Private Equity & Private Capital News

Nordic Capital has secured €5bn in commitments for its latest flagship buyout vehicle, Nordic Capital XII, reaching half of its €10bn target just five months after launching fundraising, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. To a report by private equity wire. 19.09.2025

Private equity firm Keensight Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Isto Biologics, a US-based orthobiologics specialist, from Thompson Street Capital Partners in a deal valued at around $1bn according to a report by Bloomberg. 19.09.2025

Blackstone and TPG have renewed talks over a possible acquisition of women’s health diagnostics specialist Hologic, in what could become one of the largest healthcare private equity transactions of 2025, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter. To a report by Private Equity Wire. 18.09.2025

HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets investment firm with more than $147bn in assets under management as of 31 March, 2025, has held the final close of its third Infrastructure Opportunities Fund (IOF III), with $865m in LP commitments. To a report by Private Equity Wire. 18.09.2025

Die Scout24 SE übernimmt Fotocasa und Habitaclia von EQT. Die spanischen Plattformen vereinen mehr als 8 Millionen monatlich aktive Nutzer, rund 1 Million Immobilienanzeigen und etwa 14.000 gewerbliche Kunden. Für Scout24 ist diese Akquisition eine attraktive Gelegenheit, in einem der dynamischsten Immobilienmärkte Europas mit zwei wachstumsstarken Plattformen aktiv zu werden. Nach einem Report von Konii. […]

Arc Impact Acquisition Corporation hat ausgewählte Vermögenswerte des insolventen 3D-Druckunternehmens Desktop Metal übernommen. Das neue Unternehmen soll als Plattform für fortschrittliche Fertigung dienen, die Binder-Jetting von Metallen und Keramiken, polymerbasierte Produktionssysteme und KI-gestützte Materialentwicklung kombiniert. Nach einem Report von 3 Druck. 16.09.2025

Private investment goat Blackstone has agreed to acquire the Hill Top Energy Center, a 620-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in western Pennsylvania, for nearly $1bn from private investment firm Ardian, according to a report by Reuters. 17.09.2025

Abu Dhabi-backed artificial intelligence-focused investment firm MGX teamed with private equity investor Silver Lake Management to acquire a 51% stake in Intel’s programmable chip unit Altera, according to a report by Bloomberg. 17.09.2025

London-listed financial services firm JTC Plc has entered into discussions with rival private equity groups Warburg Pincus and Permira, after turning down a series of earlier buyout approaches from both firms, according to a report by Reuters. 15.09.2025

Los Angeles-based Aurora Capital Partners has closed its seventh middle-market private equity fund, Aurora Equity Partners VII, with $2.1bn in total capital commitments, its largest fund to date, exceeding its initial fundraising target. To a Report by private equity wire. 15.09.2025

Die deutsche Automobilindustrie ist im Umbruch – und das tiefgreifender als je zuvor. Neue Technologien, regulatorische Anforderungen und sich wandelnde Kundenbedürfnisse führen zu fundamentalen Veränderungen von Wertschöpfungsketten und ganzen Geschäftsmodellen. Nach einem Report von M&A Review. 11.09.2025

Lenders have begun pre-marketing a £1.8bn debt package to finance KKR’s £4.2bn acquisition of Spectris, the UK-listed precision testing equipment and software manufacturer, according to a report by Bloomberg. 12.09.2025