Private Equity & Private Capital News

Carlyle Group and Boyu Capital are the frontrunners to acquire a majority stake in Starbucks’ China business, as the US coffee chain seeks a local partner to navigate an increasingly competitive market, according to a report by the Financial Times. To a report by Private Equity Wire. 17.10.2025

Mid-market private equity firm Oakley Capital has invested in Italian private health insurance services provider ONHC. The investment is being made through Oakley’s insurance services platform, Tiger HoldCo. Oakley is investing alongside CEO Filippo Ceppellini and his management team, who will continue to lead ONHC. to a report by private equity wire. 17.10.2025

Private equity outfit Sentinel Capital Partners has agreed to sell the HVAC division of NSI Industries to Lennox International in a cash deal worth approximately $550m, according to a report by Reuters. 17.10.2025

Oakley Capital, a European mid-market private equity investor, has sold its stake in portfolio company atHome to Apax Partners. Following completion of the transaction, the firm’s fund will have delivered aggregate gross returns of 2.3x MM and c.23% IRR across its investments in Casa.it and atHome. To a report by private equity wire. 16.10.2025

Singapore-headquartered private investment fund CBC Group has closed a $500m fundraise for its second R-Bridge Healthcare Fund, making it Asia’s largest healthcare-focused private credit fund, according to a report by Reuters. 15.10.2025

Medline, the medical supplies manufacturer backed by Blackstone, Carlyle Group, and Hellman & Friedman, has reported net sales of approximately $13.5bn in the first half of 2025, up nearly 10% from the same period last year, according to a report by Bloomberg. 15.10.2025

Private investment major Brookfield is set to acquire the remaining 26% stake in US alternative asset manager Oaktree Capital Management for approximately $3bn, further bolstering its credit platform, according to a report by Reuters. 14.10.2025

Alex van Hoek, the new Head of Private Equity at global private investment firm Apollo Global Management, says the firm may deploy more capital for buyout deals in Europe than on home turf in the US, according to a Bloomberg report. 14.10.2025

European private equity firm Ardian is exploring a potential sale of Frulact, a Portugal-based producer of natural fruit-based and plant-based specialty ingredients, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. 14.10.2025

Die stärksten Rückgänge waren in den iberischen Ländern (-31,6 Prozent), Mittel- und Osteuropa (–25,8 Prozent), den Benelux-Ländern (-21,0 Prozent) und Frankreich (-20,1 Prozent) zu verzeichnen. Italien (-10,8 Prozent) und das Vereinigte Königreich (-10,4 Prozent), traditionell einer der aktivsten Märkte, verbuchten geringere Einbußen. Nach einem Report von Deal. 13.10.2025

Deutsche Startups erleben harte Zeiten: 47% weniger Kapital im dritten Quartal 2025, kaum Megarunden, verschlossene IPO-Fenster. Doch der Markt zeigt sich widerstandsfähig – besonders im Seed-Bereich und bei Venture Debt. Nach einem Report von Business Punk. 13.10.2025

Warburg Pincus is set to acquire PSI Software (PSAGn.DE), a German provider of software solutions for power and gas transmission grids and industrial automation, in a deal valuing the company at over €700m ($813m), according to a report by Reuters. 13.10.2025

Fragen Sie Investoren innerhalb und außerhalb Europas, was den Venture Capital-Markt des Kontinents bremst, und die meisten, wenn nicht alle, würden die mangelnde Beteiligung von Pensionsfonds an Venture-Finanzierungen nennen. Davon ist Leah Hodgson von Pitchbook überzeugt. Nach einem Report von institutional-money. 13.10.2025