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‘Not unlike tariffs’: Iran war threatens to deepen Asia private equity’s worst fundraising slump in a decade
Blackstone Group’s logo on display during the opening of the company’s new office in Singapore. Munshi Ahmed | Bloomberg | Getty Images Since the pandemic, private equity funds focused on Asia have struggled to raise money, as the industry sat on massive unsold assets and idle dry powder. Signs of growing confidence began to emerge […]
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Private credit cracks open door for Wall Street banks’ comeback: ‘The tug of war is just starting’
Wall Street, Manhattan, New York. Andrey Denisyuk | Moment | Getty Images Wall Street banks may finally be getting a long-awaited opening to claw back market share from private credit lenders. After a decade in which private credit lenders grew rapidly and took over a large share of financing for leveraged buyouts, signs of strain […]
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Family offices make opportunistic bets on real estate as investors sit on sidelines
Colorful epic aerial panorama of San Francisco skyline downtown with business building skyscraper and waterfront at twilight in California, USA. Prasit Photo | Moment | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, […]
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Private credit’s ‘zero-loss fantasy’ is coming to an end as defaults and fund exits rise
Deteriorating asset quality, collateral markdowns and a growing rush for the exits are rattling private credit markets and prompting comparisons to the Global Financial Crisis. But a spike in loan defaults, while painful, could help shake out pockets of stress from the $3 trillion sector and provide what one industry pro calls a “healthy reset” […]
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Orlando Bravo pushes back on private markets criticism: ‘Everybody’s extremely comfortable’
Key Points “We have been living in the details of the space for a very, very long time, not on a high level, not investing in stocks, [but] investing in companies, customer contracts, knowing the details. So, yes, as a sector specialist in private equity, our companies are very, very different,” Bravo said. His comments […]
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Orlando Bravo says some software names hit by AI deserve a valuation cut
Thoma Bravo co-founder Orlando Bravo on Tuesday said that artificial intelligence will disrupt software companies faster, and some of the hits to valuation are “very warranted.” “There are many, many software companies in the public markets that will be disrupted from AI,” he told CNBC’s Leslie Picker at Thoma Bravo’s investor meeting in Miami. “Those […]
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Private credit’s ‘off-ramp’ emerges as investors look to cash out and default fears grow
Key Points Semi-liquid private credit vehicles have curbed withdrawals as investors scramble to withdraw their money. A “robust and growing” secondaries market could help ease pressure amid concerns over squeezed liquidity. Private credit investors may have a potential “off-ramp” as pressure to cash out of the $3 trillion industry grows. Asset managers in the sector, […]
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Apollo’s John Zito questions private equity’s software valuations: ‘All the marks are wrong’
Key Points Apollo executive John Zito said private equity firms are broadly misstating the value of their software holdings, telling UBS clients last month that “all the marks are wrong.” Zito warned that lenders to smaller software companies could recover as little as 20 to 40 cents on the dollar, implying deep losses. Apollo sought […]
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Why Trump has his sights on Iran’s Kharg Island — and what it means for the oil market
A general view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal, 25 km from the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf and 483 km northwest of the Strait of Hormuz, in Iran on March 12, 2017. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s order to strike Iranian military assets on Kharg Island […]
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Bosa/Wu: Private equity is about to eat its own software portfolio
Editor’s note: The following article is a commentary on some of the top trends in technology and its broader impact. The technology to disrupt enterprise software already exists. What’s been missing is the forcing function. A potential tie-up between artificial intelligence and private equity could be exactly that. The Information reported Wednesday that Anthropic is […]
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