Private Equity

Partners Group Reaches $186 Billion In AUM And Names Roberto Cagnati And Juri Jenkner Co-CEOs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 4, 2026

Partners Group reported $186 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026, following $16 billion of fundraising during the first half, while announcing a series of Executive Team changes that include the appointment of Roberto Cagnati and Juri Jenkner as Co-Chief Executive Officers.

H.I.G. Capital Acquires Outcomes To Expand Pharmacy Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

H.I.G. Capital has acquired Outcomes One, an Orlando-based provider of clinical network services and pharmacy technology.

NIIF Infrastructure Fund II Reaches $2 Billion First Close Toward $3.2 Billion Target

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited has achieved a INR 19,000 crore, approximately $2 billion, first close for NIIF Infrastructure Fund II, representing more than 60% of the fund's INR 30,000 crore, approximately $3.2 billion, target size.

CVC Secondary Partners Raises $10 Billion For Sixth Global Private Equity Secondaries Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

CVC Secondary Partners has closed its sixth global secondary private equity fund, Secondary Opportunities Fund VI, with $10 billion in aggregate capital commitments.

Playfly Sports Secures $250 Million Senior Credit Facility From Bain Capital Credit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Playfly Sports has secured a $250 million senior credit facility from Bain Capital Credit, providing additional capital to support the sports revenue platform's continued growth.

CPP Investments And Equinix Complete $4 Billion Acquisition Of atNorth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

CPP Investments and Equinix have completed their $4 billion acquisition of atNorth, a Nordic high-density colocation and built-to-suit data center operator.

KKR To Reportedly Acquire A1 Garage Door Service For Around $2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

KKR has agreed to acquire A1 Garage Door Service for approximately $2 billion, according to sources familiar with the transaction cited by Reuters. The deal would expand KKR's exposure to the residential home services sector.

Permira And CPP Investments Complete £2.7 Billion Acquisition Of JTC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Permira, alongside Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, has completed its £2.7 billion acquisition of JTC, beginning a new growth phase focused on AI-enabled client services, U.S. expansion and strategic acquisitions.

Mudrick Capital Management Names Scot Pasquale Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Mudrick Capital Management has appointed Scot Pasquale as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2026, strengthening the event-driven investment firm's senior leadership and operating infrastructure.

MAI Capital Management Names Amy Brady As Managing Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

MAI Capital Management has named Amy Brady as a Managing Partner in its Office of Managing Partners, adding a veteran financial services executive to lead strategic initiatives spanning AI, technology, operations and enterprise growth.

KKR-Singtel Consortium Completes Acquisition Of STTGDC As Data Center Capacity Reaches 780 MW

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

STTGDC has completed its acquisition by a consortium led by KKR and Singtel, providing the global data center operator with additional long-term capital and financial flexibility as it accelerates development of AI-ready digital infrastructure across Asia and Europe.

Veritas Capital To Acquire Bodycote For £1.85 Billion Enterprise Value

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Veritas Capital has reached an agreement to acquire Bodycote plc in a recommended cash transaction valuing the global thermal-processing company at approximately £1.65 billion on a fully diluted equity basis and £1.85 billion on an enterprise-value basis.

Arcline Completes Acquisition Of AstroNova

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Arcline Investment Management has completed its previously announced take-private acquisition of AstroNova, a provider of mission-critical identification and marking technologies serving the aerospace and defense and labeling and packaging industries.

Ares Closes $4 Billion Japan Logistics Fund With $11 Billion Investment Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Ares Management has closed Japan Logistics Development Partners V at ¥612 billion, or about $4 billion, reaching the fund's hard cap and completing the largest closed-end institutional fundraise in Ares Real Estate's history.

H.I.G. Capital Names Younghee Choi Head Of Asia As Firm Expands $75 Billion Capital Formation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

LDR Partners Names Paul B. Murphy Jr. Partner After Building Banks To More Than $18 Billion In Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

LDR Partners has named veteran Houston banking executive Paul B. Murphy Jr. as a Partner, adding more than four decades of banking, capital formation and lower-middle-market underwriting experience to the veteran-founded private equity firm.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Acquires 408 MW Gawara Baya Wind Project With AUD 1.7 Billion Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, through its Copenhagen Infrastructure V flagship fund, has acquired the Gawara Baya hybrid renewable energy project in North Queensland from Windlab and reached financial close with an AUD 1.7 billion financing package.

EQT Completes $3.2 Billion Coller Capital Combination As AUM Reaches €341 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

EQT has completed its combination with Coller Capital in a transaction carrying $3.2 billion of base consideration, establishing Coller EQT as a new secondaries business within the global private markets investment platform.

Aon Acquiring USI Insurance Services For $17 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

KKR has signed a definitive agreement to sell USI Insurance Services to Aon for $17 billion in cash, marking a major monetization for KKR's Strategic Holdings portfolio and generating substantial returns on an investment that began nearly a decade ago.

Bain Capital Private Credit Invests $6 Billion Across 58 Companies In First Half Of 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Bain Capital's Private Credit Group invested approximately $6 billion during the first half of 2026 to support middle-market and private equity-backed companies, marking one of the group's most active investment periods in recent years.

PGIM Names Yaqub Ahmed Head Of DC Solutions As Defined Contribution Assets Top $190 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

PGIM has appointed Yaqub "Qub" Ahmed as Head of Defined Contribution Solutions, adding a veteran retirement executive as the $1.5 trillion asset manager expands its strategy across institutional and wealth channels.

H.I.G. Capital Adds Tim Hsu And Chris Todisco To Lead Credit Fundraising Across $75 Billion Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Apollo Funds Invest In Atlantic Aviation At Nearly $10 Billion Valuation As KKR Retains Significant Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Apollo-managed funds have acquired a significant interest in Atlantic Aviation through a strategic partnership with KKR that values the private aviation infrastructure platform at nearly $10 billion. KKR-managed funds will remain a substantial shareholder.

Nuveen: CPACE Lending Fund IV Tops $1 Billion First Close As Series Commitments Reach $3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Nuveen and Nuveen Green Capital have completed a first close exceeding $1 billion for Nuveen CPACE Lending Fund IV, bringing total commitments across the four-vintage fund series to approximately $3 billion since the strategy launched in 2023.

H.I.G. Capital Invests In HBK As Accounting And Wealth Firm Gains First Institutional Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

H.I.G. Capital has made a strategic growth investment in HBK, becoming the accounting, tax, technology and wealth management firm's first institutional investor. The deal is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

Nuveen CPACE Lending Fund IV Tops $1 Billion First Close As Series Commitments Reach $3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Nuveen and Nuveen Green Capital have secured more than $1 billion in the first close of Nuveen CPACE Lending Fund IV, bringing aggregate commitments across the fund series to approximately $3 billion since its launch in 2023.

Crestline Raises $625 Million European Capital Solutions Fund II As 35% Of Capital Is Already Committed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Crestline Management has closed its second European Capital Solutions Fund with $625 million in commitments, approximately 75% more than its predecessor.

KKR To Acquire Ci FLAVORS From L Catterton And Other Shareholders To Accelerate Global Beauty Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

KKR has agreed to acquire Japanese beauty and lifestyle platform Ci FLAVORS from all existing shareholders, including founder Yusaku Horiuchi, L Catterton, eBeauty Group, and Yanagi Capital Partners.

TMF Group Acquires Navigator Partners, Adding 800+ Clients And Expanding Nordic Fund Administration Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

TMF Group has acquired Navigator Partners, a Finland-based provider of fund and investor administration, corporate services and foundation management, expanding its financial services capabilities across Finland and the broader Nordic region.

Linden Capital Partners Acquires ArtesRx From Flexpoint Ford After Pharmacy Network Expands From 3 To 16 Locations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Linden Capital Partners has acquired ArtesRx from Flexpoint Ford, completing Flexpoint's exit from a behavioral health pharmacy platform that expanded from three locations in one state to 16 pharmacies serving patients across 15 states.