Stripe and Advent International have jointly offered to acquire PayPal Holdings for $60.50 per share, valuing the payments company at more than $53bn, according to Reuters.

Term Investment Fund (ELTIF), giving retail investors access to a portfolio of European lower mid-market private equity funds.

Wafra, the investment house backed by Kuwait’s public pension fund, has held a $2bn final close for its GP stakes-focused Constellation Generation V fund.

Spanish mid-market investor Talde Gestión has raised more than €155m at the first close of its third flagship growth equity vehicle, reaching almost 80% of its €200m fundraising target.

Dutch lower mid-market investor DELTA Equity Partners has raced to a final close of its second flagship fund on its €125m hard cap, just four months after launching the vehicle.

Citation Capital has held a $1.2bn final close for its inaugural private equity fund, making it one of the largest first-time buyout vehicles raised in recent years despite a difficult fundraising ...

Lightspring Capital Partners has held the final close of its second flagship fund on just over $218m, strengthening its position in the US lower middle market.

Acurio Ventures has held the final close of its debut venture capital secondaries fund on €115m, two years after the ...

HarbourVest Partners has closed its seventh flagship direct co-investment programme on about $4.75bn, comfortably surpassing ...

European private equity entered the second half of 2026 with improving dealmaking and a rebound in headline exit values, but the fundraising market remains under significant pressure as limited ...

Ardian has completed a continuation fund transaction which values its HR consulting and outsourcing group portfolio business HR Path at nearly $1bn.

Ballast Rock Asset Management has appointed Michael Welch as head of investor relations and capital formation, creating a new ...