Markets Edge — Capital flows, CMO moves, M&A

ISABELLA'S ISLAY M&A Intelligence Sep 7, 8:02 PM EDT

EQT / McGill and Partners

EQT paid $2B for specialty broker in week KKR exited USI

Swedish buyout giant EQT acquired a majority stake in London specialty broker McGill and Partners from Warburg Pincus in a week that also saw KKR exit USI for a reported $17 billion.

ReadingInsurance broking has moved from strategic buy to portfolio category. Expect three more deals at this ticket within 18 months from the remaining Tier 1 PE shops.

WatchWhich Tier 1 shop announces an insurance platform bet in Q4. The follow-on consolidation rounds close in spring.

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HENRI IV M&A Intelligence Sep 7, 8:02 PM EDT

LongRange Capital / Pizza Hut

MSN Money ↗

LongRange Capital closed $1.5B Pizza Hut buyout. The pizza cycle tests again

LongRange Capital has completed its $1.5 billion acquisition of Pizza Hut's operations, marking another test of private equity's long-running strategy in the QSR pizza segment.

ReadingThis deal signals PE conviction that QSR franchisors with delivery logistics are undervalued. Two more large-cap franchise bets arrive by year-end.

WatchLongRange's margin moves in Year 1 post-close. Franchise fee lift and delivery attach rate become the lead metrics for the next round of PE pizza acquirers.

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MACALLAN 1926 M&A Intelligence Sep 7, 8:02 PM EDT

Nestlé / VMS Business Divestiture

Yahoo Finance ↗

Nestlé divested Vitamins business to PE for $1B. The nutrition exit begins

Nestlé agreed to divest its mainstream Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements business and Holistic Health portfolio to a private equity firm for $1 billion.

ReadingLarge CPG divestitures at this ticket signal category maturation. Expect two more nutritional subcategory sales from Tier 1 CPG in next 12 months.

WatchWhich PE fund holds VMS at exit. The playbook is tuck-ins and private label consolidation into Amazon or Costco channel.

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LOUIS XIII M&A Intelligence Sep 7, 8:02 PM EDT

Flexstone Partners / Glouston Capital

Pulse2 ↗

Flexstone closed Glouston acquisition. AUM passed $15B milestone

Flexstone Partners completed its acquisition of Glouston Capital Partners, expanding its private equity secondaries capabilities and pushing combined assets above $15 billion.

ReadingMid-market secondaries operators are now acquisition targets for scale players. Three more sub-$10B secondaries platforms will be acquired before Q2 2027.

WatchWhich $6-8B secondaries platform gets acquired next. The buyer will be either Tier 1 GP or an Asian SWF.

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PAPPY 23 Financial Intelligence Sep 7, 8:02 PM EDT

Cliffwater / Redemption Caps

Bloomberg ↗

Cliffwater capped redemptions at 5% again. 16% of LPs wanted out in Q3

Cliffwater LLC's flagship private credit fund capped redemptions at 5% in the third quarter after investors sought to pull about 16% of shares.

ReadingPrivate credit funds at this redemption rate are signaling: the liquidity issue is real, but the credit quality is intact. Investors still locked in will face extended hold periods.

WatchQ4 redemption requests. If they exceed 12%, Cliffwater will need to slow distributions. If they stay under 10%, the fund has stabilized.

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JOHNNIE BLUE Capital Markets Sep 7, 8:02 PM EDT

Institutional Investors / 13F Filings

MSN Money ↗

13F filings show institutional pullback from tech. XRP ETFs absorbed $1.6B inflow

Second-quarter 13F filings reveal that institutional investors are taking a cautious approach to traditional tech favorites, while spot XRP ETFs have drawn about $1.6 billion in net inflows with investment advisers as the biggest buyers.

ReadingWhen institutions rotate from equities into crypto ETFs in scale, the signal is portfolio rebalancing toward uncorrelated assets. Expect more in Q4.

WatchWhich other alternative asset ETFs see $1B+ inflows in next filing cycle. The rotation pattern confirms or reverses.

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WELL POUR Venture Intelligence Sep 7, 8:02 PM EDT

Dan Loeb / Third Point

MSN Money ↗

Billionaire hedge fund bets on ex-Bitcoin miners pivoting to AI compute

Billionaire Dan Loeb's hedge fund Third Point has taken positions in Bitcoin miners that are redirecting their infrastructure and capital toward artificial intelligence compute operations.

ReadingThis bet signals conviction that AI compute capacity will remain capacity-constrained through 2026. The mining-to-AI transition is the play Loeb is positioning for.

WatchHow many ex-bitcoin miners announce AI compute pivots by year-end. If three or more, the category has validation.

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