Kinterra Capital proposes to acquire 100% of New World Resources for A$0.057 per share, challenging a recent agreement with Central Asia Metals.

Private credit markets flash warning signs with dangerous overheating in core segments as lenders abandon due diligence, while massive growth opportunities emerge across asset-based finance, Japanese markets, and wealth democratization. Major fundraising continues with ICG targeting €10B and strategic shifts toward AI integration in PE. Industry faces tension between record expansion and quality concerns.

Argosy Private Equity's portfolio company Diverse Logistics acquires Massiano Logistics, expanding its final mile delivery network.

Omnigence Asset Management, a $1B multi-strategy alternative investment firm, releases Fundserv codes for its farmland and private equity funds.

AI-powered innovations in healthcare, particularly ambient scribes, are emerging as key investment opportunities in the trillion-dollar AI market.

Couchbase, a developer data platform provider, agrees to be acquired by Haveli Investments in an all-cash deal valued at $1.5 billion.

Robust demand for data center cooling and power management creates consolidation opportunities in the fragmented HVAC equipment market.

Kyle Madison joins Pendlebury Hall Advisors as Director to co-lead the firm's growing Secondary Advisory Services practice.

Maven AGI secures $50M in Series B funding to expand its enterprise AI platform, unifying customer journey across complex environments.

MPE Partners and Delphi Infrastructure Group acquire JMF Underground, expanding their underground utility services portfolio.

PACT Capital Partners makes minority investment in Accel-KKR to support growth and increase capital commitments to current strategies.

ECB STAR Group, a retained executive search firm, adds five senior professionals to its leadership team amid 146% growth since acquisition.

EQT's portfolio company Enity, a Nordic specialist mortgage provider, begins trading on Nasdaq Stockholm with strong investor interest.

Bow River Capital's Evergreen Fund reaches $850M in assets after 5 years, delivering 16.88% annualized net returns since inception.

Clearlake Capital adds four senior executives to bolster its investment and O.P.S.® teams, expanding its global presence.

According to Harvard Business Review, private equity firms are aggressively developing systematic AI implementation strategies to accelerate value creation in portfolio companies, despite industry-wide struggles with AI returns where only 10% of large companies report significant ROI from generative AI investments.

Paine Schwartz Partners invests in Chex Finer Foods, a specialty food distributor, to accelerate growth and expand capabilities.

Peak Rock Capital's affiliate has sold Amtech Software to Vista Equity Partners after significant growth and transformation.

EQT announces EUR 23 billion target for EQT XI fund, continuing its investment strategy in line with predecessor fund EQT X.

Private markets face unprecedented challenges as State Street data shows PE underperformed public stocks across all timeframes for first time since 2000, while DoubleLine's Gundlach warns of CDO-like euphoria. Major firms pivot to Europe expansion amid frozen IPO markets, distressed opportunities in France, and growing retail access concerns. BlackRock targets $400B fundraising by 2030 as industry grapples with exit backlogs and liquidity mismatches threatening institutional