Private Equity & Private Capital News

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

Starbucks is moving into the final stages of its planned sale of a stake in its China business, with major private equity firms including Carlyle Group and EQT among those preparing final bids, according to a report by Reuters. 12.09.2025

Advent International has agreed to sell Czech generic drugmaker Zentiva to Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR in a €4.1bn deal, marking one of Europe’s largest healthcare transactions this year, according to a report by the Financial Times. To a Report by private equity wire. 11.09.2025

Apollo Global Management president Jim Zelter has warned that the private equity industry faces an inevitable shakeout, with some firms unlikely to survive the prolonged fundraising slowdown, according to a report by Bloomberg. 10.09.2025

India is rapidly emerging as the centre of gravity for private equity in Asia, with global firms from KKR to Blackstone elevating Mumbai-based executives to lead regional strategies and committing billions in fresh capital, according to a report by Bloomberg. 10.09.2025

Permira and Blackstone are to acquire a $525m minority stake in Dubai-based real estate classifieds platform Property Finder, marking a significant vote of confidence in the emirate’s property market, according to a report by Reuters. 09.09.2025

Franklin Templeton hat für seinen im März aufgelegten Franklin Lexington PE Secondaries Fund (Flex-I) ein verwaltetes Vermögen von 1,2 Milliarden US-Dollar gemeldet. Der Fonds, der sich auf Private-Equity-Secondaries spezialisiert, richtet sich an Wealth-Management-Kunden aus Asien-Pazifik, Europa, Kanada und Lateinamerika. Nach einem Report von Das Investment. 08.09.2025