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France's private capital market posted divergent Q2 2026 results, with venture capital dealmaking softening while private equity leveraged transactions staged a modest recovery amid a fragile economy.
EQT raises its tender offer for Kakaku.com to ¥3,450 per share, topping a rival bid from LY Corp and Bain Capital in a rare contested Japan buyout.
Nasdaq Private Markets reports its 50 largest listings are up 58% year-to-date, vastly outpacing the S&P 500's approximately 10% gain and underscoring a seismic shift in capital formation.
Non-traded BDCs faced $15.6B in Q2 redemption requests but fulfilled only $5.9B, as liquidity stress bleeds into Bitcoin ETFs and crypto markets.
Singapore's GIC promotes Choo Yong Cheen and Liew Tzu Mi to Deputy Group Chief Investment Officers in a senior reshuffle effective 1 October 2026.
Global M&A hit $1.3 trillion in Q2 2026, a 35.3% year-on-year surge driven by megadeals, even as activity pulled back from Q1's record $1.6 trillion.
A UBS advisory on Blue Owl's private credit fund has triggered mass investor withdrawals, exposing systemic fragilities in redemption mechanisms across the private credit sector.
Deutsche Bank has stopped lending to private credit funds over risk concerns, a move that could tighten liquidity across private equity and venture capital markets.
The US private credit market closed Q2 2026 with subdued buyout and direct-lending activity, though a handful of mega deals and rising redemption pressures defined the quarter.
Investors have requested $16B in withdrawals from private-credit funds, but managers have returned only $6B, exposing a deepening liquidity mismatch across alternative asset markets.
Apollo Global Management and Blackstone Group complete massive $35 billion debt financing to accelerate Anthropic's artificial intelligence infrastructure development.
Swiss asset manager's withdrawal halt on massive fund signals broader liquidity stress in private markets sector.