private equity

Samsung is set to invest $1 billion into an AI infrastructure company backed by Nvidia and private equity firm KKR. The deal reflects Samsung's push to deepen its role in the AI hardware and data centre supply chain, as major chipmakers and investors compete for positions in the fast-growing market for AI computing capacity.

Nubank, the Brazilian digital bank, is reportedly in early-stage talks for a full takeover of British challenger bank Monzo. At the same time, private equity firm Advent International has been named among several buyout firms interested in acquiring a minority stake in Monzo. The reports suggest Monzo is weighing sale options with multiple suitors.

Samsung has pledged $1.0 billion to an AI infrastructure company backed by private equity firm KKR and chipmaker Nvidia, according to The Wall Street Journal. The investment underscores Samsung's push to expand its footprint in artificial intelligence infrastructure amid intense global competition for AI capacity, hardware and data-center resources. Details on the target company's valuation and Samsung's strategic plans for the stake were not disclosed in the report.

The US government has taken equity stakes in four quantum computing startups, extending Washington's recent pattern of direct investments in strategic technology companies. The move signals federal interest in securing a foothold in quantum computing, a field seen as critical to national security and economic competitiveness, and is drawing attention to how far the government will go in backing private tech firms.

A federal bill modeled on Oregon's state law has been introduced in Washington DC that would ban the corporate practice of medicine nationwide. The legislation would prevent non-physician entities from owning or controlling medical practices, a restriction currently in place only in varying forms at the state level. The proposal has drawn attention from healthcare providers, investors and law firms assessing its impact on practice ownership and private equity involvement in medicine.

Singapore's state-owned investor Temasek Holdings has bought a 9% stake in the management company of FSI, an Italian private equity firm. The deal marks a further step in Temasek's expansion into European asset management. Business observers are watching what the Singaporean capital presence could mean for FSI's investment strategy and Italy's private equity market.

Researchers at Brown University's School of Public Health have published a new tracker mapping private equity involvement in healthcare across the United States. The tool aims to document which hospitals, physician practices and other providers are owned by private equity firms. It comes amid growing scrutiny of buyout firms' role in medical care and its effects on costs and quality.

Michael Weinberg, speaking at CFA Society New York, argued that retail investor money is flowing into private equity at precisely the moment when exits are stalling. With IPOs and sales of portfolio companies sluggish, retail capital is becoming a growing liquidity source for the industry. Weinberg's comments have drawn attention to the timing mismatch: new money is arriving while existing investors struggle to cash out, raising questions about valuation and liquidity risk in private markets.

The comment period has closed on California's Office of Health Care Affordability's proposed emergency regulations, which would expand reporting requirements for health care transactions involving private equity firms, hedge funds, and management services organizations. The rules would require more disclosure of financial backers behind deals in the state's health care market. Stakeholders in health care and investment communities are weighing the impact on deal activity and oversight.

SoundThinking, the gunshot-detection technology company formerly known as ShotSpotter, is being taken private by private equity firm Transom Capital Group, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The deal would end the company's run as a publicly traded firm. Details on valuation and timing have not yet been broadly circulated as the news spreads through business circles.

L Catterton, the private equity firm backed by LVMH, has built a notable portfolio across the travel industry, according to a Skift analysis. The firm has been quietly investing in hospitality and travel-related businesses, positioning itself as one of the sector's more influential financial backers as travel demand rebounds and luxury tourism grows.

Apollo Global Management has announced it will release its third quarter 2026 financial results on November 3, 2026. The scheduling notice gives investors and analysts a date to expect the asset manager's quarterly earnings figures and the accompanying call with management. Quarterly results from Apollo are closely watched for signs of performance across its credit, private equity and retirement services businesses.

Private equity real estate firm Sterling Organization has acquired a portfolio of grocery-anchored shopping centers totaling 277,057 square feet across California and Hawaii. The deal adds to the Florida-based firm's growing presence in West Coast and island markets, where grocers serve as anchor tenants drawing steady foot traffic. Trade press flagged the acquisition as part of Sterling's broader strategy of investing in necessity-based, grocery-anchored retail.

Private equity real estate firm Sterling Organization has acquired three retail properties, according to an announcement by CommercialSearch. The deal expands the firm's retail portfolio, though details on the assets' locations, prices and tenants were not disclosed. The purchase adds to a recent run of investor activity in US shopping center assets, where firms have been picking up retail properties at adjusted valuations.

KKR is launching an equipment finance business, and investors are asking whether the move will shift the story around its stock. The company has been working to broaden its recurring revenue base beyond traditional private equity, and adding equipment lending would push it further into steady, interest-earning income. Commentators are weighing whether the launch supports the bull case on the shares or leaves the investment thesis unchanged.

Silver Lake has filed a lawsuit taking aim at hedge funds' appraisal arbitrage strategies. The practice, in which funds buy shares of companies undergoing buyouts to seek higher valuation through appraisal proceedings, has drawn criticism from private equity firms who see it as exploiting deal terms. The case could sharpen the ongoing legal fight over how Delaware courts value shares in merger disputes.