private equity

AOL’s Private Equity Owner Explores $1.5 Billion Sale
AOL’s Private Equity Owner Explores $1.5 Billion Sale
September 16, 2025  |  Partnerships

AOL, a titan of dial-up internet’s heyday, could reportedly be up for sale.  The company’s private equity firm owner Apollo Global Management, is considering a...

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Private Equity Fundraising Hits Lowest Level in 7 Years
Private Equity Fundraising Hits Lowest Level in 7 Years
August 24, 2025  |  Investments

Private equity (PE) operations are reportedly struggling to raise funds despite offering investors unheard-of incentives. Fundraising among PE firms came to just $592 billion in...

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Private Equity Groups Hold $1 Trillion as Tariffs Hinder Dealmaking
Private Equity Groups Hold $1 Trillion as Tariffs Hinder Dealmaking
June 18, 2025  |  Markets

Private equity (PE) groups are sitting on roughly $1 trillion in unsold assets. That’s capital that, in a normal market climate, would have been given...

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Metro Bank Gets Takeover Bid From PE Firm Pollen Street
Metro Bank Gets Takeover Bid From PE Firm Pollen Street
June 15, 2025  |  Partnerships

The U.K.’s Metro Bank has reportedly been approached about a possible private equity takeover. Pollen Street Capital made an informal approach to the bank in...

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Private Equity Firms Open ‘Toolbox’ as IPO Drought Persists
Private Equity Firms Open ‘Toolbox’ as IPO Drought Persists
June 08, 2025  |  IPO

Private equity firms are reportedly rethinking exit strategies as initial public offerings (IPOs) remain scarce. In a report Sunday (June 8) following the industry’s annual...

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Apollo Global Management Partners With Banks to Trade Private Credit
Apollo Global Management Partners With Banks to Trade Private Credit
May 29, 2025  |  Banking

Apollo Global Management is reportedly working with five banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group, to trade private credit. The collaboration will...

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PNC to Expand Primary Fund Placement Capabilities With Aqueduct Acquisition
PNC to Expand Primary Fund Placement Capabilities With Aqueduct Acquisition
May 20, 2025  |  Partnerships

PNC Bank plans to acquire Aqueduct Capital Group to enhance the primary fund placement capabilities of PNC subsidiary Harris Williams. The bank has entered into...

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Finastra Sells Treasury Business to Private Equity Firm Apax
Finastra Sells Treasury Business to Private Equity Firm Apax
May 19, 2025  |  Partnerships

Financial software firm Finastra is selling its treasury and capital management business. The deal, announced Monday (May 19), will see the unit (TCM) go to...

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Platforms, Private Credit Fund and Banks’ Fortunes Are Increasingly Intertwined
Platforms, Private Credit Fund and Banks’ Fortunes Are Increasingly Intertwined
May 09, 2025  |  Banking

Private credit exists as an essential part of the capital spectrum, especially for firms that cannot get, or choose not to get, traditional bank channels....

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