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The private credit market is ditching software and favoring industrial and asset-heavy sectors. Major firms like Blackstone, Bain Capital, and Brookfield Asset Management are now targeting “Heavy Asset, Low Obsolescence (HALO)” companies due to their lower exposure to technological...

Private equity firms Bain Capital and Apollo Global Management are among several firms holding discussions about the potential purchase of Continental AG's industrial unit, ContiTech. Industrial components manufacturer ContiTech is valued at $4.1 billion, Bloomberg reported. Deutsche Bank AG and...

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article mistakenly reported that Bain Capital closed a fund with $12.5 billion in capital. It has since been corrected. Private equity firm Bain Capital completed fundraising for its sixth Asia-focused fund, exceeding its goal of $7 billion, as strong...

Correction: This article has been updated to attribute the report to Bain & Company Higher interest rates and evolving market conditions have fundamentally altered private equity deal-making. Bain &Co.’s 2026 global private equity report signifies that "12 is the new five," suggesting...

Bob's Discount Furniture, backed by private equity firm Bain Capital, is pursuing a $2.48 billion valuation in an upcoming U.S. initial public offering (IPO). • La-Z-Boy stock is showing weakness. What’s pulling LZB shares down? The discount furniture store is offering 19.45 million...

Bain Capital (NYSE:BCSF) has named David Gross as its sole managing partner, completing its succession plan, the Financial Times reported, citing a letter sent by the firm to investors. Gross will now lead Bain's global partnership. He was appointed co-managing partner in 2024. His co-managing...

Private equity firm Bain Capital is buying PowerSchool Holdings (NYSE:PWSC) for $5.6 billion. PowerSchool’s stockholders will receive $22.80 per share in cash — a 37% premium over the unaffected share price of $16.64 on May 7 (the last trading day before news broke of the deal). Vista Equity...

Global investors are turning their attention to Asia, lured by the region’s soaring computing and data storage needs, driven primarily by the surge in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services. Private equity firms KKR & Co Inc (NYSE:KKR) and Bain Capital ...

Key Takeaways: Bain has offered to pay $8 per ADS for the remaining shares it doesn’t already own in Chindata, about 27% higher than the stock’s closing price the day before the announcement The offer comes after Chindata reportedly attracted takeover interest from a number of other...

Bain Capital Ventures (BCV), the venture capital arm of Bain Capital, has launched a $560 million fund focused on the cryptocurrency space. What Happened: Bain Capital’s Crypto Fund I will exclusively focus on investing in early-stage cryptocurrency protocols operating in...

Less than six months after emerging from stealth, the Deerfield-backed biotech Nuvalent (NASDAQ: NUVL) is already prepping a Nasdaq debut. Nuvalent filed its S-1 IPO prospectus with the SEC, penciling in the $100 million raise.  It’s also a big win for Deerfield, which...

Software company Roper Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ROP) is in negotiations to purchase Vertafore Inc for nearly $5.5 billion, Reuters reported Sunday. What Happened The Vista Equity Partners- and Bain Capital-owned Vertafore, a software vendor to the insurance industry, would be the largest...

Investment firm Bain Capital Credit will invest an initial $360 million in a joint venture with Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (NASDAQ: AAWW), a major provider of outsourced all-cargo aircraft operations and other aviation services, to lease freighter aircraft, the companies said Wednesday. Under...

Shares of American software company Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) were surging nearly 14 percent Tuesday on M&A talk. What Happened Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has expressed interest in acquiring Symantec, according to Reuters, which cited unnanmed sources.  In September...

In the 1980s, Toys R Us was gobbling market share in the golden age of brick and mortar. In the 1990s, soaring profits fueled its expansion both in the U.S. and abroad. But on Sept. 19, the once redoubtable retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, submitting to a heavy debt burden amid...