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  Europe

  PE exit value in Germany jumped 40% in Q1, even as IPOs dry up

  May 6, 2025

  Q1 activity was an even split between buyouts and acquisitions

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  B2C

  New PE owner dances off with Capezio

  April 25, 2025

  The historic family-owned business was sold after a year-long courtship.

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  Weekend Analysis

  Why some PE megadeals have defied the tariff-driven halt

  April 25, 2025

  The PE deals getting done feature readily available financing or target companies insulated from tariff concerns.

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  Private Equity

  Economic uncertainties shake up European PE dealmaking

  April 11, 2025

  After a strong 2024, European PE faced a stark slowdown in Q1 2025 as geopolitical tensions and macro uncertainty reshaped investor behavior.

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  Featured

  ‘Hard to close': PE stalls amid tariff turmoil

  April 10, 2025

  Dealmakers say PE firms are stepping back from acquiring targets with tariff exposure.

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  PB Q&A

  Carlyle eyes tech disruptors as US defense spending priorities shift

  April 8, 2025

  Ian Fujiyama, the firm’s head of aerospace, defense and government, said a shift in military spending is creating opportunities for tech-driven innovators to take on legacy defense contractors.

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  Featured

  Fed’s Powell warns of prolonged tariff impacts

  April 4, 2025

  The Fed’s chair cautioned that Trump’s trade agenda could lead to higher inflation and slower economic growth—dealmakers expect a pause in M&A activity.

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  Featured

  Middle market rebounds unevenly: Dealmaking jumps, fundraising stalls

  April 4, 2025

  The US middle market had one of its best years for dealmaking in 2024, but fundraising slowed down from the previous year.

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  Buyouts

  Elon Musk’s xAI acquires X

  March 28, 2025

  The all-stock deal values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion.

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  Featured

  Vanguard explores private asset boost with Blackstone and Carlyle

  March 27, 2025

  The world’s second-largest asset manager reportedly engaged in discussions to explore offering private market products to individual investors.

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  Private Equity

  Clearlake Capital to take Dun & Bradstreet private in $7.7B deal

  March 24, 2025

  The private equity firm, alongside Ares and HSBC, is set to acquire the data analytics company, offering shareholders $9.15 per share in cash.

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  Weekend Analysis

  Ever-changing tariffs keep PE firms on edge

  March 21, 2025

  PE buyers and sellers, worried about tariff uncertainty, are hesitant to ink new deals. But some dealmakers see opportunities to revitalize previously unfavored assets.

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  Featured

  Partners Group buys $2.2B California gas power portfolio

  March 18, 2025

  Partners Group has agreed to buy a portfolio of natural gas-fired power plants in California as part of its strategy to combine on-site energy storage systems with existing power assets.

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  Cybersecurity

  Alphabet to buy cybersecurity company Wiz for $32B

  March 18, 2025

  The deal comes less than a year after original acquisition talks fell through.

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  M&A

  PepsiCo acquires prebiotic soda brand Poppi for nearly $2B

  March 17, 2025

  The acquisition strengthens PepsiCo’s position in the growing functional beverage market, where consumer demand for gut-friendly drinks is rising.

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  Featured

  Tariffs rise to top of due diligence checklist in private credit

  March 17, 2025

  Private credit lenders are caught between heightened market volatility and pressure to deploy more capital in a slow M&A environment.

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  Weekend Analysis

  Tech M&A bankers are dragging through their slowest winter in a decade

  March 14, 2025

  Founders have all but stopped hoping for a sale to Meta, Google or the like, say bankers.

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  Private Equity

  Buyout fundraising took a blow in 2024

  March 12, 2025

  Buyout vehicles saw a sharp decline in fundraising last year as LPs tightened commitments.

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