Private Equity

Avenue Growth Partners Raises $155 Million For Second Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Avenue Growth Partners has closed Avenue Growth Partners Fund II with $155 million in commitments. The early growth equity fund was significantly oversubscribed and reached its hard cap.

TruArc Partners Raises $1.2 Billion For Fund V

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

TruArc Partners has closed TruArc Partners Fund V with $1.2 billion in capital commitments, exceeding its $1.1 billion target. The fund also closed substantially above the $840.1 million raised for its predecessor vehicle.

Aligned Data Centers: AIP, MGX And BlackRock’s GIP Close $40 Billion Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

The Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership, MGX and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners have completed their acquisition of Aligned Data Centers. The transaction values Aligned at approximately $40 billion on an enterprise-value basis and represents one of the largest private investments completed in digital infrastructure.

Clipway Closes Record $6.4 Billion Debut Secondaries Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Clipway has completed the final close of Clipway Secondary Fund I at $6.4 billion, creating what the firm described as the largest debut secondaries platform ever raised. The closing also establishes Clipway as the world’s largest independent firm dedicated exclusively to technology-enabled secondary market investing.

Bain Capital Acquires SupplyOn To Expand European Supply Chain Software Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Bain Capital has agreed to acquire SupplyOn, a European supply chain collaboration platform serving automotive, aerospace, defense and other advanced manufacturing industries. The company is being acquired from shareholders AUMOVIO, Bosch, Schaeffler and ZF.

GoldenTree Closes Oversubscribed $2.75 Billion Private Credit Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

GoldenTree Asset Management has closed its second private credit fund at its $2.75 billion hard cap. The oversubscribed fund attracted commitments from institutional and private wealth investors across the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Pelican Energy Partners Acquires Riggins Company To Expand Nuclear Naval Shipbuilding Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Pelican Energy Partners has acquired Riggins Company, a provider of engineered metal fabrication and custom components for the U.S. Navy and its shipbuilding partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Evergreen’s Pine Services Group Acquires Datel To Support Next Phase Of Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Evergreen’s Pine Services Group has acquired Datel, the United Kingdom’s largest and longest-established Sage business partner. The transaction gives Datel access to long-term investment and strategic support while allowing the company to preserve its independence, culture and 45-year operating history.

Aqualis Partners Names Hong Pan And Steve Talbot As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Aqualis Partners has named Hong Pan and Steve Talbot as partners, reuniting a longtime private equity secondaries investment team. Both executives previously worked with Aqualis founder and Managing Partner Cari Lodge at CF Private Equity for more than 12 years.

Mubadala Capital Signs Tender Offer Agreement To Acquire Pierre & Vacances At €1.90 Per Share

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Mubadala Capital has signed an agreement setting the terms of its proposed acquisition of Pierre & Vacances through an all-cash voluntary tender offer. The transaction would be completed through MC Pomona Bidco, a special-purpose vehicle controlled by Mubadala Capital.

Tailwater Capital Closes $170 Million Royalties Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Tailwater Capital and its affiliate Tailwater E&P have closed Tailwater Royalties Fund II with approximately $170 million in total commitments. The fund is about 60% larger than Tailwater’s inaugural royalties vehicle.

Partners Group: $15+ Billion Fourth Direct Infrastructure Program Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Partners Group has closed its fourth direct infrastructure program at more than $15 billion. The program is over 50% larger than the firm’s previous infrastructure vintage.

EQT Consortium Raises Kakaku.com Tender Offer Price To JPY 3,450 Per Share

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

An EQT-led consortium has increased its tender offer price for Kakaku.com from JPY 3,000 to JPY 3,450 per share. The offer is being made through Kamgras 1 K.K., a member of the consortium formed by BPEA Private Equity Fund IX and Digital Garage.

TXNM Energy And Blackstone Infrastructure Extend Merger Agreement To May 2027

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2026

TXNM Energy and Blackstone Infrastructure have extended the termination date of their merger agreement to May 31, 2027, providing additional time to obtain the remaining regulatory approvals for the transaction. Under the agreement, Blackstone Infrastructure plans to acquire all outstanding common shares of TXNM Energy. Financial terms of the proposed acquisition were not disclosed in the latest announcement.

GroundForce Capital Invests In Rock River Laboratory To Support Growth And Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

GroundForce Capital has made a strategic investment in Rock River Laboratory, the largest independent agricultural testing platform in North America. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Shore Capital Sells 102-Property Veterinary Real Estate Portfolio To Four Corners For $268 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Shore Capital Partners has sold a portfolio of 102 veterinary properties to Four Corners Property Trust for approximately $268 million, completing the realization of Shore Capital Real Estate Partners Fund I.

Poolhouse Raises $55 Million Growth Investment Led By Bluestone Equity Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Poolhouse has raised $55 million in growth equity financing led by Bluestone Equity Partners to accelerate the global expansion of its technology-enabled cue sports platform and premium entertainment venues.

EQT Reports €837 Million First-Half Adjusted EBITDA And Raises Fundraising Outlook Above €140 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

EQT reported first-half 2026 adjusted earnings that exceeded market expectations and raised its outlook for the current fundraising cycle to more than €140 billion. The Swedish investment firm generated adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of €837 million during the first half of the year, compared with €806 million in the same period of 2025.

Apollo Targets Up To $20 Billion For Private Credit Investments In Mexico

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Apollo Global Management is planning to deploy as much as $20 billion to finance projects in Mexico as the alternative asset manager seeks to expand its private credit business and participate in the country’s infrastructure development, according to Bloomberg.

Bernhard Capital Partners Sells EPIC Piping Platform To One Equity Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Bernhard Capital Partners has agreed to sell United WELD Holdings — the parent company of EPIC Piping and BendTec — to One Equity Partners in a transaction expected to close by the fourth quarter of 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed. Kirkland & Ellis served as legal advisor to Bernhard on the transaction.

Trive Capital Announces Sale of Kittyhawk

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Trive Capital announced it has closed on the sale of Kittyhawk, Inc. to Machine Sciences, a portfolio company of Viking Global. Founded in 1981, Kittyhawk is a leading provider of Hot Isostatic Pressing services for mission-critical applications across the space, commercial aerospace, defense, and power generation end-markets, specializing in densifying cast and additively manufactured parts for high-temperature, high-pressure, high-cost-of-failure applications such as rocket and jet engine componentry.

Vance Street Capital Names Jason Burmer As Managing Director And Head Of Business Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Vance Street Capital, a Los Angeles-based middle-market private equity firm focused on highly engineered solutions businesses in industrial technology, medical, life science, and aerospace and defense, has appointed Jason Burmer as Managing Director and Head of Business Development.

One Equity Partners Agrees To Acquire EPIC Piping To Capitalize On Energy Infrastructure Investment Wave

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

One Equity Partners (OEP), a New York-based middle-market private equity firm with offices in Chicago, Frankfurt, and Amsterdam, has agreed to acquire United WELD Holdings, the parent company of EPIC Piping and BendTec. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Preservation Capital Partners Closes PCP Fund III at €877 Million Hard Cap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Preservation Capital Partners (PCP), a London-based sector-specialist private equity firm, has closed its third fund at its hard cap of €877 million (approximately $1 billion), completing the raise in six months — the fastest fundraising timeline in the firm's history. The fund was oversubscribed, with investor commitments exceeding the hard cap, and represents approximately double the size of PCP's predecessor fund, which closed in 2024. The firm now manages approximately €3 billion in assets under management.

Ridgemont Equity Partners And Coogee Bay Partners Acquire Caring Transitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Ridgemont Equity Partners, a Charlotte-based middle-market private equity firm, has acquired Caring Transitions, a nationwide franchise network providing senior move management, downsizing, estate sale, and home cleanout services, in partnership with digital marketplace operators Joshua Ellstein and Michael Felman of Coogee Bay Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed. Ellstein and Felman will serve as Co-Executive Chairmen alongside Caring Transitions President Joe Lewandowski and the existing leadership team. Phil Michaelson, who has extensive experience scaling auction platforms, will join the board. Debt financing was provided by Apogem Capital. Livingstone Partners advised Caring Transitions; Boxwood Partners advised Ridgemont and Coogee Bay.

FCPT Acquires 102 Mission Pet Health Veterinary Properties for $268 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Eden Capital Announces Kate Jhaveri As New Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Eden Capital, a New York-based private equity firm focused on technology, business services, and education, announced Kate Jhaveri as a new Operating Partner. Jhaveri has an established background in marketing and analytics, with past leadership roles at Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, the National Basketball Association, and TikTok. She currently sits on the board of directors for Teads and has served as an advisor for a number of growing companies. In this new role, Jhaveri will play a key part in supporting Eden Capital's portfolio companies' marketing execution and driving their growth.

Uplift Investors Closes Debut Fund At $670 Million Hard Cap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Uplift Investors, a Darien, Connecticut-based private equity firm focused on services investing, has closed its inaugural fund with $670 million in capital commitments at its hard cap. The firm was founded in March 2025 by Will Hausberg, Doug Rosenstein, and Brad Skaf, three partners who have invested together on every deal for the past decade. Capital came from a diversified base of limited partners including pensions, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and family offices.

Talde Capital Crecimiento III Holds €155 Million First Close, Targets €200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Talde Gestión has completed the first closing of Talde Capital Crecimiento III with more than €155 million in commitments, establishing a substantial capital base for investments in growing Spanish middle-market companies.

Simpson Thacher Expands Market-Leading Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced a significant expansion of its Insurance Transactional and Regulatory team with the addition of Dennis Manfredi, Joseph Cosentino, and Benjamin Kralstein, who will join the firm as partners in the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. The team brings extensive experience advising on sophisticated insurance M&A, reinsurance, private equity-backed insurance transactions, and complex regulatory matters. Dennis and Joe will join Jared Wilner as co-heads of the firm's Insurance Transactional and Regulatory team.