Private Equity & Private Capital News

Advent International has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Reckitt’s Essential Home division in a deal valued at $4.8bn, including debt, marking one of the largest private equity transactions in the consumer sector this year, according to a report by Reuters.

Der Schweizer Vermögensverwalter JAR Capital verstärkt sein Geschäft in Asien mit der Akquisition eines Multi-Family-Office in Singapur.

Swedish private equity giant EQT AB delivered a strong first-half performance for 2025, with adjusted EBITDA rising 32% year-on-year to €806m, driven by a sharp rebound in exit activity and solid fund performance across the board, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Private equity giants Advent International and KKR are preparing for a major liquidity event as their portfolio company NIQ Global targets a valuation of up to $7.3bn in its upcoming US IPO, according to a report by Reuters.

BlueFive Capital, through its Reef Private Equity Fund I, has acquired 100% of Wusoom Holding, a holding company with assets across high-growth sectors in the GCC, including real estate, technology, hospitality, aviation, and industrial sectors.

Stone Point Capital has held the final close of Trident X, its tenth flagship private equity fund, with $11.5bn in total capital commitments – surpassing both its original $9bn target and hard cap, and marking the firm’s largest fundraise to date.

Die Private Equity-Szene in Deutschland wartet weiterhin auf die Trendwende. In einem Umfeld aus heimischer Konjunkturschwäche, politischen Unwägbarkeiten und geopolitischen Krisen dominiert noch immer die Unsicherheit. Beteiligungsgesellschaften und (Portfolio-)Unternehmen agieren entsprechend zurückhaltend. Dennoch wächst die Hoffnung auf den Beginn der Markterholung noch im Jahresverlauf.

Die Bankenkonsolidierung in Deutschland gewinnt an Dynamik. Mit der Aareal Bank könnte die Helaba eine führende Rolle bei der Finanzierung von Gewerbeimmobilien übernehmen.

Nachdem die Übernahme von Techem durch GIC und TPG Rise Climate in diesem Frühjahr nicht wie geplant vonstatten ging, will nun ein erweitertes Konsortium in den Energiedienstleister investieren. Der Deal hat ein Volumen von 6,7 Mrd. Euro.

Brookfield Asset Management, Stonepeak, and Air Liquide have been shortlisted by Macquarie Asset Management for the final bidding round in the sale of South Korean industrial gas producer DIG Airgas, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

Cerberus Capital Management and consumer sector veteran Dean Metropoulos mounted a serious, though ultimately unsuccessful, bid for cereal maker WK Kellogg, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.