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Limited Partners

LPs that want out of software are finally finding buyers

October 1, 2026

Sellers are increasingly willing to cut their losses, while buyers’ appetite for risk is starting to return.

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PE Exits

Software dealmakers turn to back-room negotiations to combat market jitters

September 29, 2026

Sellers are increasingly holding informal talks with select groups of buyers, rather than running the risk of a failed auction process, advisers say.

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PE Fundraising

Tech PE’s fundraising recovery is leaving tourists behind

September 23, 2026

PSG Equity and Francisco Partners accounted for over 80% of the $31.3B raised by tech-focused funds in Q3, while fund count remained flat.

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Private Credit

Dislocation, lower recoveries ahead as private credit software loans mature – Oaktree

September 16, 2026

The firm said the main challenge for the industry currently is a lack of M&A.

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Software

Thoma Bravo hires new Asia head

September 8, 2026

Ken S. Park joins from HIG Capital, where he led the PE firm’s Asia fundraising operation across PE, credit, real estate and infrastructure.

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Private Equity

Q&A: New Mountain on the future of liquidity in PE

September 8, 2026

The CEO of the $60B investment firm, Steven Klinsky, discusses distributions, the secondary market and what non-cyclical investing looks like today.

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Weekend Analysis

Meet Petra, the AI that runs a PE firm

August 21, 2026

PE is racing to integrate AI. Boston-based Ethos Capital may have taken it further than anyone.

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Analyst Insights

Private equity calls the AI de-rating overdone

August 13, 2026

Thoma Bravo’s $4B insurtech take-private and reported PE talks for Workday signal continued demand for cash-flow-positive, regulated vertical SaaS.

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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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High-Yield Bonds

Bond issuance backing AI investment tops $250B, testing limits of voracious investor demand

July 9, 2026

Signs of buyside indigestion are showing, particularly for AI hyperscalers.

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SaaS

The great software margin boom begins in a sea of fear

July 1, 2026

Encoding human judgment into scalable workflows promises to cut costs and drive revenue.

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Private Equity

PE pivots as platform buyouts in software fall to decade low

June 25, 2026

A tougher lending market and AI uncertainty are pushing software investors toward add-ons and growth equity deals.

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Direct Lending

European direct lenders mull software deals as AI shapes sector

June 24, 2026

This key market segment is being re-examined, with a fault-line separating companies according to AI exposure.

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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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Commentary

Software’s flat-rate era is ending

June 12, 2026

Q1 venture activity in SaaS signals investors are embracing the pricing model shift.

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SaaS

Software companies need more than strong revenue to secure private credit loans

May 18, 2026

Lenders are growing more selective about the deals they back, which means stricter underwriting and requirements to demonstrate real earnings.

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Private Equity

Secondary buyers looking for software bargains will be left disappointed

May 12, 2026

They’re selective about software assets amid AI fears, according to two of the largest buyers in the market.

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Software

OpenAI unveils PE-backed joint venture to accelerate AI adoption

May 11, 2026

The move comes as the evolution of AI is rewriting the playbook for PE firms across industries.

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