Commentary

Monroe Capital’s Chris Lund: Likely Fed hike ‘shouldn’t move the needle’ for PE

OEP’s Chip Schorr: ‘Banking tech is very robust;’ BDO survey says gap between buyers and sellers widens

Schwarzman outlines Blackstone’s 'innovation machine;' THL’s Josh Nelson discusses 'valuation correction'

Blackstone is expected to this year hit $1 trillion of assets, thanks mostly to non-stop product creation; catching up with Josh Nelson from Thomas H. Lee Partners.

EY to spend $1b expanding PE biz; family offices up allocation to PE; Bain Capital invests in sous vide

EY announces it will spend $1 billion over the next four years to expand its PE business; wealthy individuals increase allocation to private equity; Bain Capital takes minority stake in Cuisine Solutions.

Partners Group hires ex-CEO of Kindred Healthcare; will fundraising finally slow down?

Partners Group will announce today it is hiring Ben Breier, former CEO of Kindred Healthcare, who led the $1.4 billion sale of the healthcare provider; after a decade or so of relentless strength in private equity fundraising, there are signs that could be changing.

KKR backs supply chain software provider apex; LLCP practiced patient capital with spa franchisor

Sycamore is bested in bid for Kohl's.

Sachs Capital relaunches as Mauloa; THL gains healthcare banker Sam Hendler

Sachs Capital rebrands as Mauloa.

Francisco Partners sells pharmacy services provider; Alpine bets big on education

EHP invests in Howard J Chudler & Associates.

KKR’s Scott Nuttall: 'We are still short capital and long opportunity;' Alpine debuts training platform

Alpine Investors unveils professional education platform.

Big PE firms look to partner with VC firms on life sciences, Emerging managers weather tough markets

Emerging managers wrestle with fundraising challenges.