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  Commentary

  Danone bets on protein with Made Group buy

  June 22, 2026

  The French strategic’s purchase of an Australian functional-dairy maker directly taps into the major trends driving consumer demand.

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  Private Equity

  PE firms want software deals, but lenders don’t want to fund them

  June 16, 2026

  Big lenders have pulled back from financing software buyouts amid investor concerns about AI’s threat to the sector.

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  Corporates

  Tech giants close AI gap with big buys

  June 16, 2026

  Salesforce just acquired AI customer service startup Fin for $3.6 billion, and SpaceX is buying Cursor for $60 billion.

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  Limited Partners

  KKR-owned Arctos eyes investments in Indian cricket

  June 11, 2026

  The Indian Premier League was valued at $18.5B last year, making it more valuable than the top soccer competitions of England and Spain.

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  Analyst Note

  Building, Backing, and Buying AI

  June 4, 2026

  This analyst note examines how Big Tech’s AI spending is shifting toward infrastructure and strategic partnerships over acquisitions, and what this means for AI companies evaluating exit options.

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  Private Credit

  PE-backed companies are losing their direct lending dominance

  May 28, 2026

  But their shrinking share of deals doesn’t mean direct lenders are pulling back from private equity, yet.

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  VC

  More than 1 in 5 startup acquisitions include an earnout provision

  May 21, 2026

  Even in a much-improved startup market, earnouts remain a more prevalent fixture in M&A.

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  Secondaries

  Alpine targets $1B fund to invest in its own businesses

  May 20, 2026

  Growth investments will target the firm’s best-performing assets, including two big rollups in the HVAC sector.

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  Global League Tables

  Global league tables: Q1 2026

  May 15, 2026

  PitchBook’s Q1 2026 Global League Tables in full are below, presented in an interactive format.

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  Healthcare

  Elder care is rare bright spot in tough Q1 for healthcare services

  May 7, 2026

  Deal value fell more than 23% YoY as buyers became more discriminating.

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  High-Yield Bonds

  European high yield issuance sets April record, capped by late-month flurry

  May 7, 2026

  While refinancing is driving supply, activity has broadened to include dividends and M&A.

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  Direct Lending

  Arcmont, Goldman Sachs among lenders in €1.5B Global Gruppe refinancing

  May 7, 2026

  The transaction is one of the largest European direct-lending deals this year, sources say.

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  Private Equity

  Leonard Green’s Sokoloff warns against holding on to companies too long

  May 5, 2026

  Most LPs are compensated based on IRR, making the length of the hold period as important as the overall return, he said.

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  Financial Services

  Mega-deals drive European financial services M&A in Q1

  May 5, 2026

  Four landmark transactions illustrate a sector increasingly favoring bold bets over organic growth.

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  Secondaries

  Lazard’s acquisition of Campbell Lutyens highlights growing complexity of private markets

  April 30, 2026

  Investment banks must offer more than M&A advice to keep their clients happy in the exit drought.

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  M&A

  US acquirers step up in Europe’s M&A market

  April 30, 2026

  The transatlantic valuation gap is at its widest since 2022.

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  Private Equity

  Record Q1 M&A masks more selective market

  April 29, 2026

  Dealmaking hit a record $1.6 trillion, but one $250 billion deal flattered the numbers.

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  Global M&A Report

  Global M&A Report

  April 29, 2026

  The Q1 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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