Private Equity Is Back. But It’s Not The Same Game.

On the surface, 2025 looked like a comeback year for private equity. Deal value surged 19% to $2.6 trillion. Exits jumped 41% ...

Kirkland defies private equity downturn with record $11mn partner pay

Kirkland increased its equity partner ranks by nearly 4 per cent to 595 partners in the last year, according to AmLaw. The ...

Blue Pool Capital raises $1 billion for first private-equity fund

The Hong Kong firm, which also runs Joe Tsai’s family office, has bucked the tough fundraising environment.
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Private Equity Eyes Recovery in 2026, but Slow Exits and Liquidity Pressures Continue to Present Challenges

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, February 5, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Coming off a prolonged period of higher interest rates, weak deal activity, and lack of distributions ...
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Nahda Capital Partners files registration for US$300 million private equity fund in ADGM

Abu Dhabi Global Market-based private equity platform Nahda Capital Partners has filed for the registration of its inaugural ...

OpenAI courts private equity to join enterprise AI venture

OpenAI is in advanced talks with private equity firms including TPG, Advent International, Bain Capital and Brookfield Asset ...

Private Equity Is Finally Recovering—but Investor Returns Just Hit a Record Low

That’s the question that some investors may be asking as they read Bain & Company’s new Global Private Equity Report 2026, ...

Private Equity’s Private Credit Problem

Investors have worried about who would get hit if there’s a private credit bust. Many on Wall Street think the pain goes ...
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Inside private equity’s growing interest in medical marketing agencies

As the ad agency model struggles to evolve to meet client demands and navigate AI’s impact, ad agencies have been searching for partners to help themselves scale, thrive or in some cases just survive.

Partners Group warns private credit default rates could double in next few years, FT reports

March 12 (Reuters) - Swiss private equity firm Partners Group Chair Steffen Meister has warned that default rates in private credit could double over the next few years, as lenders may bear the full ...
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Private equity in agtech: disciplined, selective, and increasingly hard to ignore

Private equity in agtech participation remains selective but it is increasing, according to a new report from Verdant Partners.