A sponsor-backed software group taking a listed data-security name private for cash shows large tech buyouts are still financeable. It also points to where sponsors expect durable demand.

A $7.7bn loan book moving from a regional bank to a private-capital manager is a clear example of lending migrating off bank balance sheets. It also raises the question of how that credit will be underwritten and marked.

A large alternatives house paying up to $550m for a property manager is another step in real estate consolidation. Scale and permanent capital are the draw.

Three heavyweight secondaries investors anchoring one vehicle shows continuation funds are now a standard exit route for mid-market sponsors.

A strong September, led by buyout vehicles, suggests LP appetite is recovering after a soft stretch.

Regulators spelling out valuation expectations raises the bar for any adviser holding illiquid positions.

A close read of the retail-access package shows how far the SEC's proposed changes to alternatives rules would reach.

A leadership change at one of the industry's largest advisers and data providers matters to allocators who rely on it.