Deals
Brookfield Trumps Buyout Titans With $50 Billion Deal Spree
- Canadian giant emerges as world’s most acquisitive investor
- Private equity stalwarts like Apollo, KKR slow dealmaking pace
Canadian asset management giant Brookfield has emerged as the world’s most acquisitive investment firm this year, as the titans of private equity increasingly stay on the sidelines.
Brookfield has announced more than $50 billion of purchases since the beginning of January, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That’s roughly triple the deal tallies of buyout firms like Apollo Global Management Inc., EQT AB and Silver Lake Management. KKR & Co. has unveiled just one major public-company takeover bid this year.