Infrastructure Secondaries Daily

CV Debt Risk, Williams’ $5.34B AI Power Bet, and Delaware Scrutiny

Thursday, July 16, 2026 · 9 min

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Carlyle AlpInvest’s $550 million AEA Private Debt continuation vehicle and $500 million Littlejohn deal put CV debt and asset concentration in focus, while Blackstone, Apollo and KKR commit $5.34 billion to Williams’ AI-linked power projects.

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Carlyle AlpInvest’s $550 million AEA Private Debt continuation vehicle and $500 million Littlejohn deal put CV debt and asset concentration in focus, while Blackstone, Apollo and KKR commit $5.34 billion to Williams’ AI-linked power projects.

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  1. Step Back — Carlyle AlpInvest just closed a $1.7 billion single-asset fund, and lenders are increasingly treating continuation vehicles as borrowers — so what is a continuation vehicle, why does it need debt, and who is really carrying the risk if that one asset disappoints?

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  2. Blackstone Leads $5.34B Bet on Williams Power Projects - CRE Daily — CRE Daily

    Blackstone Leads $5.34B Bet on Williams Power Projects - CRE Daily Briefs National Investments # Blackstone Leads $5.34B Bet on Williams Power Projects Blackstone, Apollo, and KKR commit $5.34B to Williams’ Power Innovation projects, backing AI-driven energy infrastructure growth. July 15, 2026 By Nina Dale Share - Share via Email - Share on Twitter - Share on LinkedIn - Share on…

  3. Conflicted Controller Transactions and Aiding-And-Abetting Liability in Private Equity Deals: New Insights from Delaware | Oxford Law Blogs — Oxford Law Blogs

    Conflicted Controller Transactions and Aiding-And-Abetting Liability in Private Equity Deals: New Insights from Delaware | Oxford Law Blogs Faculty of law blogs / UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD Back to Oxford Business Law Blog # Conflicted Controller Transactions and Aiding-And-Abetting Liability in Private Equity Deals: New Insights from Delaware Posted: 15 July 2026 Time to read: 4…