Aon has agreed to sell a majority stake in NFP’s wealth management division to private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners in a deal valued at $2.7 billion, marking a swift return of the assets to their former owner, according to a report by Reuters. 04.09.2025
Middle-market private investment firm Peak Rock Capital has held the the final closing of Peak Rock Capital Fund IV LP and Peak Rock Capital Credit Fund III LP and their parallel funds raising over $3bn across the two vehicles. To a Report by Private Equity Wire. 04.09.2025
Carbon-crediting platform Puro.earth announced that it has raised €11 million (USD$12.8 million) in a Series B funding round, with proceeds aimed at strengthening its carbon removal supplier certification infrastructure. To a report by ESG today. 04.09.2025
A group of Thames Water’s senior creditors, including PE firms Silver Point Capital and Apollo Global Management, have submitted a revised operational plan to UK regulator Ofwat as part of efforts to avert the collapse of the UK’s largest water utility, according to a report by Bloomberg. 03.09.2025
Global private equity firm Advent International has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Automic Group, a provider of financial market infrastructure and fund administration services in Australia and New Zealand. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. To a report by the private equity wire. 03.09.2025
Blackstone-backed sustainability and operational risk management software platform Sphera announced today a “significant growth investment” from Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions (NBCS). Terms of the transaction were not announced, although Blackstone private equity funds will retain a majority stake in Sphera. To a report by the ESG today. 03.09.2025
Apollo Global Management is preparing to launch a $5bn sports-focused investment vehicle, that will target both credit and equity opportunities in the sector according to a report by the Financial Times citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. To a Report by the Private Equity Wire. 02.09.2025
Risikokapitalfirmen investieren heute eher in etablierte Projekte mit klaren und vorhersehbaren Ertragsmodellen als in Technologien, die sich in der Frühphase befinden. Nach einem Report von Cointelegraph. 01.09.2025
Das Bundesfinanzministerium hat einen Gesetzesentwurf veröffentlicht, der das Fremdbesitzverbot stärken soll. Doch was passiert mit schon bestehenden Beteiligungen? Nach einem Report von Finance. 01.09.2025
CapVest Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Stada Arzneimittel AG, buying control of the German pharmaceuticals group from existing private equity owners Bain Capital and Cinven, who will retain a minority interest in the business. 01.09.2025
London-listed fund services group JTC has said it has rejected two preliminary takeover proposals from private equity firm Permira over the past 10 days without revealing the reason behind its decision, according to a report by Reuters. 01.09.2025
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) announced it that it has raised $863 million in a Series B2 fundraising round, with proceeds from the financing aimed at accelerating the company’s path to commercializing fusion energy. To a report by the ESG today. 29.08.2025
Vector Capital, a US-based private equity firm focused on transformational investments in established technology businesses, has agreed to acquire Showpad, a global provider of AI-driven revenue enablement solutions headquartered in Chicago and Ghent, Belgium.
Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR is in financing talks with direct lenders, including KKR, to support a potential acquisition of European generics drugmaker Zentiva, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. 28.08.2025
GPs will be encouraged by some of the positive trends emerging as we enter the second half of 2025. To a report by Preqin. 28.07.2025
