Private Equity

Adenia Partners Makes First Majority Investment In Egypt With Parkville Pharmaceuticals Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:37 AM

Adenia Partners has signed definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in Parkville Pharmaceuticals, marking Adenia’s first majority investment in Egypt. The stake is being purchased from Admaius Capital Partners, alongside Parkville’s leadership including Dr. Sherif Bassiouny, the company’s chairman, and Dr. Mahmoud Farrag, Parkville’s CEO. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Goldman Sachs Adds 7 Asset And Wealth Management Leaders To Management Committee

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:56 PM

Goldman Sachs has named seven partners to its Management Committee, expanding senior leadership across its Asset & Wealth Management (AWM) franchise as the firm continues to push growth in the division.

Faropoint Completes $273 Million Fund II Portfolio Refinancing Across 61 Last Mile Industrial Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:54 PM

Faropoint announced it has completed a $273 million refinancing for a 61-asset portfolio of light and infill industrial properties totaling nearly 3.5 million square feet, marking its largest portfolio refinance to date by number of assets. The firm, which focuses on last-mile industrial properties in high population growth markets, said the financing proceeds came from a bank syndicate led by Capital One and J.P. Morgan for “Project Walk-Off,” a portfolio spanning eight major U.S. metros across the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest.

Southfield Capital Acquires Contextual.io, Embedding AI Orchestration Into Its Lower Middle Market Value Creation Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:53 PM

Southfield Capital announced it has acquired Contextual.io, an AI orchestration platform and solutions provider, and will integrate the business into the firm’s partnership model as it seeks to expand technology-enabled value creation across its lower-middle-market portfolio. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Blackstone To Buy Arlington Industries In Energy Transition Partners Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:50 PM

Blackstone and Arlington Industries said they have entered into a definitive agreement for funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners to acquire Arlington, a U.S. designer and manufacturer of electrical products.

Leonard Green Launches $3.6 Billion Sage Equity Investors Fund To Scale GP-Led Single-Asset Continuation Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:37 PM

Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., announced it has reached a final close for Sage Equity Investors and related entities, collectively known as Sage I, securing more than $3.6 billion in total commitments for its inaugural program focused primarily on single-asset continuation funds sponsored by third-party private equity managers.

CVC To Buy Marathon Asset Management In Deal Valued Up To $1.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:51 AM

CVC and Marathon Asset Management announced they have agreed to a transaction in which CVC will acquire 100% of Marathon in a cash-and-equity deal, with a base consideration valued at up to $1.2 billion.

Inspirit Equity Acquires Majority Stake In Facility Services Provider Sizemore

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Keystone Equity Partners Launches Shoreline Platform With Acquisition of David Nicholas Building & Property Maintenance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Keystone Equity Partners has acquired David Nicholas Building & Property Maintenance, a luxury residential property management provider serving Southern New Jersey’s coastal communities. The deal marks Keystone’s first platform investment under its Shoreline Platform, focused on scaling services for high-end second-home owners in vacation markets.

Lone Star To Acquire Alliance Ground International From Greenbriar Equity And Audax Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Lone Star Funds announced that an affiliate of Lone Star Fund XII, L.P. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Alliance Ground International, a leading North American airport services provider, from Greenbriar Equity Group and Audax Private Equity. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Aurora Capital Partners Acquires Industrial IoT Platform Anova

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Aurora Capital Partners has acquired Anova, a global provider of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions that help industrial and energy-related distributors remotely monitor and manage critical field assets. The deal adds a scaled, technology-enabled platform serving the industrial gas, propane, fuels, lubricants, and chemicals markets to Aurora’s portfolio as customers in these sectors accelerate adoption of data-driven tools to improve uptime, optimize replenishment, and reduce operating costs. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Oppenheimer: Michelle Jacobi Joins As Managing Director In Global Fund Placement & Advisory Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2026

Michelle Jacobi has joined Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. as a managing director in the firm’s Global Fund Placement & Advisory Group, strengthening the investment bank’s private markets advisory and fundraising capabilities for alternative asset managers.

Pinegrove Opportunity Partners: $2.2 Billion Raised For Inaugural Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2026

Pinegrove Opportunity Partners, a venture and growth secondaries specialist, announced it has closed its first fund with $2.2 billion in capital commitments, topping its $2 billion target and ending the raise oversubscribed.

Flashpoint Reaches First Close For Second Direct Secondary Fund Targeting Up To $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Flashpoint announced it has completed a first closing for Flashpoint Direct Secondary Fund II, its second dedicated direct secondaries vehicle aimed at providing shareholder liquidity in later-stage technology companies founded by European and Israeli entrepreneurs.

EQT To Acquire Coller Capital In $3.2 Billion Share Deal, Launching New Secondaries Segment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

EQT AB announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Coller Capital, a global secondaries specialist with nearly $50 billion in total assets under management and $33 billion in fee-generating AUM as of Dec. 31, 2025, in a move that would add a dedicated secondaries platform to EQT’s private markets franchise.

Lovell Minnick Partners Closes Continuation Vehicle For SRS Acquiom

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Lovell Minnick Partners has closed a single-asset continuation vehicle for SRS Acquiom, providing fresh capital and an extended ownership runway to support the transaction-services provider’s next phase of growth. The deal, led by Carlyle AlpInvest, allows Lovell Minnick to continue its partnership with SRS Acquiom after initially making a majority investment in 2018, while also bringing in new and existing investors and management as shareholders alongside the two firms.

Churchill Asset Management Raises Over $16 Billion For Latest Senior Lending Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Churchill Asset Management, the U.S. private capital affiliate of Nuveen Private Capital, said it has raised more than $16 billion in committed capital for its most recent senior lending program, marking the largest capital raise in the firm’s history.

CV Advisors Adds Bridgewater Veteran Hailey Gordon As Portfolio Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

CV Advisors LLC, a multi-family office with more than $15 billion in assets under management, has hired hedge fund investor Hailey Gordon as a portfolio manager.