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Blackstone sells stake in €4bn Spanish hotel chain to GIC

Deal raises more capital for US buyout group’s expansion at a time when borrowing costs have soared


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Allen & Overy sells legal tech unit to private equity groups

UK law firm is latest business to take PE money to help expand non-core units


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Opaque practices await UK regulators in private asset valuations probe

Insiders describe lack of transparency and poor methodology in some corners of the market


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Endeavor: investors should beware Silver Lake’s talented negotiators

Shareholders should gird themselves for a fight with the sharp-elbowed private equity group and Ari Emanuel


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PizzaExpress owner considers offer for UK rival TRG

Private equity group Apollo agreed a deal to take the casual-dining operator private earlier this month


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Silver Lake moves to take entertainment group Endeavor private

Value of Ari Emanuel’s group jumps to $14bn as it says it is exploring strategic alternatives


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Revisiting private equity valuations

Investors seem more optimistic — but only up to a point


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Private equity firms face worst year for exiting investments in a decade

Amount buyout groups have made selling portfolio companies is running at lowest level since 2013


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Financiers stick to ‘Davos in the desert’ plans despite Middle East war

Larry Fink, Jamie Dimon and Jane Fraser are among those expected at Saudi investment conference


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Blackstone warns of looming hit to consumers from surge in bond yields

‘When 30-year mortgages and car loans cost you 8% it will impact consumer behaviour,’ says president


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Why CVC is going public now

Plus, Bain’s attempt to create a chip champion meets roadblocks and Wall Street heralds mixed investment banking results


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The UK should be watchful of private credit risk for insurers

US groups have entered a potentially risky market. Britain would do well to be more circumspect


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Bain Capital’s ambitions to create US-Japan chip champion in jeopardy

Kioxia and Western Digital merger opposed by South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix


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CVC prepares to launch IPO as early as next week

Buyout group, which was valued €15bn in a private deal in 2021, intends to list in Amsterdam despite weak IPO markets


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Buyout billionaires and top dealmakers walk into a room

Private equity bosses sit down at DD Live


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EQT testing private stock sales as IPO markets ‘dysfunctional’

Nordic group considering private auctions among its 1,100 LPs, CEO says


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Private credit returns are great (if you believe the marks)

A rolling loan gathers no loss


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Where the private credit boom could go bust

Plus, Ratcliffe’s lone bid for Manchester United and the Barclays try and fail to stop the Telegraph Media Group auction


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JC Flowers warns of systemic risk in insurers’ binge on private credit investments

US investor raises alarm over flood of money into assets such as securitised products, private debts and lower-rated loans


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Activist Oasis stands to net £40mn profit from Wagamama owner sale

Apollo’s £506mn deal to buy The Restaurant Group includes ‘irrevocable undertaking’ for HK-based fund to exit its holding


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Private credit funds step in for companies facing mountains of debt

KKR’s PetVet is latest to turn to direct lenders as $3bn loans approach maturity


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Public problems for private equity

How will private equity compete in an era of higher interest rates?


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The Restaurant Group: Apollo has a taste for Wagamama owner

Shareholders may find buyout fund’s price put on group no more appetising than a warmed-up lasagne


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Apollo to buy Wagamama owner in £506mn deal

Sale of The Restaurant Group comes after months of pressure from activist investors


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Can private equity meet public responsibilities?

The sums of capital the sector wields could be critical to financing a sustainable economy, but greater transparency and accountability are needed to ensure this happens


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Private equity’s borrowing binge faces scrutiny

Plus, Warburg Pincus sticks to its buyout roots and the UBS/Credit Suisse lawsuits pile up


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Private equity groups face investor scrutiny over tactics for returning capital

LPs worry that use of NAV and margin loans relies on financial engineering rather underlying portfolio performance


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UK private equity firms sell assets to themselves as exit routes dwindle

Disposal of portfolio companies to ‘continuation’ funds becomes preferred strategy to return cash to investors


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Warburg Pincus surpasses target to close $17bn private equity fund

Buyout group closes new vehicle after challenges sparked by soaring interest rates


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Big banks sit out LBO rebound after being stung by earlier buyouts

Concern about loans getting stuck on their balance sheets has left some lenders wary of riskier deals


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Japan seeks to resurrect junk bond market

Tokyo hopes to cut corporate dependence on bank lending as private equity steps up interest in dealmaking


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Who feels the pain from the bond sell-off?

With prices plunging and yields at decade highs, these are the parts of the financial system that could come under strain


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General Atlantic and Carmignac back new private equity secondaries firm

Stakes in Clipway, founded by a former top executive at Ardian, are an attempt to gain exposure to fast-growing strategy


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China jitters turn private equity investors towards India and Indonesia

But analysts warn of steep learning curve and limited exit routes for dealmakers


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UK financial regulator warns higher interest rates will hit private assets

FCA chief Nikhil Rathi confirms it is looking into where ‘build-up’ of risks have taken place


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Blackstone funds legal action over soured Bain Capital deal

US buyout firm foots bill for lawyers to assess potential claim against rival over €200mn loan loss


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It is right to shed light on opaque private capital markets

Authorities need to monitor valuation practices to better assess risks in the industry


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