Private Equity & Private Capital News

CVC Capital has launched CVC Catalyst, a new sector-agnostic private equity strategy dedicated to high-quality, faster-growing mid-market businesses across Europe. The focus will be on on equity investments of under €250m in companies with strong growth potential.

Mark Walter, Co-Founder and CEO of private equity firm Guggenheim Capital, is set to purchase a majority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers in a deal valued at $10bn via his TWG Global investment firm, marking the largest sale of a US sports franchise in history, according to a report by the BBC.

Private equity firms are sitting on roughly $1tn of unsold assets – tying up capital that would normally have been returned to investors by now – as global M&A activity falters under the weight of high financing costs, tariff uncertainty, and geopolitical risks, according to a report by Reuters.

KKR has agreed to acquire Zenith Energy, a leading Australian provider of sustainable and hybrid energy solutions, from a consortium of existing investors including Pacific Equity Partners (PEP), OPSEU Pension Trust (OPTrust), and Foresight Group, according to a report by Reuters.

Private equity firm Advent International has agreed to sell Ultra Precision Control Systems (Ultra PCS), a UK provider of high-margin aerospace and defence technologies, to Eaton Corporation for $1.55bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.

A global consortium led by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and backed by private equity giant Carlyle and Abu Dhabi’s Development Holding Company (ADQ) has launched a landmark AUD28.3bn ($18.7bn) all-cash proposal to acquire Santos, Australia’s second-largest gas producer, according to a report by Reuters.

UK-based industrial technology group Spectris has rejected a second takeover proposal from global private equity firm KKR, opting instead to back a rival $5bn offer from Advent International, marking one of the largest UK public-to-private deals so far in 2025, according to a report by Reuters.

In einem bemerkenswerten Schritt zur Anpassung an die aktuellen wirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen haben die renommierten US-Universitäten Harvard und Yale beschlossen, Teile ihrer Private-Equity-Beteiligungen zu veräußern. Diese Entscheidung zielt darauf ab, ihre finanzielle Flexibilität zu erhöhen und gleichzeitig auf die steigende Nachfrage am Sekundärmarkt zu reagieren.

Der Elektrotechnikkonzern *ABB* hat gezeigt, dass es geht: Die Schweizer haben für die geplante Übernahme der US-Niederspannungsfirma *Thomas & Betts* mit der *Bank of America Merrill Lynch* eine voll gezeichnete Überbrückungsfinanzierung in Höhe von 4 Milliarden US-Dollar gesichert. Wie eine aktuelle Umfrage der internationalen Rechtsanwaltskanzlei *DLA Piper* unter 100 Marktteilnehmern zeigt, ist die Stimmung auf […]

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