Private Equity & Private Capital News

Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire restaurant software provider Olo in a $2bn all-cash deal that values Olo at $10.25 per share — a 65% premium to its stock price prior to reports of a potential sale, according to a report by Bloomberg.

US private equity firm I Squared Capital has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire KKR’s Singapore-headquartered logistics business Goodpack, in a potential deal that could value the company at up to $1.5bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

Pan-European private equity investor Oakley Capital’s Oakley Capital Origin Fund (Origin) is to sell legaltech platform vLex to Clio, a global specialist in legal technology headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, in a deal that values the business at $1bn.

Angesichts aktueller Marktverwerfungen und der von den USA ausgehenden Unsicherheiten, insbesondere durch die verschärfte Zollpolitik, prüfen viele Private-Equity-Investoren eine Neuausrichtung ihrer Investitionsschwerpunkte. Immer häufiger wird Europa als strategisch relevante Ergänzung globaler Portfolios wahrgenommen. Benedikt Pfeuffer und Kay Gallus, Co-Heads Private Equity bei HQ Trust, analysieren die aktuelle Entwicklung und geben Hinweise, worauf Investoren bei Private-Equity-Engagements […]

EQT has agreed to sell Japanese automotive electronics company Pioneer Corp to CarUX, a subsidiary of Taiwan-listed Innolux Corp, for $1.1bn – marking the Swedish private equity firm’s largest-ever exit in Japan and its second deal in the country this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Japan is leading Asia’s M&A resurgence in 2025, racking up a record $232bn in deal volume in the first half of the year—driven in large part by a wave of private equity activity, take-private deals, and corporate carve-outs, according to a report by Reuters.

Jefferson Capital, the consumer debt buyer backed by private equity firm JC Flowers, soared 26.7% in its Nasdaq debut on Thursday, achieving a market valuation of $1.2bn in a strong signal of renewed investor appetite for PE-backed IPOs, according to a report by Reuters.

Private equity firm Summit Partners has agreed to sell Los Angeles-based men’s grooming brand Dr Squatch to consumer goods giant Unilever in a deal reportedly worth $1.5bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners has secured $3.2bn for its latest buyout vehicle, North Haven Capital Partners VIII, marking a significant milestone amid a challenging fundraising environment for private equity, according to a report by Bloomberg

Bridgepoint Group is preparing to distribute approximately €2bn to investors in its Europe VI buyout fund within weeks, following recent exits from investments in Dorna Sports and Kereis, according to a report by Bloomberg.