Maria Armental

Independent sponsors, who typically raise money for each deal rather than investing out of a fund, say they are finding plenty of opportunities and taking on larger deals, even with a broader market slowdown.

The buyout firm invested $5.5 billion during the third quarter and scored a big win on Creative Artists sale

Senior executives from several public private-equity firms said they continue to see some signs of improvement in a challenging exit landscape.

The private-equity firm set up payments company Al Circle Bidco to serve small merchants in Europe, a group historically underserved by banks

Despite its exponential growth, private credit's professional ranks remain concentrated around white men. ‘There's a few of us, and we still have to paddle pretty hard,' said Ivelisse Rodriguez Simon, Avante Capital Partners managing partner.

WSJ Pro spoke with Michael Fosnaugh, a senior managing director at Vista Equity Partners who co-heads the software-focused firm’s main buyout strategy, about his outlook for software investors.

Centerbridge Partners and Bridgeport Partners took the company private through a $1.6 billion deal in 2022

Sayari, which has government and commercial customers, plans to launch a new artificial intelligence-enhanced product for supply-chain risk management

ActiveViam offers software that helps financial institutions manage risk

The private-equity firm is buying out majority owner Huatai Securities, which acquired the wealth management company in 2016.