • Sunday, 1 February, 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

    Marc Rowan speaks while seated at an Economic Club of New York event, gesturing with both hands
  • Thursday, 29 January, 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’

    A New York police officer outside Blackstone’s headquarters as people walk past
  • Thursday, 29 January, 2026
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Carlyle strikes tentative deal to buy Lukoil’s international assets

    Agreement comes after US targeted Russian company with sanctions in October

    Cars refuelling at a Lukoil petrol station in Belgrade at night, with a station attendant standing nearby.
  • Thursday, 29 January, 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

    Premium content
    Sign reading ‘Kirkland & Ellis LLP’ on a glass building entrance, with a man in a blue suit entering the lobby.
  • Wednesday, 28 January, 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

    Tall, slender skyscrapers rise above Central Park’s treetops along Manhattan’s Billionaires’ Row, with several buildings under construction.
  • Wednesday, 28 January, 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

    Premium content
    Partners Group’s headquarters building with curved glass facades, a truck labeled “Mittelland Transport” in front, and greenery on the roof.
  • Wednesday, 28 January, 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

  • Wednesday, 28 January, 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

    David Nemecek sits indoors in a suit jacket and glasses, looking to his left with a neutral expression.
  • Tuesday, 27 January, 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

    Pedestrians walk past the New York Stock Exchange building, with American flags displayed on the facade.
  • Tuesday, 27 January, 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

    Premium content
    A person enters the CVC Capital Partners office, with the company logo visible on a glass door
  • Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
    Due Diligence
    Private capital’s consolidation fever

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

    Premium content
    CVC logo illuminated on a wall at the offices of CVC Capital Partners. Reflections of building windows are visible on the glass.
  • Tuesday, 27 January, 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

    $100 notes fanned out closely
  • Monday, 26 January, 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

    Sign for Spire Bristol Hospital in front of a red brick hospital building with leafless tree branches visible.
  • Monday, 26 January, 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

    CVC Capital Partners logo displayed on an office wall, with building reflections visible on the glass.
  • Sunday, 25 January, 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

    Franz Wagner dribbles the ball past defenders during the Orlando Magic vs. Memphis Grizzlies NBA London Game.
  • Sunday, 25 January, 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

    Jeremy Coller speaks at a podium, wearing a suit and glasses, with an LSE backdrop behind him.
  • Friday, 23 January, 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

    Cyclists in vintage attire ride past the Houses of Parliament on Westminster Bridge, with a woman cycling a cargo bike carrying three children.
  • Thursday, 22 January, 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

    A billboard advertising Dudley DeBosier  over a highway
  • Thursday, 22 January, 2026
    LexThoma Bravo LLC
    Thoma Bravo doles out hard truths about software pay

    Some companies that might otherwise lure a software-industry treasure hunter may have put themselves off-limits

    Premium content
    A person holds a smartphone displaying the Thoma Bravo logo in front of the company’s website homepage.
  • Thursday, 22 January, 2026
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    EQT to buy UK’s Coller Capital for up to $3.7bn

    Swedish investment group seeks foothold in private equity secondaries with acquisition

    EQT AB's metallic logo on a dark marble wall at the company's Tokyo office.
  • Wednesday, 21 January, 2026
    Private equity giant Thoma Bravo eyes software deals as shares fall

    Firm’s co-founder Orlando Bravo tells FT that sector sell-off is creating a ‘huge buying opportunity’

    Orlando Bravo sits by a window in a suit and tie at Thoma Bravo's Miami office, looking contemplative.
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