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KKR backs Avisena as Malaysia hospital capacity heads toward 600 beds by 2029
KKR has agreed to make a minority investment in Malaysia’s Avisena Healthcare as the private hospital operator expands its Shah Alam facilities and develops new Klang Valley hospitals, with more than 300 additional beds expected to lift group capacity to nearly 600 by 2029.
September 7, 2026
Heartland Dental launches Conuity as 1,900-practice network targets specialty referral gap
Heartland Dental has launched Conuity Care Coordination to connect general dentists, specialists and patients from referral through treatment. Across a network that handled 11.5 million patient visits last year, even modest gains in specialty-care follow-through could have significant clinical and operating consequences.
September 4, 2026
ByteDance’s $29.6bn loan is not a rescue financing, it is what an AI arms race looks like on a profitable balance sheet
ByteDance has reportedly expanded a planned $20 billion syndicated loan to $29.6 billion after lender demand exceeded $30 billion. The TikTok owner is considering as much as $70 billion of 2026 capital spending, largely around AI infrastructure, yet the loan is priced more cheaply than its previous offshore facility. For one of the world’s most valuable private companies, the financing shows how profitable AI leaders are beginning to combine enormous internal cash generation with public-company-scale debt markets.
September 3, 2026
NYSE: WELA filing puts KKR-backed Wella’s $2.29bn debt under investor scrutiny
Wella files for a US IPO with $2.94bn revenue and $522m adjusted EBITDA, but $2.29bn of debt will shape how investors value the beauty group at listing.
September 1, 2026
Carrick investors can take an 11x return on Saviynt, but the firm is putting another $255m in
Carrick Capital has closed a $600 million continuation vehicle around Saviynt while committing $255 million of fresh capital to the identity-security company. The more revealing numbers are Saviynt’s growth from roughly $10 million to more than $300 million in ARR and the 11-times gross cash-out option offered to Carrick’s original investors.
September 1, 2026
Enbridge (TSX: ENB) brings KKR and Apollo into C$2.7bn Westcoast pipeline deal
Enbridge is forming a C$2.7 billion Westcoast pipeline joint venture with KKR and Apollo, exchanging a cumulative 29% interest for expansion funding while retaining majority ownership and operational control.
August 28, 2026
Velocity Financial to pay $63m for Toorak platform as managed assets head toward $10bn
Velocity Financial is acquiring Toorak Capital’s operating platform for $63 million in cash and will manage a separate $3 billion loan portfolio, potentially lifting assets under management to about $10 billion while expanding annual origination volume by 76%.
August 27, 2026
NVIDIA forecasts first $100bn quarter as Data Center revenue surges 117%
NVIDIA Q2 revenue doubled to $96.2B as Data Center sales hit $89B and Q3 guidance reached a record $108B.
August 26, 2026
Steadfast Group (ASX: SDF) agrees A$7.7bn takeover as KKR consortium splits business
The binding A$6-a-share scheme implies an enterprise value of about A$7.7 billion and will separate Steadfast’s underwriting agencies from its brokerage network if shareholders and regulators approve the transaction.
August 24, 2026
Spero Therapeutics (Nasdaq: SPRO) pivots to immunology after Utebzi approval and $105m financing
Spero Therapeutics uses Utebzi royalties to fund an Innovent immunology pivot. Read how SPRO’s cash runway, CD40L bet and stock discount fit together.
August 13, 2026