Elliott Management builds stake in Global Payments in wake of Worldpay deal. via ⁦@mroliverbarnes⁩ @FT #HedgeFunds #ActivistInvestor .

Aquarian Nears Deal for U.S. Insurer Brighthouse. A number of private-equity firms had expressed interest in the insurer. via ⁦@miriamgottfried⁩ ⁦@laurenthomas⁩ @WSJ #PrivateEquity

In roughly seven years, Qube has grown into a hedge fund powerhouse without setting foot in the US. That’s about to change via @nishantkumar07 @business #HedgeFunds.

Calpers pushes further into private equity after best results in four years. via ⁦@marymcdougall13⁩ @FT #PrivateEquity .

Private-Equity Firms Bain and Kohlberg Make Another Big Bet on Biopharma Industry. via ⁦@miriamgottfried⁩ @WSJ #PrivateEquity

Venture capital investors place bets on demand for battery swapping via @FT #VC.

Financial-services investor Stone Point Capital has closed its 10th flagship fund at $11.5 billion, surpassing the firm’s $9 billion target. via @WSJ #PrivateEquity

Sales are increasing to continuation funds, which let private-equity firms hold on to a business while giving investors in the original fund a chance to cash out via @miriamgottfried @WSJ #PrivateEquity.

Walgreens Shareholders Approve $10 Billion Sycamore Partners Deal via @NatalieWeger @WSJ #PrivateEquity.

Pacific Equity Partners’ Johns Lyng Bid Followed Rapid A$3.2 Billion Fund Raise via @dwinningWSJ @WSJ #PrivateEquity.

The private-equity industry largely managed to eliminate or mitigate clauses in the recently passed tax bill that could have cut its profits. via @WSJ #PrivateEquity

U.S. private-equity firms are flocking to Europe, making it the most active exit market this year. via ⁦@mjarmental⁩ @WSJ #PrivateEquity

Haveli Investments has raised $4.5 billion for its debut flagship fund to back enterprise software companies, a rare bright spot in a tough fundraising market. via @WSJ #PrivateEquity

Secondhand stakes are hot in private equity. Here’s how continuation funds are reshaping the deal landscape via @singps @markets #PrivateEquity.

Private equity firms including Blackstone and Permira are considering bids for fund services business IQ-EQ via @DNair5 @pamela_msg @Swetha_Gopinath @technology #PrivateEquity.

BlueFive Capital raises $2 billion private equity fund for Gulf expansion via @Reuters #PrivateEquity.

Private-equity backed Zonos and Titan Cloud Software are among those portfolio companies seeing tariff uncertainty boost demand for their products. via ⁦@mjarmental⁩ @WSJ #PrivateEquity

Private equity firms are bringing their portfolio companies back to the US IPO market, testing investor demand for firms that have more debt than other recent listings via @markets #PrivateEquity.

Private equity has never been closer to getting into 401(k) plans, and managers want the federal government to help their last push through legal protections. via @WSJ #PrivateEquity

Monogram Capital makes nearly $500 million bet on high-protein meat snacks through buyback of Western Smokehouse. via ⁦@mjarmental⁩ @WSJ #PrivateEquity