Investors offload record volume of private equity stakes in 2024
Volumes traded globally reached $162bn in the so-called secondary market, where investors in private equity or other private funds sell their stakes to new investors for cash, or the fund managers ...
Ex-FTC Chair Lena Khan says regulators need to scrutinize private-equity firms: report
Former FTC Chair Lena Khan warns of catastrophic consequences if private equity firms in healthcare sector aren't monitored ...
The Private-Equity Business Is Back. That's the Message From EQT's Earnings.
Results from EQT, one of Europe's largest buyout firms, show the brightening picture for private equity. The industry is ...
Pension Funds Want Private Equity to Open Up About Fees and Returns
New proposed guidelines from a group of pensions and other institutions reflect longstanding frustration with funds’ levels ...
In wake of Steward collapse, new state law takes aim at private equity in health care
The first-in-the-nation legislation prohibits hospitals from selling their primary campus to outside investors and ...
Private equity exits set to recover under Trump, says Ardian exec
Private equity sales of their investments may recover under Donald Trump's second term as president to levels not seen in ...
Is private equity behind the surging cost of veterinary care?
Critics of ‘roll up’ strategy say consolidation has stoked price inflation but industry says other factors are at play ...
Private Equity Has a Plan If IPOs Don’t Work: Add Debt
Booming credit markets are throwing private equity firms a lifeline as they strive to return cash to investors: Instead of ...
Private equity 'secondary' sales hit record as Ardian closes $30 bln fund
The secondary market for private equity funds saw record transaction volumes last year as buyout bosses and their investors ...
Private equity firm to pay $1B to settle predatory lending case
The private equity firm controlled a network of 25 companies that extended predatory loans to over 1,000 small businesses in ...
Private Equity’s Grand Ambitions for U.S. Healthcare Hit Bumpy Stretch
Buyout firms spent decades making inroads into the U.S. healthcare industry. But in the pandemic’s aftermath, the industry ...
Private Equity Faces Pockets of Distress for Long-Held Assets
Private equity firms’ strategy of shuffling assets to buy more time for investments to pan out is starting to show signs of ...