Private Equity

IK Partners Promotes Five To Partner And Takes On Advisory Role For Wendel’s Direct Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

IK Partners, a European private equity firm, announced it has strengthened its leadership team by promoting five professionals to Partner across its Paris and Amsterdam offices, while also formalizing a new advisory arrangement with majority shareholder Wendel that will see IK support Wendel’s direct private investment activities through a newly established unit.

Apheon: €1.25 Billion Closed For Sixth Flagship Midcap Buyout Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Apheon Management announced it has closed its sixth flagship mid-market vehicle, Apheon MidCap Buyout VI SCSp, at the €1.25 billion hard cap, with an additional €50 million commitment from the firm’s team and related families, bringing total fund size to €1.3 billion.

Eir Partners Closes Oversubscribed Fund III At $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Eir Partners Capital, LP announced it has closed its third private equity fund with $1 billion in total commitments, exceeding an initial target of $800 million and doubling the size of its prior fund.

Platinum Equity Invests In Norton Packaging

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Platinum Equity has made a significant investment in Norton Packaging, a maker of plastic pails and other rigid packaging products used across industrial and consumer end markets.

Blockstream Capital Partners To Acquire Numeus Derivatives Trading Team In Deal Backed By Komainu Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Blockstream Capital Partners (BCP) announced it has signed an agreement to acquire a division within Numeus Group’s digital asset trading and investment business, bringing a 10-person derivatives trading team and select Bitcoin-focused yield strategies into the Blockstream Capital platform.

Bain Capital And BlueWater Marinas Buy Kent Narrows Boatel Near Annapolis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Bain Capital Real Estate and BlueWater Marinas have acquired Kent Narrows Boatel, a heated, Class A drystack marina in Kent Narrows, Maryland, adding the property to a growing portfolio of marina investments along the East Coast.

Good Culture Announces Majority Investment From L Catterton

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Good Culture announced L Catterton has entered into a definitive agreement to make a majority investment in the Austin, Texas-based clean-label cultured dairy brand, positioning the company for expanded production capacity, broader distribution, and faster product innovation as demand for high-protein, clean-label foods continues to climb. Financial terms were not disclosed.

PureSpectrum Partners With TA Associates To Fund Product Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 10, 2026

PureSpectrum, a market research technology company, said it has entered into a strategic partnership with TA Associates to support continued innovation, platform scaling, and expanded value for customers across the market research ecosystem. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Calera Capital Buys ReVamp Companies, Expanding Presence In Multi-Site Home Improvement Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 10, 2026

Calera Capital announced it has acquired ReVamp Companies, a provider of specialty floor and surface coatings, fencing, and decking replacement and installation services for existing single-family homeowners. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Guidepost Growth Equity Closes $521 Million Oversubscribed Fund IV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 10, 2026

Guidepost Growth Equity announced it has closed its fourth fund, Guidepost Growth Equity IV, L.P., with $521 million in total commitments, exceeding the firm’s $500 million fundraising target. The growth equity firm said the vehicle was oversubscribed and drew commitments from both new and existing limited partners.

Warburg Pincus Closes $3 Billion Financial Sector Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2026

Warburg Pincus announced it has closed Warburg Pincus Financial Sector III (WPFS III) with $3.0 billion of capital commitments, exceeding the fund’s initial $2.5 billion target. The firm said WPFS III launched in 2024 and is its largest financial services-focused fund to date.

Davidson Kempner Closes $1.1+ Billion Income Fund II For Global Asset-Backed Private Credit Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2026

Davidson Kempner Capital Management announced it has reached a final close for Davidson Kempner Income Fund II, raising aggregate capital commitments to the firm’s global asset-backed private credit strategy, including related separate accounts, to more than $1.1 billion. The firm said the second vintage in the series exceeded its fundraising target.