Private Equity & Private Capital News

Buyout firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP) and its co-investors are edging closer to agreeing a deal for the $30bn sale of Calpine to Constellation Energy, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

California-based VC investor Trucks Venture Capital (Trucks VC) announced the launch of Trucks Venture Fund 3 (TVF3), its third flagship fund focused on startups aligned with its mission to make transportation decarbonized, safer, and more accessible.

AI startup Anthropic is planning to raise an additional $2bn in a funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners that values the business at $60bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the deal.

Private equity firms Apollo Global Management and BC Partners have joined forces to agree a deal to acquire GFL Environmental’s Environmental Services business at an enterprise value of CAD8bn ($5.59bn).

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UK-based supply chain risk and performance management solutions provider Achilles announced today the acquisition of Global Risk Management Solutions (GRMS), in a move described by the company as aimed at enhancing its supply chain sustainability capabilities and strengthening its US and Canadian presence.

US private equity firm KKR is reportedly considering selling its majority stake in Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu, in a deal estimated to be worth several hundred billion yen (equivalent to several billion dollars), according to a report from the Nikkei business daily on Tuesday.

Insignia Financial’s shares surged to a three-year high on Monday after the Australian financial services company announced an AUD2.87bn ($1.78bn) takeover bid from US-based private investment firm CC Capital Partners, according to a report by Reuters.

US private equity giant KKR has escalated its battle with rival buyout firm Bain Capital over the acquisition of Japanese software company Fuji Soft, accusing Bain of violating a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), according to a report by Reuters.

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Los Angeles-based private equity firm Truelink Capital has completed its previously announced acquisition of global exhibition and events management firm GES in a carve-out deal from Viad Corp valued at $535m.