Private Equity

EIV Capital Adds Former EIG Executive Kristin Kelly As Partner To Expand Upstream Energy Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 19, 2026

EIV Capital has added Kristin Kelly as a Partner, strengthening the Houston-based private equity firm's upstream energy investment team. Kelly brings nearly two decades of energy investing, private equity and transaction experience and will primarily focus on EIV Capital's upstream strategy.

H.I.G. Capital To Acquire Industrial Asset Integrity Company MISTRAS Group For Approximately $866 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2026

H.I.G. Capital has agreed to acquire MISTRAS Group in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $866 million, including outstanding debt, taking the technology-enabled industrial asset integrity and laboratory testing company private.

Apollo Provides $1.25 Billion Equity Capital Solution To Support BMG-Concord Music Combination

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

Apollo-managed funds and affiliates have provided a $1.25 billion equity capital solution supporting the completed combination of music companies BMG and Concord.

Bain Capital Ventures Raises $1.6 Billion Fund XI To Back AI, Physical AI, Security And Science Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

Bain Capital Ventures has closed its eleventh venture fund with $1.6 billion in capital, exceeding its fundraising target as the firm increases its backing of early-stage companies building for what it describes as a post-AGI economy.

PSG Equity Closes Third European Growth Fund At Over €4.4 Billion To Back Software And AI Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

PSG Equity has closed its third European growth equity fund, PSG Europe III, at more than €4.4 billion in total committed capital as the firm expands its strategy of investing in European software and technology-enabled services companies.

TPG’s Rise Funds To Invest In Emergency Response Software Provider Tablet Command

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

TPG has signed a definitive agreement through The Rise Funds, its global impact investing strategy, to make a significant investment in Tablet Command, a provider of incident management and response software used by fire departments and emergency response agencies.

Brookfield To Acquire Plumbing And Heating Products Manufacturer Reliance Worldwide For About $2.8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

Brookfield has agreed to acquire 100% of Reliance Worldwide Corporation, a global manufacturer of plumbing and heating products, in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at approximately $2.8 billion on an enterprise value basis.

Thryv Selling Yellow Pages Print Business To Carolwood For $142 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Thryv Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its print directories business to private equity firm Carolwood L.P. for $142 million in cash, advancing the company's transformation toward an AI-powered software business focused on local service companies.

CPP Investments And Brookfield Launch C$50 Billion Maple Fund For Large-Scale Canadian Infrastructure And Strategic Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

CPP Investments and Brookfield Asset Management have launched the Maple Fund, a new cooperation framework that could deploy up to C$50 billion of equity into large-scale infrastructure projects and strategic industries across Canada.

Vivo Capital Appoints Neetesh Kumar Managing Partner To Co-Lead U.S. Healthcare Private Equity And Establish New York Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Vivo Capital has appointed Neetesh Kumar as Managing Partner as the approximately $7 billion healthcare investment firm expands its U.S. buyout and private equity strategy and establishes a presence in New York.

Great Gray Trust Company Selects iCapital To Build Private Equity, Private Credit And Real Asset CITs For Retirement Plans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Great Gray Trust Company has selected iCapital as its preferred private markets partner as the retirement investment provider develops new collective investment trusts offering defined contribution plans access to private equity, private credit and private real assets.

Aphias Capital Makes Majority Growth Investment In SNZweig To Combine Stambaugh Ness And Zweig Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Aphias Capital plans to make a majority growth investment in SNZweig Advisors in connection with the combination of Stambaugh Ness and Zweig Group, creating an integrated professional services platform focused exclusively on architecture, engineering and construction firms.

Partners Group Provides More Than €300 Million Financing For Building Automation Company MDT Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Partners Group has provided a senior financing package of more than €300 million to MDT technologies, supporting Bregal Unternehmerkapital's acquisition of a majority stake in the European building automation company from IK Partners.

Waste Eliminator And Liberty Waste Solutions Combine Under TPG And Rich Kang Named CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2026

Waste Eliminator and Liberty Waste Solutions are combining under common ownership and a unified leadership structure following TPG's acquisition of both waste management businesses in August 2026.

L Catterton And Altas Partners To Acquire Majority Stake In Fullscript

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2026

L Catterton and Altas Partners have agreed to acquire a majority stake in Fullscript from HGGC and Snapdragon Capital Partners, backing the healthcare technology company's next phase of expansion. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Blackstone To Acquire Flow Control Holdings From Audax Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2026

Blackstone has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Flow Control Holdings from Audax Private Equity, expanding its exposure to the rapidly growing data center liquid cooling market.

KKR Invests €528 Million For 49% Stake In Realty Income European Joint Venture

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2026

Realty Income and KKR have formed a new euro-denominated joint venture through which KKR-advised capital accounts will invest €528 million for a 49% equity interest in a portfolio of European net lease properties.

CVC Sets €26 Billion Initial Target For Europe / Americas Fund X

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2026

CVC has set an initial target of €26 billion in fee-paying commitments for Europe / Americas Fund X as the private markets firm prepares for the next generation of its flagship private equity strategy.

The Baldwin Group To Go Private In $7.7 Billion Deal Led By Sequence Holdings And Dell Family Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2026

The Baldwin Group announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity formed by Sequence Holdings and DFO Management, the family investment office of Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $7.7 billion. Upon completion, Baldwin will become a privately held company.

Apollo Reportedly In Talks To Acquire Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes For Around $20 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 13, 2026

Apollo Global Management is in negotiations to acquire Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes orthopedics business in a transaction valued at around $20 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Lee Equity Partners Invests In Marwood Group As Chris Librizzi Named CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 13, 2026

Marwood Group has received a strategic investment from funds managed by Lee Equity Partners as the healthcare-focused advisory and consulting firm seeks to accelerate growth through acquisitions, senior hires and expansion of its capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed.

HarbourView Equity Partners Names Patrick Morin As Managing Director Of Business Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 13, 2026

HarbourView Equity Partners has appointed Patrick Morin Managing Director of Business Development as the investment firm continues expanding its capital formation and investor relationship capabilities.