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ISABELLA'S ISLAYPrivate equity dried up then surged $43.3B in July aloneHENRI IVVista shops Allvue data platform for $3B in a softening marketMACALLAN 1926KKR acquired Arctos Partners for $1.4B, relationship started a decade priorLOUIS XIIIBernhard Capital with $6.5B AUM bucking PE trend with acquisitionsPAPPY 23SEC tightens disclosure on activist SPV investors effective immediatelyJOHNNIE BLUECevian, Icahn, and sector activists filing simultaneously across five categoriesWELL POUR15 PE healthcare deals under regulatory scrutiny post-Steward crisisISABELLA'S ISLAYPrivate equity dried up then surged $43.3B in July aloneHENRI IVVista shops Allvue data platform for $3B in a softening marketMACALLAN 1926KKR acquired Arctos Partners for $1.4B, relationship started a decade priorLOUIS XIIIBernhard Capital with $6.5B AUM bucking PE trend with acquisitionsPAPPY 23SEC tightens disclosure on activist SPV investors effective immediatelyJOHNNIE BLUECevian, Icahn, and sector activists filing simultaneously across five categoriesWELL POUR15 PE healthcare deals under regulatory scrutiny post-Steward crisis
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ISABELLA'S ISLAY M&A Intelligence Aug 23, 8:02 AM EDT
Brookfield Asset Management & Warburg Pincus
MSN Money ↗

Private equity dried up then surged $43.3B in July alone

Brookfield Asset Management and Warburg Pincus led July's largest private equity deals, driving global PE and VC deal value to its highest monthly total of the year.

ReadingPE capital redeployed in July signals confidence in exit multiples for Q4. Operators with assets on the market in August should expect fresher bids.
WatchAugust deal flow. If momentum sustained, Q3 closes above $35B. If it flattens, July was a one-week event.
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HENRI IV M&A Intelligence Aug 23, 8:02 AM EDT
Vista Equity Partners
MSN Money ↗

Vista shops Allvue data platform for $3B in a softening market

Vista Equity Partners is exploring a potential sale of Allvue Systems, its private markets data and workflow provider, with sources indicating a valuation around $3 billion.

ReadingA $3B ask on a platform that touches 80% of the PE ecosystem is a probe, not a demand. The real price will emerge in September.
WatchWhich tier-one software acquirer bids first. Their entry price sets the floor for the next 30 days of negotiations.
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MACALLAN 1926 M&A Intelligence Aug 23, 8:02 AM EDT
KKR
MSN Money ↗

KKR acquired Arctos Partners for $1.4B, relationship started a decade prior

KKR completed its acquisition of Arctos Partners, a sports investment platform, after a decade-long relationship between the firms began when one Arctos founder impressed KKR as a deal counterparty.

ReadingSports assets are now core infrastructure for mega-funds. Anyone sitting on a sports IP or platform should expect outreach from the top five.
WatchArctos integration pace. If KKR consolidates it into a broader sports division within 18 months, they're building a standalone GP.
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LOUIS XIII M&A Intelligence Aug 23, 8:02 AM EDT
Bernhard Capital Partners
NOLA.com ↗

Bernhard Capital with $6.5B AUM bucking PE trend with acquisitions

Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners, with nearly $6.5 billion in assets under management, is defying industry consolidation trends by continuing to pursue new acquisitions and plan new fund launches despite broader PE pullback.

ReadingBernhard's willingness to deploy into a softening market suggests their LP base has longer duration than the consensus. Watch for their follow-on fund timeline.
WatchHow many of those new acquisitions come from secondary buys versus primary sponsors. That ratio tells you whether they're picking bottoms or catching falling knives.
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PAPPY 23 Capital Markets Aug 23, 8:02 AM EDT
SEC / Activist Investors
JD Supra ↗

SEC tightens disclosure on activist SPV investors effective immediately

The SEC issued new Corporation Finance Interpretations requiring disclosure of investors in activist special purpose vehicles, tightening transparency on behind-the-scenes activist funding.

ReadingExpect activist campaign volume to contract 15-20% in Q4 as some backers step away from public scrutiny.
WatchFirst activist SPV filing under the new rules. The shape of that disclosure will tell you how aggressive the SEC intends to be.
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JOHNNIE BLUE Capital Markets Aug 23, 8:02 AM EDT
Multiple Operators
MSN Money ↗

Cevian, Icahn, and sector activists filing simultaneously across five categories

Activist investors including Cevian Capital, Carl Icahn, and others reported positions in Smith & Nephew, Lyft, Exelixis, Valaris, and multiple other names, signaling coordinated campaign intensity across healthcare, automotive, pharma, and consumer.

ReadingBoards in these names should expect activist demands for capital allocation review or composition change within 90 days.
WatchWhich CEO responds first with a board shuffle or buyback. That move signals fear, not confidence.
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WELL POUR Healthcare Intelligence Aug 23, 8:02 AM EDT
Healthcare Regulators / Steward Health Case
Yahoo Finance ↗

15 PE healthcare deals under regulatory scrutiny post-Steward crisis

Health regulators with newly expanded authority to scrutinize private equity transactions reviewed 15 PE deals in healthcare, following the regulatory failures in the Steward Health Care collapse.

ReadingHealthcare PE acquisitions will slow as deal teams spend Q4 building compliance infrastructure regulators now expect to see.
WatchWhich of the 15 deals gets named first. That name becomes the template for what regulators want to dismantle.
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