- Shares in U.S. private equity firms fell in premarket trading Wednesday after Switzerland's Partners Group reportedly capped withdrawals from one of its funds.
- Zurich-listed Partners Group was last seen almost 17% lower in morning trade.
- Fears over asset quality and liquidity in private markets have heightened in recent months.
Shares in
KKR, Blackstone and other sector peers tumbled in premarket trading on Wednesday as fears over private market valuations returned to the spotlight after Switzerland's Partners Group moved to restrict investor withdrawals from one of its funds.
Shares in KKR were sharply lower ahead of the opening bell, and were last seen 4.7% lower. Blackstone was down 3.9%, while
Ares Management dropped almost 2.5%.
Shares in Partners Group — the Swiss asset management giant active in private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real estate markets — plunged 16.6%, reaching a 52-week low on Wednesday.
The Zurich-listed firm has moved to curb investor redemptions in its Global Value SICAV fund, an $8.6 billion so-called 'evergreen' private equity vehicle, at 5% of net asset value, after redemption requests hit 9.8%, according to a Bloomberg report.
The fund represents about 4.8% of Partners Group's total asset base.
David Layton, Partners Group CEO, told Bloomberg that the redemption pressure seen in private credit is now spreading into other asset classes.
The cap chimes with similar measures taken by several U.S. private equity outfits in recent months, where firms have halted or
restricted investors from pulling out their money, amid a growing rush for the exits.
Retail investors have sought to redeem their money amid
growing concerns over liquidity mismatches and deteriorating asset quality in private fund structures.<small>Source: CNBC</small>
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KKR, Ares, Blackstone tumble premarket as Partners Group caps private equity fund withdrawals
CNBC
June 03, 2026
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