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  Politics

  Private markets watch Trump-Xi summit in Beijing

  May 12, 2026

  The US and Chinese presidents are meeting for the first time since October.

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  Private Equity

  Mapping PE stocks’ horrible February

  February 26, 2026

  Fears around AI and private credit have coalesced to drive PE stocks down by double digits.

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  Tariffs

  Despite tariff teardown, the road ahead for private markets remains murky

  February 20, 2026

  A defiant President Trump vowed to march forward with his tariff regime after a 6-3 Supreme Court ruling struck them down.

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  Tariffs

  Tariff fears hinder US buyout firms’ forays into Europe

  January 22, 2026

  The region has proved a happy hunting ground for US firms grappling with sky-high valuations in their home market.

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  Capital Pool

  Q&A: Manulife’s multiasset CIO on China, commodities, infrastructure

  September 9, 2025

  Manulife Investment Management’s Nathan Thooft talks asset allocation, mainland China and opportunities outside the US.

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  M&A

  Europeans pursue US targets to cushion tariff impacts

  August 26, 2025

  “Changes in compliance requirements and evolving geopolitical dynamics are prompting European buyers to seek stability and growth opportunities, making the US market significantly attractive.”

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  Middle Market

  PE’s deal slide is steepest in Midwest, South amid tariff blitz

  July 23, 2025

  PE deal count in these two regions dropped 32% in Q2, followed by the Southeast, which experienced a 26% QoQ decline.

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  Private Equity

  Trade agreement adds tailwinds to PE investment in Japan

  July 23, 2025

  The deal between the US and Japan could fuel PE investment in the auto and auto parts industries, among others.

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  Private Equity

  PE firms stay out of Medicaid fray with occupational health merger

  July 16, 2025

  Angeles Equity Partners and Kain Capital double down on employer-funded care, making a new healthcare services company largely insulated terms of the “Big Beautiful Bill.”

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  Private Credit

  How one private credit manager is playing the aircraft shortage

  July 11, 2025

  BC Partners recently acquired two midlife Airbus passenger planes and sold them back to the operator—a Middle Eastern airline—at a 1.3x return within two months.

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  Capital Pool

  PE realizations suffer under tariff uncertainty

  June 4, 2025

  PE realizations out of the six largest publicly traded alternative asset managers dropped a collective 50% from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.

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  Private Credit

  Private credit spreads only widening by about 25-50 bps following tariffs – Sound Point

  May 27, 2025

  The firm says its lending volume is ahead of projections despite the volatility.

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  CLOs

  Brevity of sell-off frustrates value-hunting European CLO managers

  May 23, 2025

  The April 2 announcement on US tariffs shook financial markets — but not enough for many CLO managers, with the window to buy the dip closing sooner than anticipated.

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  Weekend Analysis

  GPs rush to secure fund financing as uncertainty fuels liquidity fears

  May 20, 2025

  PE firms hurry to secure access to capital in the fund finance market amid a slowdown in M&A and heightened market uncertainty, market sources say.

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  M&A

  Foot Locker’s $2.4B sale to Dick’s follows Q1 consumer deal lull

  May 15, 2025

  Volatile public markets and tariff concerns sparked a recent burst of M&A activity targeting listed apparel and footwear brands.

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  Private Equity

  PE titans pick distinct lanes following ‘Liberation Day’

  May 8, 2025

  US PE powerhouses are staking out their strategies in a new tariff regime: Some are turning outward in search of investments overseas, while others are doubling down on their home turf.

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  Earnings

  TPG leans into overseas markets amid US policy noise

  May 7, 2025

  The firm is increasing its bets in Asia and Europe as the US market is plagued by policy uncertainty around tariffs and the energy transition.

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  KKR

  KKR plays offense, looks overseas amid tariff uncertainty

  May 1, 2025

  The asset management giant has deployed over $30 billion year-to-date, with more than half invested overseas, the company said in its latest earnings call.

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