Blackstone’s credit boss on the migration of loans from banks to asset managers
US group Concord walks away from bidding war for London-listed music rights group
Latest offer from US private equity group wins backing of UK-listed music rights owner
Offer for music rights group rises to $1.5bn as Apollo-backed investor beats rival’s bid
Effort to trump offer by Concord Chorus could trigger battle for music rights investor
Industry sitting on record amounts of unsold assets that will take time to sell even as M&A market returns to life
US buyout firm has plans to build a vast data centre to tap growing demand for computing power
Plus, KKR’s Nuttall and Bae see dealmaking rebound and accountant retirees take on a private equity deal
Links between UK prime minister and the private equity group have fuelled speculation about his post-election future
Purchase of Via Monte Napoleone 8 from Blackstone comes as luxury groups compete for desirable locations
$60bn real estate vehicle is part of push to reach wealthy retail investors
Pressure eases on Breit after dash for withdrawals caused the group to put limits on requests
Bank strikes deal to sell $1.1bn worth of debt to private equity firm
Breit has failed to deliver return promised to university in exchange for shoring up real estate fund
About $10bn of loans have been refinanced in public markets as conditions improve due to rate cuts being on the horizon
Profits at world’s largest private equity group drop as fees from asset sales more than halved
Small investors may find it hard to commit money for the traditional decade or so
The distance put between investment funds and workers in companies they back raises questions over responsibility. Probe the arguments with this ‘instant teaching case study’
Stephen Schwarzman switched support to ‘new generation’ after disappointing 2022 midterms for GOP
Private equity group wants to invest before prices start to rise, Jonathan Gray tells the FT
Shareholders expect a rosy future as shares rally at the private equity giant
The overall returns upside is greater — but so is the requirement for patience
$1.3bn inflows from wealthy individuals come after redemption episode at real estate vehicle
World’s largest commercial property owner says it has been more active in the region because of ‘distress and dislocation’
Which to bleach first, the eyes or the ears?
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