Private Equity & Private Capital News

Global private investment giant Blackstone is considering strategic options for genealogy platform Ancestry.com, including a potential initial public offering or sale, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. 26.09.2025

US private capital firm KKR has deployed over $20bn in Europe so far this year, marking a record for the firm as it ramps up activity across private equity, infrastructure, credit, and real estate, according to a report by the Financial Times. 26.09.2025

Tiptree has agreed to sell its specialty insurance platform, The Fortegra Group, to South Korea’s DB Insurance for $1.65 billion in cash — a deal that also delivers a full exit for Warburg Pincus, according to a report by Reuters. 26.09.2025

Vista Equity Partners has begun coordinating and underwriting debt transactions for its own portfolio companies, a move that brings the buyout group in line with peers such as KKR and Carlyle, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. 26.09.2025

Family Offices haben ihre Kundengelder laut einer Umfrage zuletzt verstärkt in nicht-börsennotierte Unternehmen gesteckt. Diese würden sich schließlich häufiger auf große Wachstumstrends wie künstliche Intelligenz fokussieren – und das mit einer gewissen Ausschließlichkeit. Nach einem Report der Börsen Zeitung. 24.09.2025

CVC Capital Partners is accelerating succession planning as it prepares for its next major fundraising, with dealmaker Peter Rutland emerging as a frontrunner to succeed chief executive Rob Lucas, according to a report by the Financial Times. 23.09.2025

Private equity giant Apollo Global Management is in advanced negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Spanish La Liga football club Atletico de Madrid, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. To a Report by private equity wire. 22.09.2025

Yesway Inc, the US convenience store operator backed by real estate private equity firm Brookwood Financial Partners, is preparing to launch an initial public offering that could raise around $300m, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. To a Report by private equity wire. 22.09.2025