Private Equity

Paul Hastings Adds Private Equity Partner Brian Miner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 22, 2026

Paul Hastings announced that Brian C. Miner has joined the firm as a partner in New York. Miner joins from Dechert and advises private equity firms on domestic and international transactions. His work spans sectors including asset management, insurance, life sciences and healthcare, energy, and manufacturing.

EQT To Acquire Satellite Deployment Technology Company Exolaunch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 20, 2026

EQT anounced that EQT X has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Exolaunch, a global leader in mission management, satellite integration, and deployment technologies, from founder Dmitriy Sternharz. Based in Germany, Exolaunch provides mission management, satellite integration, and deployment technologies for satellite operators globally.

KKR Commits $1.4 Billion To Aircraft Leasing Partnership With Altavair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2026

KKR announced a $1.4 billion equity commitment to continue expanding its global portfolio of leased commercial aircraft in partnership with Altavair.

IVP Partners With Silverview Credit To Modernize Expense Allocation Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Indus Valley Partners announced a partnership with Silverview Credit Partners to modernize the firm’s expense allocation infrastructure.

TPG To Acquire Waste Eliminator And Liberty Waste Solutions From Allied Industrial Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

TPG announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Waste Eliminator and Liberty Waste Solutions from Allied Industrial Partners.

Flexstone Partners To Acquire Glouston Capital Partners To Form $15 Billion Private Equity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Flexstone Partners announced it has agreed to acquire Glouston Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity secondaries manager with over $3.4 billion in assets under management. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

EQT To Acquire Intertek In $14.5 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Intertek has agreed to be acquired by Swedish private equity firm EQT in a deal valued at about £10.9 billion, or $14.5 billion, including debt.

Blackstone Launches SablePointe Credit Strategies To Expand Asset-Based Lending Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Blackstone Credit & Insurance announced the launch of SablePointe Credit Strategies, a new platform supporting origination, underwriting, and portfolio management in asset-based lending.

DelCam Capital Expands Space Age Electronics Platform With SprinkGuard Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

DelCam Capital announced that its portfolio company Space Age Electronics has acquired SprinkGuard, a manufacturer of specialty fire sprinkler protection products.

Raylu: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Ali Dastjerdi About The Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2026

Raylu is an AI-powered sourcing and research platform that automates core investor workflows - market mapping, company discovery, and founder outreach - for private-market investors, including private equity, growth equity, and venture capital firms. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Raylu co-founder and CEO Ali Dastjerdi to learn more.

Content Partners And Carlyle Global Credit Launch Continuation Vehicle to Support Film and TV Asset Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2026

Content Partners, the largest independent owner of major studio-distributed films and television programming, and Carlyle’s Global Credit platform announced the closing of a single-asset continuation vehicle designed to provide additional capital for Content Partners’ ongoing acquisition and growth strategy.

Truelink Capital Invests in MEP Services Provider Horwitz

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2026

Truelink Capital announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to make a significant investment in Horwitz, a provider of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) services supporting complex commercial and industrial facilities across the Twin Cities region.

Warburg Pincus Launches Tender Offer For J.S.B. To Support Next Phase Of Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2026

Warburg Pincus announced plans to launch a tender offer to acquire all common shares and stock options of J.S.B. Co., Japan’s leading integrated student housing and services platform, at a price of JPY 9,000 per share and JPY 1,735,000 per stock option.

Stonepeak And Energy Equation Partners To Acquire Poland-Based Anwim

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2026

Stonepeak and Energy Equation Partners (EEP) announced an agreement to acquire Anwim, Poland’s largest independent fuel marketer and owner of the MOYA fuel station network.

Partners Group Targets $1.5 Billion For Fifth Real Estate Secondaries Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2026

Partners Group announced that it is targeting $1.5 billion for its fifth real estate secondaries program, which includes a closed-end fund as well as bespoke mandates and other investment vehicles pursuing the same strategy.

Rox Capital Partners Acquires Interstate Threaded Products To Launch Industrial Fastener Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2026

Rox Capital Partners announced the acquisition of Interstate Threaded Products, a manufacturer of specialty threaded fasteners serving critical industrial markets across North America. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

KKR Launches Helix Digital Infrastructure With $10+ Billion To Build AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2026

KKR announced the launch of Helix Digital Infrastructure, a new company created to finance, develop, and manage the next generation of AI infrastructure. The company launches with more than $10 billion of committed capital and is backed by founding investors including KKR, the Kuwait Investment Authority, NVIDIA, and Vistra.

Crowe Receives Strategic Investment From KKR To Accelerate Long-Term Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2026

Crowe announced that funds managed by KKR will make a significant equity investment in Crowe Advisory LLC, marking the firm’s first institutional capital partner and supporting continued investments in talent, technology, and innovation.

Base10 Partners Raises $850 Million, Assets Under Management Reach $2.6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2026

Base10 Partners announced that it closed $850 million in new capital during 2025, bringing its assets under management to $2.6 billion as the venture capital firm continues backing companies focused on applying AI and automation to the real economy.

Apollo Adds Senior European Policy Leaders Huw Van Steenis And Sarah Jenkins

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 11, 2026

Apollo announced the appointment of two senior executives to newly created positions aimed at strengthening the firm’s policy and government affairs capabilities across Europe. Huw van Steenis will join as Partner and European Economic & Policy Strategist, while Sarah Jenkins will become Managing Director and Head of Government Affairs for Europe.

Ares Raises $12.7 Billion For Asset-Based Finance Strategy And Pathfinder Fund III Closes At $8.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 11, 2026

Ares Management announced the final closing of Ares Pathfinder Fund III at $8.5 billion in limited partner commitments, exceeding its $6.5 billion target and establishing the fund as the largest global asset-based finance fund in the market. The oversubscribed vehicle closed at its increased hard cap less than six months after launching in January 2026.

Apollo Leads $35 Billion Capital Solution For Broadcom AI XPV Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Apollo announced that funds and affiliates managed by the firm are leading an initial $35 billion capital solution for Broadcom’s new AI XPV Platform in partnership with Blackstone and a group of leading global banks. The platform is designed to support more than 20 gigawatts of compute capacity for frontier AI laboratories through 2028.

Balyasny Asset Management: Chief AI Officer Highlights Firmwide Adoption Of OpenAI Tools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Balyasny Asset Management said Chief AI Officer Charlie Flanagan recently discussed with OpenAI for Business how advances in artificial intelligence are accelerating research and automation across the investment firm.

Blackstone Reportedly Exploring Sale Of More Than $2 Billion In Private Fund Stakes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Blackstone is exploring the sale of more than $2 billion of stakes in private investment funds through its Strategic Partners unit, according to a Financial Times report. The proposed transaction would rank among the largest deals of its kind and is intended to provide liquidity to investors in one of Blackstone's secondary investment vehicles.

Carr’s Hill Partners: Acquisition Of OMNI Expands Infrastructure Manufacturing Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2026

Carr’s Hill Capital Partners Management announced the acquisition of Opti-Com Manufacturing Network and Sunbelt Innovative Plastics, which together operate as OMNI, a provider of conduit solutions serving underground and transportation infrastructure markets throughout the Southeastern United States and beyond. The transaction marks the third investment for Carr’s Hill Partners' inaugural fund and expands the firm's presence in the industrial and infrastructure sectors along the Gulf Coast.

Arcline To Acquire Continental Aerospace In $535 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2026

Arcline Investment Management announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the holding company of Continental Aerospace Technologies for approximately $535 million. The transaction, which will result in the company being delisted, is supported by irrevocable undertakings from the controlling shareholders, subsidiaries of Aviation Industry Corporation of China.

Simon Quick Advisors Launches Private Equity Fund Targeting $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2026

Simon Quick Advisors announced the launch of Simon Quick Private Equity Fund I LP, the firm's first dedicated private equity investment vehicle. The fund held its initial close on March 31, 2026, with approximately $60 million in commitments and is targeting $100 million by the end of the year, with additional fundraising rounds planned through early 2027.

Hunter Point Capital Raises $4.3 Billion Across GP Financing Solutions Strategies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 8, 2026

Hunter Point Capital (HPC), an independent investment firm that provides strategic capital and partnership solutions to alternative asset managers, announced the final closes of the inaugural vintages of its NAV Lending and Preferred Solutions strategies, securing $4.3 billion in total commitments.

Carlyle To Acquire Korean Rental Platform Chung Ho Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 8, 2026

Global investment firm Carlyle announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire up to 100% of Chung Ho Group, a leading Korean home and healthcare appliance rental platform. The investment will be made through funds affiliated with Carlyle Asia Partners, the firm's Asia buyout platform. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

EQT Appoints Gustav Segerberg As CFO And Kim Henriksson To Transition To Senior Advisor Role

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 8, 2026

EQT announced that Gustav Segerberg has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of EQT AB, effective July 18, 2026. He will succeed Kim Henriksson, who is stepping down after nearly eight years as CFO and will remain with the firm as a Senior Advisor.