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Private equity

  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    Due Diligence
    Kravis and Roberts on KKR at 50

    The original private equity barbarian celebrates its birthday as the $22tn private markets face a fraught moment

    Premium content
    George Roberts and Henry Kravis seated on stage, conversing during the Milken Institute Global Conference.
  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    UK social care
    Private equity benefits as spending on social care providers jumps 20%

    Children’s sector offers steady revenues for buyout firms as cases of autism and other conditions increase

    3 hours ago
  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    European companies
    Can Britain’s star tech investor dodge the SaaSpocalypse?

    Delayed IPO of €19bn software group Visma was meant to be a crowning moment for PE group Hg — and London

    3 hours ago
    Visma logo, stylized US $100 bills and a black-and-white image of the London Stock Exchange building arranged in a graphic layout.
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    KKR
    KKR at 50: ‘It used to be easy in the old days’

    As the original private equity barbarian reaches milestone, the FT interviews its founders and their successors

    George Roberts and Henry Kravis, center left and center right, stand together ringing the New York Stock Exchange opening bell for KKR's 50th anniversary.
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Law
    Fortress expands in US legal market with personal injury law firm deal

    Investment manager uses ownership structure designed to work around profession’s ban on outside equity capital

    Smartphone displaying the Fortress Investment Group logo in front of the company’s website homepage.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Artificial intelligence
    Blackstone and Goldman among backers for $1.5bn joint venture with Anthropic

    New consulting company to advise Wall Street groups on how to deploy its AI across their investment portfolios

    Montage featuring the word ‘Anthropic’ displayed on a smartphone screen, with a computer keyboard in the background under purple lighting.
  • Sunday, 3 May, 2026
    Fintech
    Francisco Partners in talks to buy payments company Moneris

    Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal are latest North American banks trying to offload a payments processor

    Francisco Partners FP company logo magnified on a computer screen, viewed through a magnifying glass.
  • Sunday, 3 May, 2026
    Retail investing
    Private equity investor body sounds alarm on ‘conflict vehicles’

    Continuation vehicles and rush for retail money are driving problematic behaviour by industry, warns ILPA executive

    The Manhattan skyline is seen under overcast skies with the Brooklyn Bridge and East River in the foreground.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Ares Management Corporation
    Private credit group Ares draws nearly $20bn from investors

    Real estate and infrastructure commitments help offset weakness in group’s core business

    Mike Arougheti speaks while gesturing with both hands during the Bloomberg Invest event, seated against an orange backdrop.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    IPOs
    Lex. TK Elevator sale shows private equity’s elevator pitch still works

    The only way is up for Cinven and Advent after their deal with Finnish lift maker Kone

    Premium content
    A long, illuminated elevator shaft inside Thyssenkrupp's elevator test tower with height markers on the concrete walls.
  • Thursday, 30 April, 2026
    Energy sector
    DCC rejects £5bn takeover bid from KKR and Energy Capital

    FTSE 100 energy group says bid ‘fundamentally undervalues’ its business

    A mobile phone displaying the DCC website with the company logo visible in the background.
  • Thursday, 30 April, 2026
    Due Diligence
    Private equity’s tempest in a teapot

    CVC and KKR are facing the prospect of extended ownership of food businesses they acquired from Unilever

    Premium content
    Boxes of Lipton tea in various flavors and types arranged on supermarket shelves with price tags visible.
  • Thursday, 30 April, 2026
    US companies
    KKR explores $10bn sale of ex-Unilever spreads business

    Private capital firm hires bankers to sell Flora Food Group after ditching targets to make its portfolio plant based

    Flora butter packaging with a bright red and cream design, labeled "100% natural ingredients,” displayed on a supermarket shelf.
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    CVC pumps cash into Lipton as €4.5bn tea deal comes off the boil

    Private equity firm injects €210mn amid fears of a debt restructuring at Unilever’s former tea business

    A glass cup of Lipton tea with a tea bag and a yellow Lipton tea box in the background.
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Private credit
    Alphaville. A quick taxonomy of fund finance

    Catching up on stuff we should know but maybe didn’t read

  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Kenneth C. Griffin
    Ken Griffin suggests retail investors do not understand private credit

    Founder of Citadel says some investors may not have realised they cannot quickly withdraw all their money from funds

    Ken Griffin speaks on stage, wearing a suit and microphone headset, with blurred lights in the background.
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    Italian politics
    CVC weighs €9bn bid for Italian payments group Nexi

    Deal would carve out digital banking solutions arm to prevent Rome using its veto powers

    A woman walks past a large Nexi sign reading "every day, every pay" outside the company’s headquarters.
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    Accountancy
    Grant Thornton US to buy Australian sister firm as part of global spree

    Private equity-backed accounting group vies with UK business to create international network

    The top floors of the Grant Thornton office building are shown at sunset, with the company’s logo illuminated against a purple sky.
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    Private capital
    Milken family office alumni raise $4bn to target private capital upheaval

    Silver Rock Capital Partners draws in biggest credit fund to date

    One World Trade Center rises above the Manhattan skyline at sunset, with a bird flying overhead and graffiti on a nearby waterfront structure.
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Private equity deals where the seller is also the buyer

    Investors question if some institutions rubber-stamp deals that could benefit other businesses

  • Monday, 27 April, 2026
    Financial services
    Interview. Former Apollo risk chief says some new life insurers could struggle in downturn

    Chak Raghunathan cites heavy reliance on untested private credit and newer savings products that are vulnerable to withdrawals

    People walk in front of the New York Stock Exchange building, with American flags and the Fearless Girl statue visible.
  • Monday, 27 April, 2026
    US companies
    Private equity backers raise new conflict concerns over sweetheart deals

    Investors question if some institutions rubber-stamp deals that could benefit other businesses

    Commuters walk outside the Smithsonian National Mall Metro Station, some reflected in glass, during daylight hours.
  • Saturday, 25 April, 2026
    European companies
    Marketing collective The Independents explores $1bn stake sale

    Paris-based group in talks with its investors amid slump in high-end market 

    Models walk the runway in Celine Spring/Summer 2026 outfits, including a navy coat with a large white scarf and red bag.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Personal & Household Goods
    Lex. Boots hopes its upcoming IPO will be bigger, bolder, more beautiful

    UK retailer has grown sales at a steady 6% annually over the past five years

    Premium content
    People walk past a Boots pharmacy storefront in central London, with promotional signs visible in the windows.
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    Blackstone Group LP
    Blackstone pulls in $69bn despite slump in private capital returns

    Asset manager drew investors even as performance in private credit and buyout units suffered

    The Blackstone headquarters sign is visible in focus, with several blurred pedestrians walking in the foreground.
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