Curated news across firms, funds and deals — updated as our analysts add it.
Jul ’26 was the most active month with 32 tracked items. Update leads this view (30 of 30).
Arcmont was ranked #1 in mid-cap deal volume, joint #1 in large-cap deal count and #2 European Direct Lender for 1H26.
CAA published its H1 2026 consolidated financial statements.
Octus recognized Varde as the leading private credit lender in India during H1 2026. Varde reported more than $13 B invested across APAC.
Freenome announced FDA approval of its blood-based colorectal-cancer screening test.
Fitch affirmed UniCredit at A-, stable outlook, following the Commerzbank offer.
S&P affirmed UniCredit at A- with positive outlook following the Commerzbank offer.
Public reporting indicated strong first-half performance across Lone Pine's long and short positions.
BCPP's Joint Committee reviewed the integration of new Partner Funds and further development of investment management capabilities, including legacy private markets management and capital call services.
ART's High Growth option delivered 10.07% p.a. over the 10 years to 30 June 2026 and 9.21% for FY2026.
AustralianSuper reported that it manages more than A$430 billion for more than 3.6 million members following FY2026 growth.
AustralianSuper reported 9.77% for its Balanced option and 11.58% for High Growth for FY2026. Unlisted assets, led by private credit and private equity, contributed meaningfully to returns.
Coller reported continued institutional commitment to private markets while investors became more selective in manager selection.
Arcmont was recognised in the 2026 European direct-lending awards cycle.
CEO Anthony Fobel discussed private-credit performance and the market outlook amid continued scrutiny of the asset class.
Vista and Cambium launched Vector Core Compute (VC2), an enterprise AI inference cloud platform designed to accelerate AI deployment for enterprise software companies. The initiative expands Vista's AI infrastructure capabilities and supports portfolio companies developing agentic AI applications.
Thoma Bravo combined WWEX Group with portfolio company Auctane to create a global logistics technology platform.
StepStone reported full-year fiscal 2026 results. As of 31 March 2026, the firm was responsible for approximately $885 billion of total capital, including $233 billion AUM.
Invesco published its assessment of private credit market conditions, emphasizing manager selection, underwriting quality and differences among evergreen and other private credit structures.
JPMAM launched JPMorgan Managed Futures Plus ETF (JFPP) on Nasdaq, expanding its alternatives and multi asset product offering.
JPMAM launched a second tokenized money market fund on Ethereum, expanding its Morgan Money tokenized liquidity offering.
Q1 2026 premium income reached €17.0 B, up 14.5%; net inflows were €5.7 B.
Pershing Square's parent company completed its IPO alongside the PSUS offering, creating a publicly traded corporate structure for the investment manager.
Blackstone reported first-quarter 2026 financial results, with assets under management exceeding US$1.3 trillion, supported by fundraising, deployment, and realizations across its investment businesses
Pemberton continued expanding its North American investor coverage while maintaining its European private-credit investment focus
Blackstone announced the final close of its flagship opportunistic credit fund at more than US$10 billion, reaching its hard cap and expanding its opportunistic credit platform.
Nuveen reports US$1.4 trillion in total AUM as of 31 March 2026, per 'Nuveen by the Numbers'. The disclosed asset-class totals do not sum exactly to US$1.4 trillion due to rounding, and Multi-Asset AUM includes underlying allocations to fixed income, equities, and real estate, resulting in overlap.
CAA's FY2025 investor presentation detailed its investment portfolio and asset allocation.
Fortress launched a new 1031 real estate exchange platform providing access to institutional quality real estate through Delaware Statutory Trusts. Initial focus areas include senior housing, student housing and multifamily.
The Board authorized a program allowing StepStone to repurchase up to $100 million of Class A common stock as part of its capital-allocation framework.
Private Debt Investor named Varde Infrastructure Debt Manager of the Year for Asia-Pacific, recognizing its Asia Private Credit activity.