Markets Edge — Capital flows, CMO moves, M&A · Wednesday, September 9, 2026

ISABELLA'S ISLAY M&A Intelligence Sep 9, 5:02 AM EDT

KKR & Co.

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KKR acquired Integer Holdings for $5.89B in healthcare PE surge

KKR & Co. agreed to acquire Integer Holdings in a $5.89 billion deal, marking the largest healthcare transaction as global PE dealmaking fell sharply in August.

ReadingPE is sectionalizing. Healthcare moves. Tech holds. Everything else waits. If your deal is not healthcare, insurance, or infrastructure, your timeline just extended by two quarters.

WatchThe next three healthcare acquisitions will all be sub-$2 billion. The floor is moving up; the ceiling is closing.

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HENRI IV M&A Intelligence Sep 9, 5:02 AM EDT

EQT

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EQT paid $2B for McGill and Partners majority stake from Warburg Pincus

Swedish buyout firm EQT acquired a majority stake in London specialty insurance broker McGill and Partners from Warburg Pincus for approximately $2 billion, as PE's insurance acquisition spree continues.

ReadingInsurance consolidation is not a trend anymore. It is the institutional primary. If you own an insurance platform and are not in active conversations with three PE firms, you are already trailing the market.

WatchThe next acquisition target will be a regional U.S. specialty broker. Likelihood: 90 days. Price: $300M-$800M.

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MACALLAN 1926 Capital Markets Sep 9, 5:02 AM EDT

Workday

Morningstar/MarketWatch ↗

Workday stock surged 18% on private equity acquisition reports

Shares of HR software company Workday surged 18% on reports of a potential private-equity acquisition, with the company valued near $50 billion at market capitalization.

ReadingEnterprise software is repricing downward. Buyers are discipline. Sellers are hearing offers that landed two years ago. The negotiation window just narrowed.

WatchIf a PE firm names Workday publicly within 30 days, the stock holds. If silence, it retraces 12%.

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LOUIS XIII Venture Intelligence Sep 9, 5:02 AM EDT

Bain Capital Private Credit

Pulse2 ↗

Bain Capital's private credit deployed $6B across 58 companies in H1 2026

Bain Capital's Private Credit Group invested approximately $6 billion during the first half of 2026, providing financing to middle-market and private equity-backed companies.

ReadingMiddle-market financing is standardizing at $75M-$150M per deployment. If your raise is smaller, you go to a smaller fund. If it is larger, you call the banks. The runway just became visible.

WatchBain will announce H2 2026 deployment by Q4. Target: $7B+. If it lands at $5.5B, the market softened.

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PAPPY 23 M&A Intelligence Sep 9, 5:02 AM EDT

Flexstone Partners

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Flexstone completed Glouston Capital acquisition; AUM now surpass $15B

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

ReadingSecondaries are attracting serial acquirers. The next platform player will emerge from three-five bolt-on deals, not one large transaction. Scale builds through recurrence, not event.

WatchFlexstone will announce one more acquisition within 18 months. Target AUM: $20B+.

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JOHNNIE BLUE Capital Markets Sep 9, 5:02 AM EDT

Institutional Investors (Sector)

Reuters / Bing News Aggregation ↗

13F filings show institutional retreat from tech favorites; XRP ETF draws $1.6B YTD

Institutional investors pulled back slightly from key stock market favorites in Q2 2026 13F filings, while spot XRP ETFs attracted $1.6 billion in net inflows with investment advisers as the dominant buyer class.

ReadingTech dispersion just happened. Growth stocks held, mega-cap software softened, crypto gained. The thesis is risk-off equity, yield-seeking alternative. This runs for two quarters minimum.

WatchIf XRP ETF inflows exceed $2.5B in Q3, the pattern hardens. If they fall below $500M, the trade reversed.

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WELL POUR Venture Intelligence Sep 9, 5:02 AM EDT

Dan Loeb / Third Point

MSN Money ↗

Billionaire Dan Loeb backs Bitcoin miners pivoting to AI infrastructure

Billionaire hedge fund manager Dan Loeb's Third Point has invested in Bitcoin miners transitioning their operations to artificial intelligence compute and infrastructure services.

ReadingThis is a secondary play on AI—not the models, the pipes. Loeb does not bet on sentiment. He bets on asset redeployment. If the miners have utilization above 60%, he shows up.

WatchIf Core Scientific or other major miners announce AI revenue over $50M annually, this thesis confirmed. Timeline: Q4 2026.

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