private equity

New On The Block Following a review of strategic alternatives initiated earlier this year, Domo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DOMO) said its board has determined that pursuing a strategic transaction is the most effective path to maximize shareholder value. • Domo stock is showing exceptional strength. What...

New On The Block Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGMO), a genomic medicine company, announced that, after extensive consideration of the company's pipeline and financial resources, it has retained Raymond James as its financial advisor to assist in evaluating a full range of strategic...

Thoma Bravo, co-founder Orlando Bravo, said that worries surrounding artificial intelligence wiping out software-as-a-service businesses have cooled, arguing that new AI capabilities are lifting, not crushing, many software vendors. "The SaaSpocalyse is over. It's finished, no more. It wasn't a...

Private equity deal activity ran into another mid-cycle stall as a fresh wave of shocks in 2026 widened pricing gaps and slowed both buying and selling.  In a report entitled "Control the Controllable, Weather the Rest: Private Equity Midyear Report 2026," Bain & Company said the pullback...

Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX) is weighing a transaction that could convert more than $2 billion in private equity fund interests into bond-like securities, a structure designed to return cash to investors as traditional buyout exits remain sluggish. The proposed deal would be among the larger fund-...

Investcorp has launched a firmwide playbook meant to guide how the company evaluates and pursues artificial intelligence-driven themes. The alternative investment manager said the approach will be used across private equity, real assets and credit. The framework, which is laid out in a report,...

New On The Block Jasper Therapeutics (NASDAQ:JSPR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company, is reviewing strategic alternatives, including a sale or merger, to maximize shareholder value. The company intends to evaluate cost-saving measures to preserve cash and maintain compliance with regulatory...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has warned that private equity firms are positioning themselves to profit from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom by acquiring utility companies and passing the costs of grid upgrades needed to support data centers onto consumers through higher electricity bills...

Private equity firms Blackstone (NYSE:BX) and Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) are helping to bring on additional investors in a debt financing deal that will assist Anthropic in building out its artificial intelligence infrastructure. The $36 billion deal will reportedly be used to acquire...

New On The Block Largo Inc. (NASDAQ:LGO) plans to evaluate strategic alternatives for its 100%-owned tungsten assets. The evaluation process is expected to include joint ventures, asset-level financing, minority investments, sale or spin-out opportunities to unlock value for Largo shareholders...

EQT has struck a deal with Alphabet Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google Cloud aimed at speeding up artificial intelligence projects across more than 300 companies held in the buyout firm's portfolio. The arrangement gives these businesses access to Google Cloud's AI and security tools, including the...

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said the founders behind StraightPath Venture Partners LLC received lengthy prison terms after a jury found they ran a pre-IPO investment scam that siphoned millions from clients. U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman sentenced Michael Castillero, also known as...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is reportedly exploring a strategy to reduce its exposure to more than $4 billion in loans tied to private equity funds. The bank has been in discussions around a structure designed to offload risk associated with net asset value (NAV) loans—financing backed by...

Updates From The Block NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) is planning to buy Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) for $66.8 billion. The all-stock transaction, which is pending regulatory approval, will be the third-largest energy company behind Exxon and Chevron. The combined enterprise value is approximately $420...

Partners Group has launched its new Total Return Strategy, a control private equity strategy focused on lower-leverage, income-generating investments.  The strategy plans to target companies with steady cash generation and strong competitive standing across sectors it views as essential to the...