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ISABELLA'S ISLAYSaudi consortium acquired EA for an undisclosed sum. Gaming goes sovereignHENRI IVKKR took Integer Holdings private for $5.7B. Medical device consolidation acceleratesMACALLAN 1926PE deal value hit $43.3B in July. Brookfield and Warburg led the surgeLOUIS XIIIBernhard Capital is making acquisitions while peers sit tight. $6.5B AUMPAPPY 23Dymon Asia received $1B from Abu Dhabi Investment Council. Hiring rampingJOHNNIE BLUEPrivate credit defaults are higher than headline rates show. PIMCO flags hidden stressWELL POURNew PE group targets sports ownership with billions. Market structure play emergingISABELLA'S ISLAYSaudi consortium acquired EA for an undisclosed sum. Gaming goes sovereignHENRI IVKKR took Integer Holdings private for $5.7B. Medical device consolidation acceleratesMACALLAN 1926PE deal value hit $43.3B in July. Brookfield and Warburg led the surgeLOUIS XIIIBernhard Capital is making acquisitions while peers sit tight. $6.5B AUMPAPPY 23Dymon Asia received $1B from Abu Dhabi Investment Council. Hiring rampingJOHNNIE BLUEPrivate credit defaults are higher than headline rates show. PIMCO flags hidden stressWELL POURNew PE group targets sports ownership with billions. Market structure play emerging
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ISABELLA'S ISLAY M&A Intelligence Aug 24, 8:02 PM EDT
Saudi PIF / Silver Lake / Affinity Partners
MSN Money ↗

Saudi consortium acquired EA for an undisclosed sum. Gaming goes sovereign

Electronic Arts has finalized its acquisition by a consortium consisting of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners.

ReadingInstitutional capital has moved past passive equity. Sovereign funds now bid on operating businesses in entertainment. This changes everything downstream about how studios price themselves.
WatchThe next three announced deals in gaming will all involve sovereign or quasi-sovereign capital. Within 90 days.
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HENRI IV M&A Intelligence Aug 24, 8:02 PM EDT
KKR
CNBC ↗

KKR took Integer Holdings private for $5.7B. Medical device consolidation accelerates

Private equity giant KKR will take Integer Holdings private in an all-cash deal valued at about $5.7 billion.

ReadingPE is confident enough in healthcare consolidation to deploy $5.7B in cash. Smaller device makers should expect inbound calls from 3-5 other sponsors.
WatchInteger announces its first major acquisition or division restructure within six months.
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private equityhealthcarem&akkr
MACALLAN 1926 Capital Markets Aug 24, 8:02 PM EDT
Brookfield Asset Management / Warburg Pincus
MSN Money ↗

PE deal value hit $43.3B in July. Brookfield and Warburg led the surge

Brookfield Asset Management and Warburg Pincus led July's biggest private equity deals, helping drive global private equity and venture capital deal value to $43.3 billion.

ReadingPE valuations found a floor. Sponsors stopped waiting. The Q3 pipeline just got priced in July.
WatchAugust deal volume. If it drops below $30B, July was tactically timed. If it holds above $38B, we are in a new run.
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LOUIS XIII M&A Intelligence Aug 24, 8:02 PM EDT
Bernhard Capital Partners
NOLA.com ↗

Bernhard Capital is making acquisitions while peers sit tight. $6.5B AUM

The Baton Rouge-based private equity firm, with nearly $6.5 billion in assets under management, is defying trends with new acquisitions, exits and plans to start a new fund.

ReadingBernhard has better visibility into regional middle-market exits than the coast-focused mega-funds. Their move suggests Q4 exit windows are already forming.
WatchTwo more exits from Bernhard's existing portfolio within 120 days. The precedent signals to LPs that dry powder converts to returns.
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PAPPY 23 Venture Intelligence Aug 24, 8:02 PM EDT
Dymon Asia Capital
Bloomberg ↗

Dymon Asia received $1B from Abu Dhabi Investment Council. Hiring ramping

Singapore hedge fund firm Dymon Asia Capital has scored a commitment of about $1 billion from sovereign wealth giant Abu Dhabi Investment Council, a move that will result in significant hiring.

ReadingSovereign wealth funds now write checks large enough to influence the organizational structure of their managers. Dymon's hiring will be shaped by ADIC's needs, not market-driven expansion.
WatchDymon announces new investment strategies or geographic expansion within 60 days. The hire ramp will point to the thesis.
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JOHNNIE BLUE Financial Intelligence Aug 24, 8:02 PM EDT
Private Credit Market
MSN Money ↗

Private credit defaults are higher than headline rates show. PIMCO flags hidden stress

Private credit shows more signs of financial stress than headline default rates suggest, according to a new PIMCO analysis, which found that distress in direct lending vehicles is climbing.

ReadingPrivate credit funds are solvent on paper but stressed in operation. The next 12 months will show whether stress converts to writedowns or runway.
WatchRedemption requests in private credit funds spike in Q4 or Q1. The stress signal has arrived; LP movement follows.
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WELL POUR Venture Intelligence Aug 24, 8:02 PM EDT
Private Equity / Sports Investment
MSN Sports ↗

New PE group targets sports ownership with billions. Market structure play emerging

A new private equity group says sports ownership needs a new framework and is looking to spend billions to get its own piece.

ReadingIf a serious sponsor is structuring a new sports ownership model, the timing suggests valuations are soft and regulation is loosening.
WatchThe first announced team acquisition or partnership using this new framework. Within 180 days.
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