Private Equity

NetBrain: Funding Raised From Blackstone At $750 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 26, 2025

Blackstone has announced a majority growth investment in NetBrain Technologies, a leader in Network Automation and AI, valued at $750 million.

TSG Consumer To Buy Fragrance Brand PHLUR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 26, 2025

TSG Consumer, a private equity firm, announced that it will acquire PHLUR, a modern fragrance brand recognized for its storytelling and accessibility.

goHappy: Strategic Growth Investment Raised From Pamlico Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2025

goHappy, a provider of employee engagement tools, has received a growth investment from Pamlico Capital, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth technology and services.

KX Acquired By TA Associates In £570 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2025

KX, a leader in real-time, AI-driven analytics, is now majority-owned by TA Associates, which acquired FD Technologies, its parent company.

Brentwood Associates: $410 Million Continuation Fund Closed For Watermill Express Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2025

Brentwood Associates has closed an oversubscribed single-asset continuation fund to support the growth of Watermill Express, a provider of affordable and safe drinking water and ice through self-service stations.

Ares Management: Sarah Cole Named As Co-Head of Global Capital Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2025

Ares Management Corporation has appointed Sarah Cole as Partner and Co-Head of the Ares Global Capital Solutions team, joining current Co-Head Roshan Chagan.

Carlyle To Buy IT Consultancy Adastra

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2025

Global investment firm Carlyle has announced its acquisition of a majority stake in Adastra Group SE, a global IT consultancy specializing in data, cloud, and AI transformations, in partnership with its founders.

Goldman Sachs Reportedly Launches New Program For Retaining Interns

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2025

Goldman Sachs has reportedly introduced a new program aimed at retaining its top interns and preventing them from being poached by private equity firms and other competitors. This initiative is a significant strategic move for the bank in the ongoing "war for talent."

50T: $500 Million Growth Equity Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2025

10T Holdings and 1RoundTable Partners (1RT), two leading growth equity funds in the Digital Asset Ecosystem (DAE), have announced their merger, resulting in the creation of a new brand: 50T. This rebranding reflects their prediction that the global digital asset ecosystem will reach a value of $50 trillion within the next decade.

Performance Equity Management Reinvests In EoS Fitness

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2025

Performance Equity Management (PEM), a private equity firm specializing in direct co-investments and venture capital fund of funds, announced today a new investment in EoS Fitness (EoS) following the company's acquisition by TSG Consumer, a leading private equity firm focused on consumer brands. This deal reflects PEM's long-standing relationship with EoS and marks a successful outcome from its earlier investment through Performance Direct Investments III (PDI III).

EQT To Buy Adevinta’s Spanish Online Classifieds Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2025

EQT announced that its EQT X fund has reached an agreement to acquire Adevinta’s Spanish operations from Aurelia Netherlands TargetCo B.V. Adevinta Spain includes several of Spain’s leading online classifieds platforms, such as Coches.net, InfoJobs, Milanuncios, Fotocasa, and Habitaclia.

Pacific Equity Group: A$370 Million Raised For Remote Energy Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2025

Barings, a global asset management firm, has co-led an A$370 million equity raise with Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) for Pacific Energy Group (PEG), Australia's largest remote energy platform. This significant funding empowers PEG to execute its long-term investment plans and capitalize on strong customer demand.

LongRange Capital: Acquisition Of US Synthetic Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2025

LongRange Capital, a private equity firm dedicated to fostering long-term, customer-focused growth in middle-market businesses, has finalized its acquisition of US Synthetic Corporation from ChampionX Corporation. Headquartered in Orem, Utah, US Synthetic is a leading provider of advanced polycrystalline diamond (PCD) technologies, offering PCD inserts, bearings, and various diamond science solutions for the energy, mining, and industrial sectors.

Etraveli: KKR Acquires Minority Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2025

CVC Capital Partners has announced that KKR will acquire a significant minority stake in the global travel technology firm Etraveli Group. This partnership positions Etraveli for growth and reinforces its status as the world’s largest flight intermediary and fulfillment company outside of China.

CurTec: Acquisition By Ampersand Capital Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2025

Ampersand Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on growth equity investments in life sciences and healthcare, has acquired CurTec, a Netherlands-based manufacturer of high-performance plastic packaging for pharmaceutical and specialty chemical applications. This acquisition was made in collaboration with Bencis Capital Partners and CurTec's management.

Blue Owl Capital: $850 Million Secured For Private Offering Of Alternative Credit Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2025

Blue Owl Capital announced the final close of the private offering of an alternative credit fund, securing $850 million in capital commitments from a diverse client base across its global private wealth channel.

Pollen Street Capital: €2 Billion Raised To Bolster European Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2025

Pollen Street Capital is a leading alternative asset manager based in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2013 and specializes in investing within the financial and business services sectors across Europe. Pollen Street Capital announced that it has secured €2 billion in new capital, which was raised across its new flagship fund, Private Equity Fund V, and an additional co-investment vehicle.

Blue Owl Buying Fiber Provider South Reach Networks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2025

Intermetro Fiber, operating as South Reach Networks (SRN), a leading Florida-based fiber infrastructure provider, has been acquired by a fund managed by Blue Owl Capital's Digital Infrastructure strategy.

Keystone Agency: Majority Stake Acquired By Warburg Pincus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2025

Warburg Pincus, a global leader in private equity growth investing, plans to acquire a majority stake in Keystone Agency Partners, a prominent insurance broker network. While financial details remain undisclosed, the investment aims to boost Keystone's innovation and expansion. Bain Capital, which launched Keystone in 2020, will retain a minority stake through a new investment from Bain Capital Insurance.

Reckitt Selling Essential Home Stake For Up To $4.8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2025

Reckitt Benckiser Group has finalized an agreement with Advent International to divest its Essential Home business for up to $4.8 billion, while retaining a 30% stake in the company. This aligns with Reckitt's July 2024 strategic plan to focus on 11 high-growth Powerbrands.

Trinity Hunt Partners Invests In DACS Asphalt & Concrete

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2025

Private equity firm Trinity Hunt Partners has made a majority investment in DACS Asphalt & Concrete, a leading provider of commercial asphalt paving and parking lot maintenance services.

AE Industrial Partners: Oscar Torres Named As Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2025

Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI) has appointed Oscar Torres as an Operating Partner. Torres most recently served as President and CEO of Kellstrom Aerospace, a former AEI portfolio company sold to VSE Corporation in December 2024.

Unity Partners Acquiring The Byng Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

Unity Partners, a principles-based private equity firm, has completed a strategic investment in The Byng Group, which provides comprehensive unit turnover services for multifamily properties and senior living facilities. CEO Scott Bunker will continue to lead Byng along with the existing team. Financial terms of the transaction remain undisclosed.

Pantheon: $2.2 Billion Raised For Third Opportunistic Credit Secondaries Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

Pantheon, a leading global private markets investor, has finalized the closing of Pantheon Credit Opportunities III (PCO III) and related vehicles, achieving total commitments of approximately $2.2 billion, over 2.5 times the initial target.

Neuberger Berman: NB Strategic Co-Investment Partners V Fund Closes Above $2.8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

Neuberger Berman, a global employee-owned investment manager, has successfully closed NB Strategic Co-Investment Partners V, raising over $2.8 billion in capital commitments, surpassing its initial target of $2.25 billion.

SupplyHouse: Strategic Investment Raised From KKR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

SupplyHouse, an e-commerce platform specializing in HVAC, plumbing, and electrical products, has partnered with KKR, a global investment firm, to support its long-term growth. Founded in 2004, SupplyHouse has served over 7 million customers in the U.S. and is known for its strong customer experience and workplace culture.

Blackstone Investing Over $25 Billion In Pennsylvania Infrastructure And Real Estate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Blackstone has announced an investment of over $25 billion through its Infrastructure and Real Estate funds to develop Pennsylvania's digital and energy infrastructure. This initiative is expected to attract an additional $60 billion in investments, leveraging Blackstone's expertise in data centers and energy infrastructure.

BlackRock: $12.5 Trillion AUM Record Reached

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

BlackRock recently announced that its assets under management (AUM) reached a record $12.5 trillion in the second quarter, driven by $46 billion in net inflows to its investment funds amidst market volatility related to President Trump's tariff policies.

Stone Point Capital: Tenth Flagship Fund Closed At $11.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Stone Point Capital, a private equity firm specializing in financial services and related industries, announced the final closing of its tenth private equity fund, Trident X, with total commitments of $11.5 billion. This new fund significantly exceeded its original target and hard cap of $9 billion and is approximately $2.5 billion larger than its predecessor, Trident IX, which closed in 2022 at $9 billion.

Exponent: Fifth Fund Closed At £900 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

Exponent, a prominent European private equity firm, has announced the final close of its fifth fund, Exponent Private Equity Partners V (Fund V), securing £900 million (over €1 billion) in commitments. This amount is 20% above its target.