Industrial decarbonization project developer Zero Industrial announced that it has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds to be used to accelerate its development of thermal energy storage projects to replace fossil fuels with electricity.
Through one lens, 2024 can be considered the year of the partial exhale. Interest rates and inflation finally came down. Economic growth in many markets remained stable. In response, deal investment and exit value increased. Alas, fund-raising struck a discordant note, but as we know, fund-raising is a lagging indicator for deal activity.
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, alongside its institutional partners, has reached an agreement to acquire Colonial Enterprises, the operator of the largest fuel pipeline network in the US, in a transaction valued at $9bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
A wave of large institutional investors — including pensions, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds — has begun actively exploring sales of private equity fund stakes on the secondary market to raise liquidity, according to a report by the Financial Times citing leading private capital advisers including Houlihan Lokey.
Denmark-based energy and decarbonization infrastructure investor AIP Management announced a $500 million investment in U.S.-based renewable energy, carbon, and battery storage solutions provider Silicon Ranch. Founded in 2011, Nashville, Tennessee-based Silicon Ranch is one of the largest independent power producers (IPP) in the U.S., with a solar and battery storage system portfolio encompassing 3.6 GW […]
Private equity firm Brynwood Partners has agreed to sell its portfolio company, Harvest Hill Beverage Company — the maker of SunnyD and Juicy Juice — to Guatemalan conglomerate Castillo Hermanos in a deal valued at approximately $1.5bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.
Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Liberation Day’ tariff regime has sent shockwaves through the private equity sector, with major firms including Apollo Global, KKR, and Blackstone seeing significant share price declines, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Siemens AG has agreed to acquire US-based R&D software firm Dotmatics for $5.1bn from private equity firm Insight Partners, according to a report by Reuters.
Goldman Sachs Alternatives announced the acquisition of Mississippi-based Atlas-SSI Holdings, which supplies water management and protection equipment for municipal water systems and industrial facilities.
Apollo Global Management and Citigroup are offering an attractive private financing package worth approximately $3.5bn to support the sale of Boeing Co’s navigation unit, Jeppesen, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Clean energy company XGS Energy announced that it has raised $13 million in a new financing round, with proceeds aimed at expanding its geothermal energy technology, financing new projects, and growing its team.
European private equity firm IK Partners has successfully closed its tenth midcap fund, IK X Fund, at its $3.3bn hard cap, marking the firm’s largest fundraise to date.
Brookfield Asset Management is finalising a $9bn-plus acquisition of Colonial Pipeline, the largest US fuel transportation system, marking one of the largest private equity-backed infrastructure deals in recent years, according to a report by Reuters.
85% der Investoren erwarten der Umfrage zufolge, dass die privaten Märkte in den nächsten zehn Jahren höhere Renditen erzielen werden als die öffentlichen Märkte, trotz der starken Performance der Aktienmärkte in den letzten Jahren. Nach einer Phase verhaltener Exit-Aktivitäten und schwierigen Fundraisings sind die Befragten der Ansicht, dass sich die privaten Märkte erholen werden.
Pophouse Entertainment, the global music and entertainment investment firm backed by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus and EQT founder Conni Jonsson, has successfully closed its inaugural fund, Pophouse Fund I, at its hard cap of €1.2bn.
