Becky Smith

CVC Raises $10 Billion as Private Equity Secondaries Scale to Meet Liquidity Demand CVC Secondary Partners representing the $10 billion close of Secondary Opportunities Fund VI and growth in private equity secondaries

CVC Secondary Partners representing the $10 billion close of Secondary Opportunities Fund VI and growth in private equity secondaries

CVC Raises $10 Billion as Private Equity Secondaries Scale to Meet Liquidity Demand

Becky Smith Published: September 7, 2026 | Updated: September 7, 2026

Jersey-based private equity and investment advisory firm CVC has raised $10 billion for its largest private equity secondaries...

U.S. Private Markets Hiring Slowed to 38,000 Jobs in August Before Payrolls Rebounded U.S. employment and financial markets representing slowing ADP private-sector hiring and August payroll data

U.S. employment and financial markets representing slowing ADP private-sector hiring and August payroll data

U.S. Private Markets Hiring Slowed to 38,000 Jobs in August Before Payrolls Rebounded

Becky Smith Published: September 6, 2026 | Updated: September 6, 2026

U.S. private employers added just 38,000 jobs in August 2026, extending a summer hiring slowdown and falling...

Megha Engineering Seeks $700 Million Private Credit for 43% Stake Buyout Megha Engineering infrastructure project representing PV Krishna Reddy’s proposed $700 million private credit-backed stake acquisition in India

Megha Engineering infrastructure project representing PV Krishna Reddy’s proposed $700 million private credit-backed stake acquisition in India

Megha Engineering Seeks $700 Million Private Credit for 43% Stake Buyout

Becky Smith Published: August 31, 2026 | Updated: September 6, 2026

PV Krishna Reddy, managing director and controlling shareholder of India’s Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd., is seeking...

GenNx360 Closes Largest Fund at $865 Million for Lower Middle Market Buyouts U.S. industrial and business services operations representing GenNx360 Capital Partners' $865 million fourth private equity flagship fund.

U.S. industrial and business services operations representing GenNx360 Capital Partners' $865 million fourth private equity flagship fund.

GenNx360 Closes Largest Fund at $865 Million for Lower Middle Market Buyouts

Becky Smith Published: August 30, 2026 | Updated: September 6, 2026

GenNx360 Capital Partners has closed its fourth flagship private equity fund with $865 million in commitments, giving...

Guggenheim Affiliate Builds $1.3 Billion Position in Debt Tied to Asset Management Arm Institutional credit and insurance investments representing a Guggenheim affiliate's $1.3 billion debt exposure linked to its asset management business.

Institutional credit and insurance investments representing a Guggenheim affiliate's $1.3 billion debt exposure linked to its asset management business.

Guggenheim Affiliate Builds $1.3 Billion Position in Debt Tied to Asset Management Arm

Becky Smith Published: August 29, 2026 | Updated: September 6, 2026

A Guggenheim-affiliated insurance company has accumulated about $1.3 billion of debt linked to Guggenheim Investments, putting a...

Franklin Templeton’s $1.5 Billion CFO Opens New Route for Secondaries Capital Institutional investors evaluating securitized private equity secondaries and collateralized fund obligation financing in global private markets

Institutional investors evaluating securitized private equity secondaries and collateralized fund obligation financing in global private markets

Franklin Templeton’s $1.5 Billion CFO Opens New Route for Secondaries Capital

Becky Smith Published: August 25, 2026 | Updated: August 27, 2026

Franklin Templeton has raised $1.5 billion through its first collateralized fund obligation, adding momentum to the use...

S&P Global Projects U.S. LNG Exports to Drive $1.4 Trillion Economic Boost U.S. LNG Expansion Set to Reshape Global Energy Markets as Investment Tops $1 Trillion

U.S. LNG Expansion Set to Reshape Global Energy Markets as Investment Tops $1 Trillion

S&P Global Projects U.S. LNG Exports to Drive $1.4 Trillion Economic Boost

Becky Smith Published: July 19, 2026 | Updated: July 19, 2026

The U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry is on track to become the country’s second-largest net export...

Inflation Pressures Push U.S. Households to Reduce Retirement Contributions Americans Scale Back Retirement Savings as Rising Living Costs Strain Household Budgets

Americans Scale Back Retirement Savings as Rising Living Costs Strain Household Budgets

Inflation Pressures Push U.S. Households to Reduce Retirement Contributions

Becky Smith Published: July 19, 2026 | Updated: July 19, 2026

Americans are increasingly reducing contributions to retirement savings accounts as persistent inflation and higher living costs force...

Apollo Pushes Back Against Subprime Comparisons in Private Credit

Apollo Pushes Back Against Subprime Comparisons in Private Credit

Apollo Pushes Back Against Subprime Comparisons in Private Credit

Becky Smith Published: July 18, 2026 | Updated: July 18, 2026

Apollo Global Management is pushing back against growing comparisons between private credit and the subprime mortgage market...

JPMorgan Backs Warburg Pincus With $3 Billion Buyout Loan JPMorgan Leads $3 Billion Buyout Financing for Warburg Pincus' PantheRx Rare Acquisition

JPMorgan Leads $3 Billion Buyout Financing for Warburg Pincus' PantheRx Rare Acquisition

JPMorgan Backs Warburg Pincus With $3 Billion Buyout Loan

Becky Smith Published: July 16, 2026 | Updated: July 19, 2026

JPMorgan Chase is leading a $3 billion financing package to support Warburg Pincus’ acquisition of specialty pharmaceutical...