When private capital moves into the territory historically reserved for the Department of Defense (DoD) and its major contractors, the ripple effects reach across supply chains, innovation cycles, and ...

Five to 10 times a week, private equity firms send emails to Claire Ferrara, owner and president of Standard Heating & Air Conditioning in Minneapolis, asking her to sell them the business started by ...

Metal, a New York-based artificial intelligence startup that transforms how private equity firms analyze investment opportunities, has raised $5 million in funding led by Base10 Partners to build what ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the economics of AI. Private equity isn’t just experimenting with AI. From sourcing targets to assessing risks, the ...

July 15, 2025 - Federal antitrust authorities have suggested that they will continue to review private equity transactions in health care under traditional antitrust principles. However, they do not ...

Private equity (PE) firms are rapidly buying up ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) and reshaping US surgical care in the process. According to a new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, ...

Verint Systems gets a hold rating, which agrees with today's consensus, as there is limited further upside pending the private equity takeover offer, which is ...

Recent reports of a variety of law firms engaging in discussions with private equity investors have spawned speculation about the firms’ motivations for such discussions with unseasoned observers ...

When private equity firms acquire distressed businesses, they often do so with the confidence of a seasoned house flipper. The thesis is simple: “We’ll fix it up, streamline operations, and sell it ...

Over the past two decades, private equity firms have aggressively acquired health systems, hospitals, physician practices, nursing homes, and other health care facilities. This has reshaped the health ...

NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The new White House order directing regulators to expand access to alternative investments in 401(k) plans, like crypto or privately owned companies adds a new layer of ...

Private equity-backed bankruptcies are on the rise: In the first half of 2025, 52 private-equity or venture-capital-backed companies filed for bankruptcy. Debt-heavy buyouts heighten risk: Private ...