Carmela Mendoza

Carlyle leans into carve-outs as dealmaking gets more competitive

Industrials, defence and healthcare sectors stand to benefit, co-head of Americas PE Steve Wise tells PEI.

Evergreen execs spell out what they've learned and how they'll judge success

Senior wealth and asset management executives weigh in on the importance of liquidity management, investor alignment and scale in evergreen funds distribution at an industry conference in Paris.

Mid-market CEOs demand more from GPs

Capital alone is no longer the deciding factor for management teams evaluating potential GP partners, argued CEOs from Eurazeo, Astorg and Ridgepost at an industry event on Wednesday.

Apollo’s Kleinman: Exits aren’t the problem, pricing is

Scott Kleinman, co-president of the firm, said at an industry event on Wednesday that the real obstacle is sellers being unwilling to accept the price the market is offering.

Healthcare private equity weathers the SaaSpocalypse – Bain report

Disclosed healthcare buyout value fell to $51bn in H1 2026 from around $60bn a year earlier, with pressures from AI disruption and the Iran war contributing to the slowdown.

Blurred lines: How fund finance is reinventing the sub-line

As deploying capital gets harder, lenders and lawyers are turning to hybrid structures that blend sub-line mechanics with parallel vehicles and squeezing more leverage out of uncalled commitments.

Carlyle realisations drive strong earnings quarter

The firm's US buyout strategy distributed capital at more than double the industry rate, chief executive Harvey Schwartz noted on the firm’s latest results call.

Apollo roughly halfway to target for Fund XI

The firm began raising capital for its latest flagship, which has a target of $22bn-$25bn, in February.