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IPO

PE-backed UK companies shirk IPOs while delistings mount

August 10, 2026

Since 2022, the number of companies coming off the LSE has vastly outpaced the total of new listings.

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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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Public-to-Private

EasyJet swaps Castlelake for Apollo in $7.7B bidding war

July 10, 2026

The rival offer for the British budget airline extends a run of US-led take-privates of UK companies that hit £12.5B in the first four months of 2026.

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Public-to-Private

EQT’s pending $14.3B Intertek takeover adds to run of UK take-privates

May 13, 2026

Investors are again targeting British companies to capitalize on relatively low valuations and a weaker pound.

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Private Equity

General Catalyst’s $6.3B AMEX deal puts its AI roll-up strategy on display

May 6, 2026

The VC firm is using portfolio companies to buy low-tech services businesses and jeuje them up using AI.

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PE Fundraising

Private credit is bruised, not broken

March 25, 2026

LPs poured in $234.1 billion last year, the most capital of any asset class outside PE.

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Public-to-Private

Mister Car Wash is once more in private hands

February 18, 2026

The car wash roll-up has performed steadily, but intense competition and a high debt load have hurt it in the eyes of stock pickers.

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Public-to-Private

Nuveen’s $13.3B deal for 222-year-old Schroders bolsters its public-to-private offering

February 12, 2026

The take-private will end more than two centuries of family control and create a $2.5T asset management giant.

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Private Equity

Janus Henderson deal highlights asset managers’ fee compression battle

December 23, 2025

The struggles of active equities funds are forcing managers to embrace new asset classes and find ways to scale.

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Private Equity

$55B EA deal is unlikely to start a gaming trend

December 18, 2025

Private equity is looking at the industry, which has AI-related growth potential, but is constrained by the limited number of viable targets.

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Capital Pool

Retail funds crowd traditional LPs out of co-investments

December 9, 2025

Asset managers are bringing their retail funds in to underwrite co-investments, leaving a smaller piece of the pie available to pensions and sovereign wealth funds.

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Public-to-Private

European take-privates slump to five-year low as stocks rally

December 4, 2025

Just 37 PE-backed public-to-private deals have been completed this year, a marked drop from 2024.

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Private Equity

CD&R acquires Sealed Air for $10.3B, extending mega-take-private wave

November 17, 2025

The transaction adds to a wave of mega deals amid rising confidence in leveraged financing markets.

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Public-to-Private

BlackRock’s GIP is reportedly buying AES to fuel AI boom

October 1, 2025

Global Infrastructure Partners is close to finalizing a $38 billion acquisition of utility group AES.

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Private Equity

EA’s record $55B take-private underscores PIF’s long-game ambitions

September 30, 2025

Saudi sovereign wealth fund joins Silver Lake and Affinity Partners to acquire games developer in what is the biggest LBO in history.

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LBO

Electronic Arts reportedly nears historic $50B take-private deal

September 26, 2025

The deal for the maker of “Madden NFL” and “FIFA” could be the largest leveraged buyout ever.

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Public-to-Private

Goldman Sachs-backed Petershill Partners to delist from LSE

September 25, 2025

The alternative investment manager cites a persistent valuation discount on its share price as the driving force behind privatization.

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Private Equity

Patient Square to acquire Premier in $2.6B take-private deal

September 22, 2025

Healthcare-focused investor offers a 23.8% premium to shareholders as the company prepares to expand its supply chain, technology, and consulting services.

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