Private Equity & Private Capital News

Bain Capital is flying high after Virgin Australia’s successful IPO, which saw shares surge 8.3% on debut, landing the private equity giant with a roughly 40% internal rate of return on its initial investment, according to a report by Reuters.

Private equity firm Advent International has agreed to acquire UK-based Spectris, a maker of high-recision scientific instruments, in a deal worth £4.4bn ($5.9bn), the largest takeover in Britain so far this year, according to a report by Reuters.

Die Kita-Kette Globegarden steht unmittelbar vor dem Verkauf an Private-Equity-Investoren. Beim IT-Spezialisten Evalueserve hingegen zieht sich der Verkaufsprozess in die Länge.

Die gesamtgesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen und das makroökonomische Umfeld haben auch die Beteiligungsindustrie in den vergangenen Jahren arg gefordert. Positive Signale gab es zuletzt insbesondere im Venture Capital-Segment. Private Equity könnte generell helfen, den Investitionsstau zu beheben.

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.