Private Equity

Janus Henderson, Victory Park Capital, And Privacore Raise Additional $100 Million For Asset-Backed Credit Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Janus Henderson, together with affiliates Victory Park Capital and Privacore Capital, has raised an additional $100 million for the Privacore VPC Asset Backed Credit Fund, bringing its deployable seed capital to more than $350 million.

G Squared Closes $2.3 Billion Fund VII, Its Largest Flagship Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

G Squared has closed G Squared VII with $2.3 billion in capital commitments, making the seventh flagship vehicle the largest fund in the venture capital firm’s history.

Bain Capital To Acquire Gong Cha From TA Associates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Bain Capital has agreed to acquire Gong cha from TA Associates as the global tea chain prepares for its next stage of international expansion. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Veritas Capital To Acquire Saber Power Services From Greenbelt Capital Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Veritas Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Saber Power Services from Greenbelt Capital Partners as investment in U.S. electrical infrastructure accelerates.

Corbel Capital Partners And Sea Pine Equity Partners Invest In Executive Exteriors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Corbel Capital Partners and Sea Pine Equity Partners have invested in Executive Exteriors, a Texas-based provider of specialty roofing and exterior restoration services.

White Star Capital Closes $250 Million Fund IV To Back Series A And B Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

White Star Capital has held the final close of Fund IV at $250 million, giving the global venture capital firm additional capital to back technology companies at the Series A and Series B stages.

Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners Raises $5.4 Billion For Fund VII And Related Vehicles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners has raised $5.4 billion of total investable capital through the final close of Comvest Credit Partners VII and related transaction vehicles, representing the largest fundraising effort in the private credit platform’s history.

Lotus Infrastructure Partners Raises About $1.8 Billion Across Infrastructure Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Lotus Infrastructure Partners has raised approximately $1.8 billion in total capital commitments across Lotus Infrastructure Fund IV investments, future co-investment opportunities, and a single-asset continuation vehicle.

Blue Owl Closes European Net Lease Fund With €1.6 Billion In Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Blue Owl Capital has closed its inaugural European net lease fund with €1.6 billion in total capital commitments, exceeding both its original €1 billion target and previous €1.5 billion hard cap.

Ridgemont Equity Partners Acquires ENTACT From J.F. Lehman & Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Ridgemont Equity Partners has acquired ENTACT, an environmental remediation and geotechnical infrastructure services company, from J.F. Lehman & Company, positioning the business for its next phase of expansion across environmental and infrastructure-related markets.

Thoma Bravo To Acquire Accelerant For More Than $4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire Accelerant in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value exceeding $4 billion, taking the data-driven specialty insurance platform private. Under the agreement, Accelerant Class A and Class B shareholders will receive $20.25 per share in cash, representing a 49% premium to the company’s closing share price on August 12, 2026.

Brookfield: $100 Billion Deployed In Six Months As Deployable Capital Reaches Record $210 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Brookfield Corporation deployed approximately $100 billion into large-scale investment opportunities during the first six months of 2026 while simultaneously raising $98 billion of capital and monetizing $40 billion of assets, illustrating the scale of capital moving through the company’s investment platform.

H.I.G. Capital Acquires Phoenix ME As Data Center And Life Sciences Demand Expands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

H.I.G. Capital has completed its acquisition of Phoenix ME Limited, a UK-based provider of integrated mechanical and electrical engineering services serving data centers, life sciences, infrastructure, and commercial markets.

Bob Iger And Joshua Kushner Buy Los Angeles Lakers At $12.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger and Thrive Capital founder Joshua Kushner have acquired majority ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers from Mark Walter in a transaction valuing the NBA franchise at $12.5 billion. The deal comes less than a year after Walter acquired a controlling stake in the Lakers at a $10 billion valuation in October 2025.

Thrive Holdings Raises Over $2 Billion At $12 Billion Valuation To Bring Frontier AI To Critical Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Thrive Holdings has raised more than $2 billion in new capital at a $12 billion valuation to expand its model of deploying frontier AI across businesses in critical industries. The financing brings the company's total capital raised since inception to more than $3 billion. The new capital came from Thrive Holdings' institutional partners along with new outside investors including D1 Capital Partners, Altimeter Capital, and SoftBank Group.

Cerberus To Sell Resonant Sciences To Joby Aviation, Creating Dedicated Joby Defense Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Cerberus Capital Management has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Resonant Sciences to Joby Aviation. Dayton, Ohio-based Resonant develops and manufactures advanced radar, navigation, communications, radio frequency, sensing, and mission systems for U.S. national security customers. Its capabilities also include low-observability technologies, electronic countermeasures, and autonomous systems.

Polar Asset Management Partners Holds $215 Million First Close For CRS Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Polar Asset Management Partners has completed the first close of its second dedicated Significant Risk Transfer investment fund with more than $215 million in commitments.

Blue Point Capital Partners Recapitalizes Dumpsters.com To Accelerate Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Blue Point Capital Partners has recapitalized Dumpsters.com, a national provider of managed waste and site services based in Westlake, Ohio. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Exponent Closes Approximately €750 Million Continuation Vehicle For H&MV At €1.4 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2026

Exponent has closed an approximately €750 million single-asset continuation vehicle to extend its investment in H&MV Engineering, valuing the Ireland-headquartered infrastructure engineering company at €1.4 billion. The oversubscribed continuation vehicle is led by Apollo S3, Pantheon and SQ Capital and is backed by a group of new and existing institutional investors.

New York Yankees Secures $2.6 Billion Financing From Apollo Sports Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2026

Yankee Global Enterprises, the holding company of the New York Yankees, has entered into a $2.6 billion financing agreement with affiliates of Apollo Sports Capital. The financing combines credit and equity and is intended to support continued growth of the Yankees franchise while refinancing existing debt.

Hightower Advisors Acquires Valley Financial Group With $275 Million In AUM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2026

Hightower Advisors announced that Valley Financial Group, an independent wealth management practice based in Ambler, Pennsylvania, will join Hightower Signature Wealth, the firm's fully integrated national wealth management practice.

NVIDIA Partners With Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs And KKR To Mobilize Over $500 Billion For AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Nvidia is working with a group of major financial firms on a potential $500 billion financing package aimed at supporting the massive infrastructure buildout required for artificial intelligence, according to sources with FT.

Tortuga Growth Partners Invests In Advanced eClinical Training To Expand Healthcare Workforce Development Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Tortuga Growth Partners has made a strategic investment in Advanced eClinical Training, a provider of online healthcare certification and workforce development programs. The investment was made through Tortuga Growth Partners Fund I and expands TGP’s healthcare investment platform as the firm targets businesses addressing structural workforce challenges.

FS KKR Capital: $600 Million Support Plan Advances As Shares Are Repurchased Roughly 41% Below NAV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 9, 2026

FS KKR Capital is executing a $600 million package of shareholder and balance-sheet initiatives involving KKR and FSK as the business development company works to improve portfolio quality and capitalize on a substantial discount between its share price and net asset value.

Blackstone Secured Lending: Repayments Reach $754 Million As 96.8% Of $13.4 Billion Portfolio Remains First-Lien Debt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2026

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund reported $754 million of investment sales and repayments during the second quarter of 2026, substantially exceeding new investment activity as the fund maintained a $13.4 billion predominantly senior secured private credit portfolio.

Private Equity

Janus Henderson, Victory Park Capital, And Privacore Raise Additional $100 Million For Asset-Backed Credit Fund

G Squared Closes $2.3 Billion Fund VII, Its Largest Flagship Fund

Bain Capital To Acquire Gong Cha From TA Associates

Veritas Capital To Acquire Saber Power Services From Greenbelt Capital Partners

Corbel Capital Partners And Sea Pine Equity Partners Invest In Executive Exteriors

White Star Capital Closes $250 Million Fund IV To Back Series A And B Companies

Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners Raises $5.4 Billion For Fund VII And Related Vehicles

Lotus Infrastructure Partners Raises About $1.8 Billion Across Infrastructure Funds

Blue Owl Closes European Net Lease Fund With €1.6 Billion In Commitments

Ridgemont Equity Partners Acquires ENTACT From J.F. Lehman & Company

Thoma Bravo To Acquire Accelerant For More Than $4 Billion

Brookfield: $100 Billion Deployed In Six Months As Deployable Capital Reaches Record $210 Billion

H.I.G. Capital Acquires Phoenix ME As Data Center And Life Sciences Demand Expands

Bob Iger And Joshua Kushner Buy Los Angeles Lakers At $12.5 Billion Valuation

Thrive Holdings Raises Over $2 Billion At $12 Billion Valuation To Bring Frontier AI To Critical Industries

Cerberus To Sell Resonant Sciences To Joby Aviation, Creating Dedicated Joby Defense Business

Polar Asset Management Partners Holds $215 Million First Close For CRS Fund II

Blue Point Capital Partners Recapitalizes Dumpsters.com To Accelerate Expansion

Exponent Closes Approximately €750 Million Continuation Vehicle For H&MV At €1.4 Billion Valuation

New York Yankees Secures $2.6 Billion Financing From Apollo Sports Capital

Hightower Advisors Acquires Valley Financial Group With $275 Million In AUM

NVIDIA Partners With Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs And KKR To Mobilize Over $500 Billion For AI Infrastructure

Tortuga Growth Partners Invests In Advanced eClinical Training To Expand Healthcare Workforce Development Platform

FS KKR Capital: $600 Million Support Plan Advances As Shares Are Repurchased Roughly 41% Below NAV

Blackstone Secured Lending: Repayments Reach $754 Million As 96.8% Of $13.4 Billion Portfolio Remains First-Lien Debt

KKR To Acquire Medicover India And Its 24-Hospital Network

Prime Capital Financial Secures $600 Million Carlyle Investment At More Than $1.8 Billion Enterprise Value

Gryphon Investors Raises More Than $770 Million For Gryphon VI Co-Investment Fund

Francisco Partners To Acquire Majority Stake In Command Alkon From Thoma Bravo

Audax Strategic Capital Appoints Former Blackstone Executive Ralph Yang As Managing Director And Co-Head