Private equity and high performance often go hand in hand and by some measure 2024 was a banner year for sports dealmaking. Next season maybe we’ll be watching PE executives joining in with endzone celebrations… sure the fans would love to see that. So what’s the hype? Well, a new report by financial advisory firm Oaklins reveals that M&A sports deals involving PE groups nearly doubled year-on-year, rising from 96 in 2023 to 190 in 2024.
BlackRock has completed the acquisition of private markets data provider, Preqin, in a move that puts the global investment behemoth in a commanding position to support its clients across all markets. With Aladdin and eFront already part of the BlackRock platform, the addition of Preqin, which is expected to be integrated into both over time, is a wish come true for BlackRock’s investors, as they seek greater transparency and benchmarking capabilities within their private markets portfolios.
No bridge is too far. At least not for Apollo Global Management. The global investment firm has nearly doubled its real estate AUM following the decision to purchase Bridge Investment Group for approximately $1.5 billion in stock.
During IPEM Cannes | Wealth 2025, we asked Private Markets experts from around the globe to share some industry insights by answering a few questions…
VC secondaries are experiencing quite the dramatic rebound; you could say they are positively surging. By last December, the median discount over a 12-month period had risen from 46% to just 3% according Zanbato data published in PitchBook’s 2024 Annual European Venture Report.