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Global League Tables

Global league tables: Q2 2026

August 17, 2026

PitchBook’s Q2 2026 Global League Tables in full are below, presented in an interactive format.

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Private Equity

AI was a popular topic on investment banks’ Q2 earnings calls

August 11, 2026

Evercore, Lazard and PJT Partners were among the banks that took questions about the impact of AI on the M&A market and on their own operations.

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Buyouts

Veritas unleashes deal spree across government tech, critical infrastructure

August 7, 2026

It announced three deals and edged toward a fourth as it looks to deploy a $15.3 billion fund.

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Private Equity

Apollo chief wary of ‘brain damage’ that comes from asset manager M&A

August 5, 2026

Any acquisitions will have to help the $1 trillion PE firm expand into new sectors to be worth it, CEO Marc Rowan said.

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M&A

Bending Spoons got Airtable for 80% off. Who’s next?

August 4, 2026

The deal is a warning shot for SaaS unicorns still carrying 2021 valuations.

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Buyouts

Why Ares wants more PE muscle

July 29, 2026

A potential tie-up with Leonard Green & Partners would help the listed giant expand a relatively small PE footprint and boost its fee-paying AUM.

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Direct Lending

AI disrupts software underwriting for Europe’s lenders, says Hayfin

July 28, 2026

Advances in AI have changed the game for software businesses, Hayfin’s Marc Chowrimootoo tells LCD.

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Global Manager Performance Score League Tables

Manager Performance Score League Tables: 2025 Annual

July 28, 2026

The top private capital managers across 29 strategic and geographic categories, ranked by historical performance.

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AI

AI is not replacing investment bankers—yet

July 24, 2026

Private equity and Wall Street bankers are increasingly using AI to facilitate deals, but faster processes are not necessarily better.

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Carveouts

Nestlé’s $3bn water deal adds to Europe’s carveout wave

July 23, 2026

PitchBook data shows 2026 carveout value on pace to be the third-strongest year on record, even as deal count lags 2025’s pace.

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Direct Lending

GBA Group nets €425M loan backing buyout by Bridgepoint

July 23, 2026

The company was marketed on EBITDA of roughly €80 million.

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United Kingdom

Andy Burnham inherits a UK plc raid he can’t easily stop

July 20, 2026

Foreign buyers have led eight of Britain’s 10 largest take-privates over the past year and a half, while domestic pension funds remain on the sidelines.

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Fintech

Stripe and Advent’s bid for PayPal is not irresistible

July 15, 2026

The bid values the business at 7x EBITDA, less than has been paid for weaker payments businesses.

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United Kingdom

M&A in the UK is set to break record, but PE sponsors are sidelined

July 15, 2026

PE sponsors captured just 15% of the country’s 10 largest deals by value in H1.

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M&A

European M&A proves more resilient than global peers despite ECB rate hike

July 13, 2026

Deal value fell less steeply than in North America, as sponsors and corporates alike chase higher returns in a fragmented market.

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M&A

Russell Investments changes hands as asset manager M&A accelerates

July 9, 2026

B Capital is buying the $416 billion asset manager from TA Associates and Reverence Capital, the latest example of VC aiming to transform a staid industry using tech.

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Buyouts

Energy M&A kicks into high gear amid AI’s thirst for power

July 9, 2026

Dealmaking reached roughly $217 billion in Q2, growing 5x year-over-year.

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Global M&A Report

Global M&A Report

July 9, 2026

The Q2 2026 Global M&A Report provides an overview of key factors shaping global mergers and acquisitions, breaking down the industry by region and vertical.

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