Right now, the biggest stories for private equity: Software deals keep moving as lenders and AI bite; PE-backed companies keep buying to scale operations; Blackstone and KKR deepen their push into private credit — and 2 more. Real stories, real sources, updated every few hours. Not generated guesses.
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Software deals keep moving as lenders and AI bite
A broad software-investing theme runs through Medallia's creditor-led takeover, Montagu's carve-out of BMC Helix, Altaris's Simulations Plus deal, Francisco Partners' acquisition of EfficientIP, and analysis warning that software faces both AI disruption and lender resistance. This is a clear current story about software assets becoming harder to finance while still attracting strategic carve-outs and distressed or special-situations capital.
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PE-backed companies keep buying to scale operations
Several portfolio-company-level updates show PE owners using M&A and operational scale-ups to create value: DelCam's Space Age Electronics bought SprinkGuard, TELEO-backed Flatirons acquired Scope AR, GreenArrow bought HBC, and CVC and Inflexion-backed businesses are being positioned for growth. This is the operating-partner playbook in action.
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Blackstone and KKR deepen their push into private credit
Blackstone's launch of SablePointe and broader asset-based lending push, KKR's new aircraft leasing capital partnership, and related direct-lending commentary point to megafunds leaning harder into private credit and structured financing as M&A cycles ebb and hard-asset opportunities grow.
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Apollo cashes out clubs while shuttering its lending REIT
Apollo is in the middle of several major portfolio and platform moves: selling Invited to KSL Capital, winding down Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance after a large loan sale, and facing fresh scrutiny around its public market exposure. The thread is about a big sponsor harvesting assets and simplifying balance-sheet heavy businesses.
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Private equity chases AI power and defense themes
Multiple signals point to the same allocation shift: SuperReturn commentary, Helix Digital Infrastructure, tech M&A, and large corporates buying AI-related assets all suggest PE firms are chasing sectors tied to compute, power, and strategic technology infrastructure. Fundraising and deal activity reflect that rotation.
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