Hundreds of private equity firms are drowning in a sea of competition, searching for lifeboats of new capital as they cling ...

There are more private equity funds in North America than there are McDonald's franchises, said KKR & Co's co-CEO Joe Bae, noting that managers have to be very "disciplined." The widening gap followed ...

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As funds deliver mediocre returns and shed investors, the industry is struggling to unload 31,000 investments, an increase over this time last year. By Maureen Farrell Heading into 2025, private ...

Buyout firms have struggled to sell companies they own and have instead found a workaround to get cash back to clients: Selling the companies to themselves. By Maureen Farrell Maureen Farrell covers ...

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Last year, the amount of capital raised by U.S. private equity funds decreased by over $100 billion compared to the previous year, while the share of the top 10 private equity funds in total ...