Private equity firms could be more regular players in a European banking sector freed of the shackles of government ownership, although they have stiff competition in the form of strategic buyers.

The bank’s alternative asset management arm collected the capital despite a tough market for raising funds.

The backdrop for private equity exits is turning more favorable — and a Federal Reserve rate cut could give dealmaking activity more momentum. Investors are firmly focused on the Fed's rate-setting ...

Key insight: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will let private equity and other nonbanks bid on failed banks to make resolutions faster and more competitive. Supporting data: The agency is ...

In a world where public markets dominate the financial headlines, an increasingly important part of diversified wealth strategies is unfolding away from the spotlight — in private markets. Over the ...

Merrill Wealth Management and Bank of America Private Bank have launched a new private market investment program for ultra-high-net-worth clients. Alts Expanded Access allows clients with a net worth ...

Private equity may be available in 401(k) plans in the future. But is it a good retirement investment? Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

But according to David Robinson, the James and Gail Vander Weide Professor of Finance at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business , concerns about private credit “might be overblown,” as they are ...

Did PE firms make the world worse? Or was it something else? The Blackstone Group offices in New York, 2013. The 2010s were, among other things, the decade of private equity. A segment of the finance ...