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Bloomberg
21-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Blackstone, Apollo Capitalize on America's Surging Demand for Electricity
Welcome to Going Private, Bloomberg's twice-weekly newsletter about private markets and the forces moving capital away from the public eye. Today, we take a look at how surging electricity consumption in the US is a boon for alternative investment firms, and how some firms are breathing new life into old private equity assets. And finally, the CEO of Morningstar shares his plan for getting ahead of the big three credit rating agencies. If you're not already on our list, sign up here. Have feedback? Email us at goingprivate@ — Erin Fuchs Americans' electricity needs have soared, spurred in part by the growth of the power-hungry data centers that are necessary for technologies such as 5G networks and artificial intelligence. Though US electricity demand had flattened in the mid-2000s and early 2020s, it reached an all-time high last year, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
Bloomberg
14-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Private Equity Firms Hunt for Alternate Ways to Return Investor Cash
With a prolonged deal slowdown, private equity shops are turning to stake sales and debt to generate liquidity Welcome to Going Private, Bloomberg's twice-weekly newsletter about private markets and the forces moving capital away from the public eye. Today, we're looking at two paths that private equity firms can pursue to generate liquidity and return investor capital. Plus, UK pension fund managers have agreed to invest some of their holdings in domestic private markets — Isabella Farr. If you're not already on our list, sign up here. Have feedback? Email us at goingprivate@ With few options to make money right now — thanks to a paucity of deals and initial public offerings — private equity firms have been forced to come up with alternate ways to generate cash for their investors.
Bloomberg
07-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Private Credit Titans Pitch New ‘Golden' Moment at Milken
Welcome to Going Private, Bloomberg's twice-weekly newsletter about private markets and the forces moving capital away from the public eye. Today, we look at how private credit managers are refining their pitch at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills. Plus, Bill Ackman's battle against his alma mater Harvard University. Read our day one newsletter here. If you're not already on our list, sign up here. Have feedback? Email us at goingprivate@ — Alicia Clanton, Isabella Farr and Silas Brown Trump's economic policies and their potential impact on the private credit market remained front and center during day two of the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, where industry leaders traded theories on how lenders may benefit as companies seek more financing — and how less vigilant investors may get burned.
Bloomberg
02-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Private Capital's Pitch to the Masses
Newsletter Going Private Wall Street rolls out private markets products for individual investors Welcome to Going Private, Bloomberg's twice-weekly newsletter about private markets and the forces moving capital away from the public eye. Today, we look at private capital's pitch to the masses, Apollo's earnings and the blurred lines between private and public credit. If you're not already on our list, sign up here — Silas Brown. Next week we will publish two special issues of Going Private at the Milken Conference in Beverly Hills, before going back to our usual schedule for next Friday's issue.
Bloomberg
30-04-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Defense Becomes Target in Private Equity Shift
Welcome to Going Private, Bloomberg's twice-weekly newsletter about private markets and the forces moving capital away from the public eye. Today, we look at private equity's U-turn on defense investing and Orlando Bravo's bullishness on dealmaking. Plus, another restructuring in private credit. If you're not already on our list, sign up here — Silas Brown Have feedback? Email us at goingprivate@ John Maynard Keynes famously changed his mind when the facts changed. Private equity investors are now doing the same. Historically, investments in defense assets were a no-go for buyout firms, considered too cyclical and capital-intensive to invest in — and, crucially, fraught with ethical risk.
