The latest from private markets

B Capital-led consortium, including CalPERS, agreed to acquire Russell Investments from TA Associates and Reverence Capital Partners for 2.8 Billion USD. The transaction was announced on 09 Jul 2026.

Firm identified regulatory complexity as a potential source of additional merger-arbitrage spread as global M&A activity recovers.

UniCredit completed the tender-offer period with 17.60% additional shares tendered, taking aggregate exposure to 47.59%.

Public reporting indicated strong first-half performance across Lone Pine's long and short positions.

Third Point Ventures portfolio company Kentik was acquired by Infoblox, representing a venture portfolio exit for Third Point Ventures.

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.

BCPP continued positioning its UK Opportunities strategy around life sciences, housing, commercial logistics and energy infrastructure as long-term UK investment themes.

ART reported more than A$1.2 billion of new infrastructure commitments during the June quarter, including investments in Applied Digital, Rio Grande LNG, and Court Square; with additional private equity, property and alternative investments.

ART reported more than A$1.2 billion of new infrastructure commitments during the June quarter and additional private equity, property and alternative investments.

Shaun Manuell was appointed CIO effective 01 July 2026, having previously served as Head of Australian Equities for 13 years, overseeing growth in internally managed Australian equities from $1 billion to more than $100 billion.

Coller partnered with Cherry Bank to expand access to private credit secondaries for wealth investors in Italy and Europe.

Nuveen Energy Infrastructure Credit completed a US$546 million preferred equity investment to support the SunZia transmission and wind infrastructure project in the United States. The investment provides long-term capital for one of the largest renewable energy infrastructure developments in the U.S., reinforcing Nuveen's strategy of investing in energy transition and infrastructure credit assets.

Nemetschek completed the acquisition of HCSS from Thoma Bravo, marking a portfolio exit in the construction software sector.

Through Global Atlantic, KKR expanded its insurance asset management strategy in Europe by pursuing partnerships with insurers and pension risk transfer opportunities.

Viking reported capital of more than $56.8 across public and private investments.

Third Point made significant changes to its disclosed U.S. equity holdings, including a new 20 million share Warner Bros. Discovery position valued at approximately $533.2 million at quarter end. It also initiated positions in Keysight Technologies, Block and Flex, while exiting Nvidia, Broadcom, KLA, Lam Research, VanEck Semiconductor ETF and Meta.

Farallon filed a Schedule 13D reporting a 6.1% beneficial ownership position in Centessa.

ECB authorized the merger by absorption of Aion Bank into UniCredit.

Coller reported continued institutional commitment to private markets while investors became more selective in manager selection.

Viking led a preferred equity investment in American Securities backed jac to finance growth and refinitional expansion.

Following the initial acceptance period, aggregate exposure reached 42.50%, rising to 44.33% after treasury-share cancellation.

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.

StepStone's SPI data became generally available through PitchBook, providing deal-level performance and operating metrics for private-market benchmarking.

Third Point Ventures participated in Atom Computing's Series C financing of $100 million. The round included Cisco Investments and DCVC among the disclosed investors.

Blackstone Credit & Insurance launched SablePointe Credit Strategies, a new platform to strengthen origination, underwriting, and portfolio management capabilities across asset-based lending and specialty credit markets.

Invesco highlighted real estate and private credit, including direct lending and AAA rated CLOs, as potential sources of income and diversification.