Private Equity

Blackstone Secured Lending: Repayments Reach $754 Million As 96.8% Of $13.4 Billion Portfolio Remains First-Lien Debt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:07 PM

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund reported $754 million of investment sales and repayments during the second quarter of 2026, substantially exceeding new investment activity as the fund maintained a $13.4 billion predominantly senior secured private credit portfolio.

KKR To Acquire Medicover India And Its 24-Hospital Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:53 PM

KKR has signed definitive agreements to acquire Medicover India, the Indian hospital operations of international healthcare and diagnostics company Medicover AB. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Prime Capital Financial Secures $600 Million Carlyle Investment At More Than $1.8 Billion Enterprise Value

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:46 AM

Prime Capital Financial has entered a strategic partnership with Carlyle through an approximately $600 million hybrid capital solution that includes a minority ownership investment in the independent wealth management firm.

Gryphon Investors Raises More Than $770 Million For Gryphon VI Co-Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Gryphon Investors has completed the final closing of Gryphon VI Top-Up Co-Investment Partners with more than $770 million in total commitments. The oversubscribed fund exceeded its original $650 million target.

Francisco Partners To Acquire Majority Stake In Command Alkon From Thoma Bravo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Francisco Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Command Alkon from Thoma Bravo, supporting the construction technology company’s continued expansion and development of AI-powered capabilities.

Audax Strategic Capital Appoints Former Blackstone Executive Ralph Yang As Managing Director And Co-Head

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Audax Strategic Capital has appointed Ralph Yang as Managing Director and Co-Head as the firm expands its customized equity solutions strategy for private equity sponsors and middle-market portfolio companies.

Energy Capital Partners Raises $8.1 Billion For ECP VI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Energy Capital Partners has completed an $8.1 billion fundraising for ECP VI, the investment firm’s sixth flagship equity strategy focused on energy transition infrastructure. The fund reached its hard cap, which was increased during the fundraising process to accommodate investor demand. ECP VI significantly exceeded its original $5 billion target.

Apollo: AUM Tops $1.05 Trillion As Record $60 Billion Quarterly Inflows Are Entirely Organic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Apollo Global Management surpassed $1.05 trillion of assets under management during the second quarter of 2026 as record quarterly inflows of $60 billion were generated entirely through organic fundraising and business activity.

easyJet: Apollo To Acquire Airline For £5.7 Billion In Recommended Cash Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Apollo Global Management has reached an agreement to acquire easyJet in a recommended transaction valuing the European airline at approximately £5.7 billion. The acquisition will be completed through Eagle Bidco, a company indirectly owned by funds managed by Apollo affiliates. Under the cash offer, easyJet shareholders will receive £7.15 for each share they own.

Nextalia: Private Equity II Reaches Over €1.1 Billion First Close From More Than 200 Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Nextalia has completed the first close of Nextalia Private Equity II at more than €1.1 billion, securing commitments from over 200 investors within five months.

Kingswood Capital Management Raises $4 Billion Across Two Oversubscribed Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Kingswood Capital Management has raised $4 billion across two middle-market private equity funds, more than doubling the Los Angeles-based firm’s assets under management to over $7 billion.

Wind Point Partners Closes Oversubscribed Fund XI At $3.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Wind Point Partners has closed its eleventh private equity fund with $3.2 billion in total commitments. The oversubscribed fund exceeded its hard cap and represents the largest fund in Wind Point’s 42-year history.

Carlyle: Next U.S. Buyout Fund Supplies $5 Billion Of Commitments As Quarterly Inflows Reach $16.8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Carlyle generated $16.8 billion of inflows during the second quarter of 2026 as investors committed $5 billion to the global investment firm’s next vintage U.S. buyout fund. The earmarked buyout commitments represented approximately 30% of Carlyle’s total quarterly inflows. They also supplied about 78% of the $6.4 billion raised across the Global Private Equity segment.

KKR And Mirastar Acquire Four UK Logistics Properties For £170 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2026

KKR and Mirastar have acquired a portfolio of four logistics properties in the United Kingdom from PLP for approximately £170 million. The properties total approximately 1.25 million square feet and are located in Stafford, Crewe, Ellesmere Port and Wakefield.

Blue Owl Capital Appoints Takeo Ikemori To Lead Institutional Capital In Japan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2026

Blue Owl Capital has appointed Takeo Ikemori as Managing Director, Representative in Japan and Head of Japan Institutional Capital.

Bridgepoint Closes Fourth Direct Lending Fund Above Target At €5.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2026

Bridgepoint has completed fundraising for Bridgepoint Direct Lending IV with €5.1 billion in total capital commitments, exceeding the fund’s original €4 billion target.

KKR Closes Record $19.2 Billion Global Infrastructure Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2026

KKR has completed the final closing of KKR Global Infrastructure Investors V with $19.2 billion in commitments, making it the firm’s largest infrastructure fund raised to date.

Adams Street Raises More Than $5 Billion For Secondaries Investment Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Adams Street Partners has secured more than $5 billion in capital commitments for its latest secondaries investment program, including the closing of Global Secondary Fund 8 at $2.7 billion.

Integer To Be Acquired By KKR For $5.7 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Integer Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by KKR in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.7 billion.

Ares Management: Record Fundraising Tops $36 Billion As Dry Powder Reaches $170 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

Ares Management generated more than $36 billion of inflows during the second quarter of 2026, marking another record fundraising period as institutional clients continued allocating capital across the alternative investment manager’s strategies.

KKR: Unusually Successful Investment Exits Drive Strongest Monetization Quarter Ever And Record Earnings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

KKR reported record second-quarter 2026 earnings as several unusually successful investment exits accelerated monetization activity across its private equity portfolio.

Blackstone Energy Transition Partners To Acquire DarkVision From Koch Engineered Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

Funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners have agreed to acquire DarkVision Technologies from Koch Engineered Solutions, a division of Koch. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Vista Equity Partners To Acquire Majority Stake In Quantios From Hg

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

Hg has agreed to sell its majority stake in Quantios, a provider of software-as-a-service solutions for the global trust and corporate services industry, to Vista Equity Partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Wacona Capital Closes $210 Million Continuation Vehicle For Core States Group Led By Painswick Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

Wacona Capital has closed a single-asset continuation vehicle for Core States Group with total commitments of approximately $210 million, including commitments from the private equity firm’s general partner.

Paducah: Brookfield And NextEra Energy Partner On $100 Billion Data Center Campus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 1, 2026

A coalition of energy, infrastructure, and utility companies announced a strategic partnership to develop a data center campus at the US Department of Energy's Paducah Site in Western Kentucky. The $100 billion privately funded project repurposes land at the former enrichment site into a hub for innovation and energy generation.

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners To Acquire Epic Energy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2026

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, has agreed to acquire Epic Energy, an Australian gas pipeline operator. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.

Platinum Equity Invests In North American Lighting Specialist LMPG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2026

Platinum Equity has made a significant investment in LMPG Inc., a North American manufacturer of specification-grade lighting solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed. LMPG founder François-Xavier Souvay, W Investments, and President and CEO Peter Timotheatos and the management team are rolling their equity and will remain significant investors, while Platinum Equity acquires outstanding shares from existing institutional investors.

OMERS Private Equity Welcomes Adam Buzanis As Managing Director, Head Of Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2026

OMERS Private Equity has announced the appointment of Adam Buzanis as Managing Director, Head of Funds, as the firm continues to expand its external funds program. Buzanis brings deep experience across global private markets, including primary funds, co-investments, and secondaries, positioning him to build out this growing area of the platform.

CVC Reports Strong Delivery In H1 2026 With Fee-Paying AUM Of €153 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2026

CVC Capital Partners announced financial highlights for the six months ended June 30, 2026. Fee-paying assets under management reached €153 billion, up 9% versus H1 2025. Credit, Secondaries and Infrastructure grew 19% versus H1 2025.

GTCR Closes $1.25 Billion Capital Solutions Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2026

GTCR, a private equity firm, has closed its inaugural Capital Solutions Fund with approximately $1.25 billion in aggregate commitments. Limited partner commitments came almost exclusively from existing, long-term investors in other GTCR funds.