Private Equity

LSEG In Talks To Acquire Octus From Permira For About $3.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

London Stock Exchange Group confirmed that it is in discussions with Permira regarding a potential acquisition of Octus for approximately $3.5 billion. The announcement followed recent press speculation surrounding the potential transaction. LSEG emphasized that no final agreement has been reached and that there is no certainty a deal will ultimately be completed.

BlackRock AUM Hits $15.5 Trillion Following $205 Billion Of Quarterly Net Inflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

BlackRock reported third-quarter 2026 financial results highlighted by record assets under management, strong net inflows, higher revenue, and significant growth in adjusted earnings.

Getty Family And Koch Equity Development Commit Up To $533 Million To Getty Images In Restructuring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2026

Getty Images has reached an agreement with its major financial stakeholder groups on a comprehensive restructuring that includes up to $533 million in new equity investment from Getty Family members and Koch Equity Development affiliates. The transaction is designed to strengthen Getty Images’ balance sheet, reduce debt obligations and support future growth.

Humana Forms BlackRock Joint Venture For Nearly 150 CenterWell Senior Primary Care Clinics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2026

Humana entered a new joint venture with HPS Investment Partners, a BlackRock affiliate, to manage funds and accounts across a network of nearly 150 CenterWell Senior Primary Care clinics.

EQT To Acquire Platinum Investment Management Limited From L1 Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2026

EQT Holdings entered into a conditional agreement to acquire all of the issued shares in Platinum Investment Management Limited from Platinum Asset Pty Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of L1 Group Limited.

Bumble To Be Acquired By Ithaca Holdings For $1.3 Billion At 138% Premium

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2026

Bumble entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Ithaca Holdings in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at approximately $1.3 billion.

Blackstone Credit & Insurance Leads $1 Billion Financing For Analogic And Leidos Security Businesses Combination

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Blackstone Credit & Insurance led a $1 billion financing to support the combination of Analogic Corporation with the Security Enterprise Solutions, Ports & Borders, and Industrial Automation businesses of Leidos Holdings.

DCC Energy Sells Nexora To One Equity Partners For $725 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

DCC Energy agreed to sell its technology division, Nexora, to investment subsidiaries of funds managed or advised by One Equity Partners for an enterprise value of $725 million, cash-free and debt-free. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close on or after March 1, 2027.

TotalEnergies And KKR Expand U.S. Renewables Joint Venture With $1.2 Billion Solar Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

TotalEnergies and KKR signed an agreement to add 700 MW of renewable energy assets to their existing 50/50 U.S. joint venture. The transaction covers three utility-scale solar projects located in Texas and Ohio. The portfolio has an enterprise value of $1.2 billion.

Consonance Capital Partners Closes Oversubscribed $1.35 Billion Third Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Consonance Capital Partners closed Consonance Private Equity III at $1.35 billion in commitments, reaching the fund’s hard cap after less than four months in the market.

Blue Dot Investors: Interview With Founder And Managing Partner Sahej Suri About Late-Stage Fintech Investing And Secondaries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Blue Dot Investors is a fintech-focused investment firm specializing in late-stage growth equity and secondary transactions across banking, payments, insurance, wealth management, and capital markets. Founder and Managing Partner Sahej Suri previously worked at J.P. Morgan, TPG, and QED Investors before establishing Blue Dot to address liquidity needs in the maturing private fintech market. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Suri to learn more about the firm’s investment strategy, the evolution of fintech secondaries, and the opportunities he sees in private-market liquidity.

Avance Appoints Carl Stanton As Senior Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Avance Investment Management appointed Carl Stanton as Senior Partner as the private equity firm expands its focus on industrial services businesses.

Searchlight Capital Partners And Fitzroy Capital To Acquire Kredinor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Searchlight Capital Partners and Fitzroy Capital agreed to acquire Kredinor following a strategic review of the Norwegian credit management company's ownership structure.

One Rock Capital Partners Adds Damon Anderson As Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

One Rock Capital Partners added Damon Anderson to its Operating Partner team to focus on supply chain and procurement initiatives across portfolio companies.

Partners Group Launches Global Multi-Sector Private Credit Income Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

Partners Group launched a global multi-sector private credit income strategy designed for institutional and private wealth investors.

SWEN Capital Partners Closes €236 Million PE Select Europa 7

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

SWEN Capital Partners closed SWEN PE Select Europa 7 at €236 million. The fund is the seventh vintage of SWEN's European multi-strategy private equity program, which has invested directly and indirectly alongside European private equity managers since 2008.

Preservation Equity Fund Advisors Adds David McWhorter To Advisory Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2026

Preservation Equity Fund Advisors added David "Mac" McWhorter to its Advisory Board, bringing decades of experience in institutional real estate and capital formation to the affordable housing investment manager.

AEA Investors And BCI Acquire Rensa Filtration From Audax Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2026

AEA Investors' Middle Market Private Equity team and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation acquired Rensa Filtration from Audax Private Equity.

Kian Capital Partners Acquires Integrity Landscape

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

Kian Capital Partners acquired Integrity Landscape, a commercial landscape services provider operating across the San Francisco Bay Area. Integrity was founded in 2016 by Rich Bronstein and provides recurring and re-occurring commercial landscaping services through five Bay Area branches.

LongWater Private Equity Acquires Majority Stake In Blastco

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2026

LongWater Private Equity acquired a majority stake in Blastco, establishing the Texas-based business as the foundation of a new national industrial coatings platform. Blastco provides surface preparation, industrial coating, and tank rehabilitation services from its headquarters in Channelview, Texas.

Aphias Capital Closes Oversubscribed $1.05 Billion Fund I

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2026

Aphias Capital closed its inaugural private equity fund with more than $1.05 billion in total capital commitments. Aphias Capital Fund I exceeded its $900 million target, with investor demand surpassing the fund’s hard cap.

SEVA: $160 Million Fund II Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2026

SEVA Growth closed its second fund, SEVA II, with $160 million in capital commitments after raising the fund in less than one month. The fund was multiple-times oversubscribed and exceeded its original $125 million target.

Sabey Data Center Properties Secures Additional Ares Investment, Bringing Total Commitment Above $500 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2026

Sabey Corporation and National Real Estate Advisors announced that Ares Secondaries funds have expanded their investment in Sabey Data Center Properties, bringing Ares’ total commitment to the data center platform to more than $500 million.

Spectrum Equity Closes Oversubscribed $2.5 Billion Fund XI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2026

Spectrum Equity closed Fund XI with $2.5 billion in commitments in an oversubscribed single close, marking the largest fund in the growth equity firm’s history. Founded in 1994, Spectrum has now raised more than $12.5 billion across its 11 main funds.

EQT Completes Acquisition Of Exolaunch To Accelerate Global Space Infrastructure Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

EQT has completed its acquisition of Exolaunch, providing the satellite launch mission management and deployment technology company with additional resources to expand its global operations and develop new services across the space value chain.

KKR To Acquire Gen II Fund Services For $5.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

KKR has agreed to acquire Gen II Fund Services from Hg, General Atlantic, and other minority investors in a transaction valuing the private capital fund administrator at $5.1 billion.

Informa To Acquire Clarion From Blackstone For £2.24 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2026

Informa has agreed to acquire Clarion from Blackstone for an enterprise value of £2.24 billion while simultaneously launching a process to separate its Taylor & Francis academic publishing business, a pair of transactions intended to sharpen the company's focus on global B2B markets and accelerate growth.

LS Power Raises $6 Billion For Oversubscribed Fund VI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

LS Power has closed LS Power Equity Partners VI with approximately $6 billion in commitments, substantially exceeding its initial $4 billion fundraising target.

Bertram Capital Invests In Percopo Coatings Through Ignite Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Bertram Capital has invested in Percopo Coatings Company, establishing the coatings and restoration services business as the fifth platform investment in Bertram's Ignite fund. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Marlin Equity Partners Invests In Rystad Energy And Founder Retains Majority Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Marlin Equity Partners has signed a definitive agreement to make a growth investment in Rystad Energy, an independent provider of energy-market research, data and intelligence solutions. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.