Top PE firms Apollo, Partners Group, TPG, with solid core business, target alternative assets in Asia to ‘generate alpha’

Top PE firms Apollo, Partners Group, TPG, with solid core business, target alternative assets in Asia to ‘generate alpha’

Private equity giants operating in Asia are confident in their core business, but they are eyeing alternative assets such as private credit and infrastructure to generate better returns. As total deal value and fundraising in the Asia-Pacific private equity market slumped to the lowest in a decade in 2023, Apollo Global Management, Partners Group and … Read more

Yahoo, Twilio cut hundreds of workers

Yahoo, Twilio cut hundreds of workers

A woman tries the Yahoo Sports Daily Fantasy contest following a product launch in 2015. Yahoo has announced layoffs to its sports news department. Eric Risberg/Associated Press Yahoo is cutting jobs in its sports and news divisions as part of its ongoing plan to slash 20% of its staff by the end of the year. … Read more

What Private Equity Does to Hospitals

What Private Equity Does to Hospitals

Riverton, Wyoming, a city of about 11,000 people at the feet of the Wind River mountain range, seems far away from the world of Big Finance. Yet like so much of America, Riverton has become well acquainted with the business that most epitomizes today’s Wall Street: private equity. In 2018, the local hospital, SageWest, was … Read more