Private equity

The United States is reindustrializing, with a focus on manufacturing and advanced production. For investors willing to move beyond conventional narratives, these sectors offer substantial growth potential, fueled by both policy support and private sector demand.

A blend of equity, private debt and public investment drove the country's growth in the Industrial Revolution. To remain globally competitive, the U.S. needs more creative financing of large infrastructure projects.

The issue of how private equity interacts with consumer-facing businesses is getting more scrutiny among Democratic lawmakers and policymakers, including Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris.

The infrastructure fund dubbed BXINFRA targets individuals with at least $5 million of investments.

Peapack-Gladstone's wealth unit is pursuing an ambitious de novo expansion in New York and perhaps elsewhere because M&A has become expensive as private equity money has inflated seller expectations.

The proposed capital rule risks driving borrowers away from the traditional banking industry and into the arms of shadow banks, whose support during stressful times can be fleeting.

The move gives stockholders a greater portion of recurring, predictable income as private equity asset sales stagnate due to higher interest rates and jitters over a potential recession. In exchange, the firms' dealmakers will get a bigger slice of the gains when their investments pay off.

Financing buyouts with "payment-in-kind" loans can preserve cash, but cost more; banks are losing out to private lenders on some of these deals.

In a deal arranged by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Pittsburgh bank has bought a portfolio from the wreckage of Signature Bank. The purchase should help PNC expand its fund banking business, which helps private equity firms manage liquidity and finance investments in the short term.

Despite an industrywide rough patch, EverBank still sees promise in the niche business line. The Jacksonville, Florida, company has hired a pair of prominent industry experts to lead a new division tasked with serving investment funds.