Global VC, PE, and M&A News and Trends

Private Equity

Blackstone vehicle suggests even liquidity providers need liquidity solutions

The investment manager is reportedly considering securitization to generate liquidity for investors in its massive Strategic Partners secondaries funds.

By Rod James

June 8, 2026

OpenAI and Anthropic have officially started the IPO race

AOL and Vimeo owner Bending Spoons files for US IPO

Rice-Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

University of Utah PE foray highlights athletics profitability dilemma

The lobby of Kirkland & Ellis LLP offices in Manhattan

Legal AI startups’ new competition: Big Law

Interest from PIK loans at BDCs dips amid concerns over credit quality, AI disruption

Grid buildout sees Europe dominate top global construction deals in Q1

PhysicsX’s $300M Series C signals growing VC bet on industrial AI

Trump’s $100K H-1B fee was meant to slow foreign tech hiring. It may not be working.

How AI cyber threats could unlock a wave of PE investment in Europe

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AI RESEARCH

The State of Consumer AI

This analyst note examines the shifting dynamics reshaping venture capital in consumer AI and what they signal for investors.

By Eric Bellomo

June 1, 2026

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An Eye on OpenAI

This analyst note examines the gap between OpenAI’s valuation and its underlying fundamentals ahead of a potential IPO.

AI VC Trends

The Q1 2026 AI VC Trends report provides an analysis of recent VC activity and includes a market map of leading VC-backed companies in the space.

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PitchBook Analyst Note: Where Capital Is Flowing in China’s AI Market

This analyst note examines how China’s AI venture market is consolidating around strategic sectors like enterprise software, compute hardware, and semiconductors amid a broader VC slowdown.

US Public PE and GP Deal Roundup

Our Q1 2026 US Public PE and GP Deal Roundup pulls together data on trend-setting PE firms to analyze the strategies and forces driving their expansions.

Learn more: US Public PE and GP Deal Roundup

LATEST RESEARCH

Return Smoothing in Evergreen Fund Indexes

Mind the Gap: The Bid-Ask Spread in Consumer AI

Global Distressed Credit Weekly Wrap

Construction & Engineering Report

US High-Yield Bond Weekly Wrap

European Leveraged Loan Index Monthly Wrap

LATE-STAGE COMPANY RESEARCH

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SpaceX Initiation Report: When Venus and Jupiter Align

This analyst note offers a granular, independent look at SpaceX’s financials to value the opportunity and learn about key business drivers.

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Ranking the AI Giants: A New Framework for the Frontier Five

This analyst note introduces a framework for evaluating frontier AI companies across five dimensions that determine long-term enterprise value creation.

AI’s giants: Mostly priced on promise

A new PitchBook analysis finds that valuations aren’t always backed by solid business fundamentals among the top private AI companies.

TRENDSPOTTING

According to PitchBook analysts, SaaS companies are projected to outperform the cross-vertical average of 21.2% by 4.6% on an annualized basis. Agtech, gaming and healthtech verticals are likely to underperform.

See more: 2025 VC Emerging Opportunities

DASHBOARDS & TOOLS