Private Equity

Maven Capital Partners Adds Sabrina Mahmood To East Midlands Deal Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Maven has appointed Sabrina Mahmood as an Investment Manager in its East Midlands investment team, strengthening deal coverage across the East and South East Midlands.

Keppel: Up To $125 Million AIIB Commitment Secured For Private Credit Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Keppel announced that the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has committed $75 million to Keppel Private Credit Fund III, alongside a co-investment sleeve of up to $50 million. Keppel said the combined commitment raises AIIB’s total support for the strategy to up to $125 million, and increases Keppel Private Credit Fund III’s funds under management to more than $561 million.

Apollo: Diego De Giorgi Named As Incoming Head Of EMEA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Apollo announced Diego De Giorgi will join the firm as a partner and head of EMEA, succeeding longtime partner Rob Seminara. Seminara will remain in the region to support the transition before taking on new global responsibilities later in 2026.

Haveli Investments To Buy Kids Mobile Entertainment Developer Budge Studios

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Haveli Investments, a technology and gaming-focused private equity firm, has entered into an agreement to acquire Budge Studios from General Atlantic. Terms were not disclosed.

Trive Capital Invests In Defense Analytics Contractor PavCon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Trive Capital announced it has made an investment in PavCon, a provider of predictive analytics and decision-support software for the U.S. Department of War, positioning the deal as a partnership to accelerate growth in data-driven defense modernization and mission-readiness programs.

Schroders Partners With Apollo To Build Hybrid Wealth And Retirement Investment Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Schroders and Apollo announced they have formed a strategic partnership to develop next-generation wealth and retirement investment solutions intended to enhance client choice and outcomes, with the aim of generating multi-billion-dollar annual flows from new and existing clients.

Apollo Tops Profit Expectations As Assets Near $1 Trillion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Apollo Global Management posted a stronger-than-expected quarter, with earnings topping Wall Street forecasts as the firm’s credit and origination machine delivered record activity and fresh capital continued to flow into its platforms. The performance pushed Apollo’s assets under management to $938 billion, leaving the firm within reach of the $1 trillion milestone management has been targeting.

Audax Private Equity Completes Sale Of Colony Hardware To White Cap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Audax Private Equity said it has completed the sale of Colony Hardware, a direct-to-jobsite distributor of construction materials and jobsite supplies serving specialty and general contractors, to White Cap, a distributor of specialty construction supplies and safety products for professional contractors. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Covenant Capital Raises Over $1.1 Billion Across Fund XII And Affordable Housing Sidecar

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Covenant Capital Group, a value-add multifamily real estate investment firm based in Nashville, said it has reached the final close of Covenant Apartment Fund XII, L.P. with $860.35 million in capital commitments, marking the largest fundraise in the firm’s 25-year history.

TPG To Buy Majority Stake In Sabre Industries From Blackstone

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

TPG has signed definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in Sabre Industries, a provider of engineered infrastructure solutions for electric transmission, telecom, and data center projects. The investment will be made through TPG Rise Climate, TPG’s dedicated climate investing platform. Funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, which first invested in Sabre in 2021, will retain a significant minority stake and continue as a partner alongside TPG.

American College Of Education Gains New Bain Capital Double Impact Backing After CIC Partners Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

CIC Partners announced it has successfully realized its investment in American College of Education, marking the end of a strategic partnership that began in 2020 and the start of ACE’s next phase of growth with a newly announced investment from Bain Capital Double Impact.

Bain Buys JJC FinTech To Expand CLM, KYC, And AML Services For Financial Institutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Bain & Company has acquired JJC FinTech, a London-based boutique financial services consulting and technology firm specializing in client lifecycle management and anti-financial crime.

Stellus Capital Management To Join Alternative Asset Manager P10

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2026

Stellus Capital Management, a U.S. direct lender with $3.8 billion of assets under management focused on senior secured loans in the lower-middle market, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by P10, a private markets solutions provider.

Magna5 Lands Majority Investment From AEA Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2026

Magna5, a managed IT services provider focused on SMB and mid-market customers, has received a majority investment from AEA Investors’ Small Business Private Equity team. The deal included a significant reinvestment from Magna5’s management team, and financial terms were not disclosed. Magna5 said the partnership is designed to support continued scaling of its national platform while expanding cybersecurity, compliance, and AI-enabled capabilities.

Patria Investments To Acquire WP Global Partners To Expand U.S. Private Markets Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 7, 2026

Patria Investments Limited announced it has agreed to acquire WP Global Partners, a U.S.-based private equity solutions manager focused on the lower middle market, in a deal designed to deepen Patria’s North American presence and expand its middle-market primaries and co-investment capabilities.

Summit Partners Promotes 13 Across Global Offices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 7, 2026

Summit Partners, a growth-focused alternative investment firm, promoted 13 professionals across its global offices, elevating four to partner, three to principal, and six to vice president.

Eterna Growth Partners Completes Spinout Of Charlesbank Technology Opportunities Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 7, 2026

Eterna Growth Partners announced it has completed its spinout from Charlesbank Capital Partners, effective immediately, forming a newly independent and rebranded firm built on the Technology Opportunities Fund strategy previously operated within Charlesbank. Eterna will continue to manage all existing Technology Opportunities Fund vehicles while operating as a standalone private equity platform focused on middle-market technology investments.

PayByPhone: Mobile Parking Payments Provider To Be Acquired By Lightyear Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 6, 2026

Lightyear Capital has signed an agreement to acquire PayByPhone, a Vancouver-based provider of mobile parking payments and parking management software, from Corpay.

KKR And HMC Capital Form A$600 Million Energy Transition Strategic Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 6, 2026

HMC Capital and KKR announced they have established a strategic partnership under which KKR-managed funds will invest up to $603 million into HMC’s Energy Transition Platform. The investment would add KKR as a strategic partner alongside HMC to the platform’s existing 652MW of operational assets, its 5.7 GW battery energy storage system, and its wind development pipeline.