Private Equity

Morgan Stanley Investment Management: $2.3 Billion In Total Commitments Raised For Third Co-Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2025

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), announced the final closing of North Haven Private Equity Co-Investment Opportunities Fund III LP (PECO III) oversubscribed at its hard cap with approximately $2.3 billion in total commitments.

TSG Consumer Partners: Sean Sullivan Named As Managing Director And Chief Legal Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2025

Specialist private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners announced the appointment of Sean Sullivan as Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer, effective May 5, 2025. With this newly created role, Sullivan will oversee all legal matters and enterprise risk management at TSG and will serve as the firm’s primary liaison with outside counsel.

Crayhill Capital Management: Third Flagship Fund Closed At Over $1.3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2025

Crayhill Capital Management, a $3 billion alternative asset management firm, announced the closing of Crayhill Principal Strategies Fund III with about $1.31 billion of capital commitments, including $162 million of committed co-investment capacity, surpassing its $1 billion target.

Falx Capital: Acquisition Of Pyramid Time Systems Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2025

Pyramid Time Systems (a leader in time and attendance solutions and synchronized time systems) announced it has been acquired by a private investment group led by Falx Capital.

SK Capital Partners: John Novak Named As Head Of Business Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2025

SK Capital Partners - a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, ingredients, and life sciences sectors - announced that John Novak has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Head of Business Development.

KKR: General David Petraeus Named As Chairman Of The Middle East

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2025

Global investment firm KKR announced that it is expanding its presence in the Middle East including the appointment of General David Petraeus (US Army, Ret.) as Chairman of KKR Middle East and the establishment of a dedicated investment team in the region led by Julian Barratt-Due, a Managing Director at KKR.

S&P And CME Selling OSTTRA To KKR For $3.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2025

S&P Global and CME Group announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell OSTTRA, a provider of post-trade solutions for the global OTC market, to investment funds managed by KKR. The terms of the deal for OSTTRA equaled total enterprise value at $3.1 billion, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. This amount will be divided evenly between S&P Global and CME Group pursuant to their 50/50 joint venture.

KSL: Second Tactical Opportunities Fund Closed With $1.44 Billion In Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2025

Leading alternative investment firm KSL Capital Partners announced the final closing of its latest tactical opportunities fund KSL Capital Partners Tactical Opportunities II, L.P. (Tac Opps II), with total capital commitments of $1.44 billion, including contributions from the General Partner.

Intel Selling Majority Stake In Altera To Silver Lake For $4.46 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2025

Intel announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 51% of its Altera business to Silver Lake. The deal values Altera at $8.75 billion and establishes Altera’s operational independence, making it the largest pure-play FPGA (field programmable gate array) semiconductor solutions company. Altera provides a scalable architecture and tool chain focused on driving growth and FPGA innovation to meet the demands and opportunities of an AI-driven market. Intel will own the remaining 49% of Altera's business.

Warburg Pincus: Martyn Curragh Named As Senior Advisor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2025

Warburg Pincus, a pioneer of private equity global growth investing, announced the appointment of Martyn Curragh as a Senior Advisor working within the firm’s Technology and Services practice.

Wind Point Partners Investing Sigma Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2025

Wind Point Partners (a Chicago-based private equity firm) has partnered with Sigma Companies International.

Blackstone Real Estate Acquiring 6 Million Sq Ft Industrial Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2025

Blackstone and Crow Holdings, a leading real estate investment and development firm, announced that Core+ funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate have agreed to acquire a 95% stake in an industrial portfolio developed by Crow Holdings for $718 million. Crow Holdings and its partners will retain 5% ownership. And the portfolio features 25 Class A buildings totaling 6 million square feet and is located in high-barrier submarkets in Dallas and Houston, two of the top-performing U.S. logistics markets.

Broadstreet Partners: Ownership Position Acquired By Ethos Capital, BCI, And White Mountains

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2025

BroadStreet Partners, a leading North American insurance brokerage company, announced that an investor group led by Ethos Capital, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), and White Mountains Insurance Group will acquire an ownership position in BroadStreet. Under the terms of the deal, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan will maintain a significant co-control stake and operate in partnership with the Ethos-led investor group.

OpenGate Capital To Sell Player One Amusement Group To GENDA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2025

OpenGate Capital announced that it has entered into a binding agreement for the sale of Player One Amusement Group, an experiential entertainment for consumers to GENDA