Private Equity & Private Capital News

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

Permira is preparing to sell US-based contract drug manufacturer Cambrex, seeking a valuation of up to $4bn for the business, according to a report by the Financial Times citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. 08.09.2025

Thoma Bravo is preparing to divest Houston-based school safety software provider Raptor Technologies in a deal that could value the business at more than $2bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. 08.09.2025