Influx of Retirement Funds Could Drive Daily Pricing in Private Markets
KKR’s Head of Client Services, Eric Mogelof, has warned that an influx of retirement money into private markets could push asset managers to calculate portfolio values with unprecedented frequency. Private equity assets, traditionally reserved for institutional investors, are usually locked up with valuations determined monthly or quarterly...
Private Markets Expansion Drives Steep Rise in Data Costs, Substantive Research...
Substantive Research has reported a sharp escalation in market data costs as private credit and leveraged finance markets continue to expand rapidly. The firm’s latest market data pricing study, which now benchmarks 41 vendors, a 95% increase from 2024, shows that private markets, particularly private credit with over $3 trillion in assets under management, are fueling a surge in demand for accurate and transparent data...
CFOs Adapt as Private Equity Expands Its Reach
Private equity’s influence is accelerating across industries, reshaping ownership structures and altering the role of finance chiefs. In accounting alone, there have been at least 90 private equity-related deals since 2020, including 52 in 2025, according to CPA Trendlines Research. Projections suggest that more than half of the top 30 accounting firms could have PE ownership by year-end...
S&P Global, Cambridge Associates, and Mercer Collaborate to Deliver Private Markets...
S&P Global has entered into a strategic collaboration with Cambridge Associates and Mercer to develop comprehensive private markets performance analytics, scheduled to launch in beta by late 2025. Built on S&P Global’s iLEVEL portfolio monitoring platform, the initiative will provide aggregated and anonymized insights into fund performance, fundraising activity, and deal analytics...
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Zentiva to Be Acquired by GTCR From Advent
Zentiva, a European generics pharmaceutical company, has announced its planned sale from Advent International to private equity firm GTCR. Advent acquired Zentiva from Sanofi in 2018 and supported the company’s transformation into a standalone business by expanding its medicine portfolio and manufacturing footprint through organic investments and acquisitions...
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Rithm Capital to Acquire Crestline in $17B Deal
Rithm Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Crestline Management, a private credit and alternative investment manager with approximately $17 billion in assets under management. The deal expands Rithm’s platform across direct lending, fund liquidity solutions, insurance, and reinsurance, complementing its existing expertise in real estate, asset-based finance, corporate credit, and infrastructure...
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Walgreens Transitions to Private Ownership Under Sycamore Partners
Walgreens, a U.S. retail pharmacy chain, announced that it will operate as an independent private company after being acquired by New York-based private equity firm Sycamore Partners. The transaction was completed in partnership with Stefano Pessina and his family, who have fully reinvested their interests in the company...
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Finance Leaders at PE-Owned Firms Face Demands for Faster AI Integration
Private equity firms are intensifying pressure on CFOs of portfolio companies to integrate AI into finance functions, but many finance leaders remain uncertain about where to begin. A recent survey by consulting firm Accordion, covering 200 private equity executives and 200 CFOs, found that 98% of private equity leaders have directed CFOs to prioritize AI adoption...
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Private Markets Face Liquidity Pressures and Shifting Investor Strategies in 2025
Private markets in the first half of 2025 experienced mixed performance across asset classes, with private equity struggling to deliver exits amid trade disruptions and geopolitical uncertainty. Exit activity slowed sharply after a strong start, with managers relying on alternative liquidity tools such as continuation vehicles and NAV financing while LPs pressed for traditional cash distributions...
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Trump Executive Order Opens 401(k) Access to Alternative Assets
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order permitting private equity and other alternative assets, such as private credit, real estate, and cryptocurrencies, to be included in 401(k) retirement accounts. Federal rules currently discourage most defined-contribution plans from investing in such assets, viewing them as a breach of fiduciary duty, which has limited investments largely to stocks and bonds...
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