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    • Saturday, 25 March, 2023
      On Wall StreetWilliam Cohan
      Wall Street’s big shift raises case for a new regulatory stance

      Private investment groups such as Apollo, KKR and Blackstone are increasingly challenging traditional banks in the credit world

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      Silicon Valley Bank
      Credit funds scrutinise ‘mythical, enormous’ Silicon Valley Bank loan book

      Bids for collapsed US lender’s $74bn portfolio are due on Friday

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      Toshiba Corp
      Toshiba approves $15bn buyout offer from Japanese private equity fund

      Sale of struggling conglomerate would be country’s largest take-private deal

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Renewable energy
      Brookfield buys out KKR’s stake in Spanish solar company

      Canadian investors to take full control of X-ELIO in Europe renewable energy push

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      MindGeek
      Pornhub owner sold to Canadian private equity firm Ethical Capital

      MindGeek acquired for undisclosed sum as it is being sued over sexually explicit videos of minors

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Lex
      Leveraged buyouts: big funds flaunt their equity muscle Premium content

      Specialist buyers may not get massive returns but high management fees can make up the difference

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Lex
      Private credit: locked-in capital locks out market panic Premium content

      It is no coincidence that alternative asset groups are among the chief pursuers of SVB’s loan books

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Due Diligence
      Private equity leans into the SVB wreckage Premium content

      Plus, Wirecard’s hard-partying executive on trial

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Silicon Valley Bank
      Buyout titans weigh purchases from SVB loan book

      Apollo, Blackstone and KKR among private capital groups eyeing $74bn portfolio

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      LexApollo Global Management LLC
      Lottomatica IPO: listing will boost gambling group’s acquisition pot Premium content

      Italian group needs to sell shares to reduce leverage and to use as a currency for future acquisitions

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      Qualtrics LLC
      Silver Lake to acquire software company Qualtrics in $12.5bn deal

      Buyout with Canada’s largest pension fund is expected to be one of biggest this year

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
      On Wall StreetMark Vandevelde
      Highland court saga tests fact vs fiction

      Dallas judge’s novel that features a financier is raised in court battle

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      UK tax
      UK loses £600mn a year by under-taxing private equity executives, says lawyer

      Payouts should be treated as income rather than capital gains to tackle carried interest ‘loophole’, analysis argues

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Private investing
      Private company valuations defy fall in listed stocks, adviser says

      Hamilton Lane warns venture capital-backed companies face downgrades

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Arif Naqvi
      Abraaj founder fails in final attempt to prevent extradition to the US

      Lawyers for Arif Naqvi claimed he risked being subject to intimidation if he was extradited

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Due Diligence
      The new rainmakers on Wall Street Premium content

      Plus, Mudrick cashes in on vapes and the internal tensions that sparked an employee exodus at German fintech N26

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Apollo Global Management LLC
      Apollo’s fourth takeover offer ‘continues to undervalue’ Wood Group

      Scottish company says board is ‘minded to reject’ US private equity group’s latest proposal

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      News in-depthPrivate credit
      Private credit groups cut out banks with largest direct loan

      Apollo and Blackstone among those poised to provide $5.5bn of debt to buyout group for purchase of 50% stake in Cotiviti

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      LexMergers & Acquisitions
      SAP/Qualtrics: valuation is a victim of market history in the making Premium content

      Markets have changed their minds about high-growth, low-profit companies

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      Silver Lake and Canadian pension fund bid $12bn for Qualtrics

      Deal for survey software group would be one of largest this year

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      Carlyle Group LP
      Carlyle deal to bolster buyout fund falls flat with investors

      Offer would roll half of sale proceeds from older vehicle into new one

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      Blackstone Group LP
      Blackstone fund keeps limits on outflows as redemption requests fall

      Investors in Breit property vehicle sought to withdraw $3.9bn in February, down from record in previous month

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      Due Diligence
      Goldman Sachs tries to be an investment bank again Premium content

      A look inside the Trafigura fiasco and the potential problem with private equity-backed insurers

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      ESG investing
      Wall Street titans confront ESG backlash as new financial risk

      US fund managers highlight disputes over sustainable investing in latest annual reports

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Some quick takeaways from Bain’s private equity report

      More dry powder than a pirate fleet

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