Wall Street Journal

Private Equity Is Coming to Your 401(k). Should You Buy In?

With private-equity funds on their way into workplace retirement plans, savers face a choice that matters: Are they worth adding to my portfolio? Private-equity firms buy companies, often using ...
PC Gamer

EA's $55 billion acquisition is the biggest leveraged buyout in private equity history. Here's why it has everyone terrified

Gaming Industry EA CEO says company values will 'remain unchanged' under the new ownership of Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner's investment firm Gaming Industry EA is reportedly about to be sold in a ...
Law

Weil Takes Two Private Equity Partners From Latham in Germany

Weil, Gotshal & Manges is retooling its German leadership team and private equity bench with PE partner Gerhard Schmidt set to retire at the end of the year. Weil, Gotshal & Manges is expanding its ...
CBSSports.com

Big Ten contemplating $2 billion private equity deal, grant of rights extension with decision on horizon

The Big Ten is contemplating an enormous equity deal, upwards of $2 billion, CBS Sports' John Talty confirms. The deal would also extend the Big Ten's grant of rights until 2046, but it may take come ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Australia’s IFM Investors to Wind Down Private Equity Unit

Australian investment manager IFM Investors will wind down its domestic private equity unit in coming years, citing a lack of scale to make it commercially viable and a focus on other global ...
Ibj.com

As private equity pursues public utilities, reports say BlackRock subsidiary wants to buy AES

The Financial Times reported this week that AES, the parent of utility provider AES Indiana, is in advanced discussions to sell to BlackRock Inc. subsidiary Global Infrastructure Partners in a deal ...
Wall Street Journal

Private-Equity Fundraising Slump Deepened Through September

Private-equity fundraising was weak through the first nine months of 2025, putting the industry on pace for another annual fundraising decline. Despite positive signs for private-equity dealmaking and ...
The New York Times

How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research

Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and patient safety. Credit...Blake Cale Supported by By Walt Bogdanich Carson Kessler ...
Crude Oil Prices

Private Equity Giant May Cash Out of Pembina Gas Infrastructure

Private equity giant KKR is considering selling its 40% stake in Pembina Gas Infrastructure, a Canadian midstream operator valued at about $7 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The New York Times

Big money meets women’s soccer: What private equity ownership means for NWSL

The locker room of Bay FC, one of the NWSL teams owned by a private equity firm Lachlan Cunningham / NWSL via Getty Images When Bay FC parted ways with its first CEO, Brady Stewart, the news hardly ...
Hartford Business

Private equity firm buys Westport HQ for $16.5M

A private equity firm has bought the Westport office building that houses its headquarters for $16.5 million, according to property records. 54 Wilton Purchaser LLC, which is controlled by Wilton ...
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New Bill Aims to Prohibit Athletic Department, Conference Private Equity Deals

On Monday, Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R., Wash.) introduced a bill aimed at blocking private equity deals with athletic departments or conferences, according to a draft of the bill obtained by Front ...