Private Equity

Blackstone: Franck Petitgas Named As Vice Chairman For Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Blackstone has announced a significant leadership addition with the appointment of Franck Petitgas as Senior Managing Director and Vice Chairman for Europe, a newly created role that will take effect in January 2026.

Gryphon Investors To Sell 3Cloud To Cognizant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Gryphon Investors announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell 3Cloud, its rapidly expanding Microsoft Azure services portfolio company, to Cognizant Technology Solutions. The deal marks one of the most significant Azure-focused services acquisitions of the year and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026. Terms were not disclosed.

Permira Strengthens M&A Capabilities With Appointment Of Mark Solomons As Senior Adviser

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2025

Permira, the global investment firm, has appointed Mark Solomons as a Senior Adviser, bringing over three decades of experience in global M&A, finance, and digital marketplaces to its advisory network. Solomons will play a key role in supporting strategic M&A and value creation initiatives across Permira’s global portfolio, with an emphasis on the consumer sector.

Barings Backs Acuvance’s Next Growth Phase With Financing from Trinity Hunt Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2025

Barings, a global investment manager with over $470 billion in assets under management, announced that it has served as the sole lender of senior secured credit facilities to support the continued expansion of Acuvance, a portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners. The financing will enable Acuvance to accelerate its next phase of growth and strengthen its position as a national healthcare advisory platform.

Matterhorn Venture Partners Acquires Romeoville Industrial Property To Bolster Chicago Market Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2025

Matterhorn Venture Partners has announced the acquisition of a 16,500-square-foot small-bay industrial property located at 805 Forestwood Drive in Romeoville, Illinois, a key hub within the I-55 Corridor of the Chicago metropolitan area.

Soundcore Capital Partners Launches Reliable Energy Partners With Florida Lift Gas Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Soundcore Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has announced the formation of Reliable Energy Partners, a new growth platform focused on residential and commercial propane distribution, through its acquisition of Florida Lift Gas. The move also includes the appointment of propane industry veteran Sean Daugherty as the platform's Chief Executive Officer.

Morgan Stanley And GSA Acquire $1 Billion U.S. Student Housing Portfolio, Expanding To 50 Properties Across 23 States

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing and Global Student Accommodation (GSA) have completed the acquisition of a $1 billion portfolio of eight student housing assets across Tier 1 U.S. university markets. The off-market transaction, one of the largest student housing deals in the United States and globally this year, was made through investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI) and marks another milestone in the partnership’s U.S. expansion strategy.

ABN AMRO To Acquire NIBC Bank From Blackstone In €960 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. announced that it has reached an agreement with Blackstone to acquire NIBC Bank, marking a significant step in strengthening ABN AMRO’s retail and commercial banking presence in the Netherlands.

Neuberger Berman Closes $7.3 Billion Private Debt V Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2025

Neuberger Berman announced the final close of NB Private Debt V, with $7.3 billion raised, inclusive of leverage, exceeding its original target. The firm will utilize the Fund to invest in senior secured first-lien and unitranche loans supporting high-quality U.S. private equity-backed companies. The Fund attracted commitments from global institutional investors across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Francisco Partners To Acquire Majority Stake In OEConnection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2025

Francisco Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in OEConnection, a global technology platform that supports the automotive aftersales ecosystem. The stake is being purchased from Genstar Capital. Genstar, along with Ford and General Motors, will remain minority investors. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Guidepost Growth Equity: Tom Eacobacci Appointed As Operating Partner To Strengthen Portfolio Value Creation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2025

Guidepost Growth Equity announced that Tom Eacobacci has joined the firm as Operating Partner after previously serving as a Value Creation Group Advisor. He brings more than twenty-five years of leadership experience in high-growth enterprise software businesses, including cloud, cybersecurity, infrastructure, IoT, artificial intelligence, and mobility. Eacobacci will now work closely with portfolio company leadership teams to support growth strategies, operational scaling, and long-term organizational effectiveness.

Atlético De Madrid Forms Strategic Partnership With Apollo Sports Capital To Become Majority Shareholder

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Atlético de Madrid announced that Apollo Sports Capital will become the Club’s new majority shareholder following an agreement reached with existing shareholders Miguel Ángel Gil, Enrique Cerezo, Quantum Pacific Group, and Ares Management funds. The partnership is structured as a long-term investment designed to strengthen Atlético de Madrid’s financial position, drive continued athletic success, and support major infrastructure development projects.

The Very Group Acquired By Carlyle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

The Very Group, the operator of digital retailers Very and Littlewoods, announced the completion of a significant ownership transition, under which global investment firm Carlyle has become the company’s owner. And international media group IMI remains a key stakeholder. The agreement is designed to strengthen the company’s capital base and provide increased financial flexibility to support its long-term growth strategy.

Arcline To Buy Novaria Group For $2.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Arcline Investment Management has agreed to acquire Novaria Group from KKR in a transaction valued at $2.2 billion. Novaria is a leading provider of engineered aerospace components and specialty processes serving more than 3,000 customers worldwide.

Platinum Equity Selling Unical Aviation To Satair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 8, 2025

Platinum Equity announced that it has signed an agreement to sell Unical Aviation, a global provider of aerospace aftermarket solutions, to Satair, an Airbus company.

EQT To Invest $930 Million In Douzone Bizon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 7, 2025

EQT announced that it has signed a share purchase agreement to invest approximately $930 million into Douzone Bizon, a provider of enterprise resource planning and business software solutions in South Korea.

Francisco Partners And TPG To Buy Boomi In $4 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Francisco Partners and TPG Capital have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Boomi from Dell Technologies in a cash transaction valued at $4 billion. The deal, which is expected to close by the end of 2021, will establish Boomi as an independent company backed by two major technology-focused investment firms.

BMG And KKR Form Alliance To Pursue Music Rights Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Global music company BMG and global investment firm KKR have formed a new alliance to jointly pursue acquisitions of recorded music, music publishing, and other music-related assets. The collaboration is designed to offer artists, songwriters, and rights owners flexible options to realize and expand the value of their catalogs and intellectual property.

JLL Partners Combines Vascular Technology And Parks Medical Electronics To Build Vascular Diagnostics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

JLL Partners, a New York-based private equity firm focused on investments in healthcare, aerospace and defense, and business services, has acquired Parks Medical Electronics and combined the business with Vascular Technology Incorporated. The transaction combines Parks Medical’s six decades of experience in Doppler ultrasound technologies with Vascular Technology’s portfolio of specialty vascular systems, which serve hospital, clinical, and operating room settings.

TPG To Buy PTC’s Kepware And ThingWorx Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

PTC has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Kepware industrial connectivity and ThingWorx Internet of Things businesses to TPG in a transaction that will refocus PTC on its Intelligent Product Lifecycle strategy. The deal will allow PTC to deepen its investment in its core CAD, PLM, ALM, and SLM offerings while advancing new AI and SaaS capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Bowmark Capital Sells Totalmobile To Five Arrows and DBAG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2025

Bowmark Capital has agreed to sell Totalmobile, a provider of field service management software, to Five Arrows and funds managed by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG. The transaction remains subject to regulatory approval.

Hamilton Lane And Guardian Establish Long-Term Private Equity Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2025

Hamilton Lane and The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America announced a long-term partnership through which Hamilton Lane will manage Guardian’s existing private equity portfolio of nearly $5 billion. As part of the partnership, Guardian plans to commit approximately $500 million per year to private equity investments over the next decade through Hamilton Lane, maintaining its historical annual allocation while supporting general account targets.

Ares Management Invests €2 Billion for 20% Stake in Plenitude

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2025

Ares Management has completed the acquisition of a 20% stake in Plenitude from Eni for €2 billion, valuing the renewable energy and energy solutions company at more than €12 billion. The investment was led by Ares Alternative Credit funds and other affiliated Ares vehicles, marking one of the firm’s notable infrastructure and energy transition transactions in Europe.

Great Hill Partners Announces Strategic Growth Investment In Donor-Advised Fund Platform Ren

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 5, 2025

Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm focused on high-growth and disruptive businesses, has announced a strategic growth investment in Ren, a leading provider of donor-advised fund (DAF) technology and philanthropic infrastructure. The investment will fuel Ren’s product innovation, operational scale, and market expansion across financial advisors, wealth management firms, and philanthropic institutions. Financial terms were not disclosed.