The private equity outfit Blackstone reportedly could soon be an investor in TikTok’s American operations. The company is considering a small minority investment in the social media platform, Reuters reported Friday (March 28), citing two sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, Blackstone...
Thoma Bravo has closed a fund of 1.8 billion euros ($1.89 billion) dedicated to European software deals. The private equity group announced the fund — its first for the region — on Tuesday (Feb. 25), saying it was targeting middle-market software firms across Europe. “Our first dedicated pool...
The former head of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said private equity firms warrant closer White House attention. Americans face “catastrophic consequences” for America if President Donald Trump’s antitrust team fails to properly scrutinize this sector, Lina Khan, recently resigned chair of the FTC, told...
Europe’s economic loss has appears to have been the private equity sector’s gain. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Jan. 12), private equity (PE) firms boosted their activity in the region during 2024, taking advantage of Europe’s economic downturn to purchase big companies at...
October 02, 2024
The private credit market is booming — and has the potential to reshape lending, and risk, too, in financial services. Generally and conceptually speaking, the private lending market, estimated by the International Monetary Fund to top $2 trillion at present, offers a capital “lifeline” of sorts to a variety of borrowers, especially smaller firms that […]
January 15, 2024
For corporates, especially smaller Main Street businesses, private credit (aka private debt) appears as an avenue through which they can get the capital they need. And for the lenders, the...
January 17, 2023
European private equity (PE) dealmaking defied economic headwinds in 2022. In general, dealmaking was characterized by smaller but more numerous deals, as checks and valuations got smaller and the cost...
March 30, 2025
The private equity outfit Blackstone reportedly could soon be an investor in TikTok’s American operations. The company is considering a small minority investment in the social media platform, Reuters reported Friday (March 28), citing two sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, Blackstone is weighing whether to join Chinese parent company ByteDance’s existing […]
February 25, 2025
Thoma Bravo has closed a fund of 1.8 billion euros ($1.89 billion) dedicated to European software deals. The private equity group announced the fund — its first for the region — on Tuesday...
January 26, 2025
The former head of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said private equity firms warrant closer White House attention. Americans face “catastrophic consequences” for America if President Donald Trump’s antitrust team...
January 12, 2025
Europe’s economic loss has appears to have been the private equity sector’s gain. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Jan. 12), private equity (PE) firms boosted their activity in...
