Private Equity & Private Capital News

PE firm Trive Capital and two of its portfolio companies are facing an antitrust lawsuit from JF Petroleum Group, which alleges that Trive engaged in anti-competitive practices to dominate fuel infrastructure distribution and servicing in the US Midwest, according to a report by Reuters.

Deutsche Bank is assessing interest from banks and private credit funds in potentially providing a $200m loan to support Blackstone’s bid for Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA), according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

Pan-European private equity firm Oakley Capital has successfully closed Oakley Capital Fund VI at its €4.5bn hard cap, just six months after launching the fundraise in September 2024.

Private equity deal activity in Asia-Pacific is showing signs of recovery, with transaction volumes rising 11% year-on-year to $176bn in 2024, according to a report by Bloomberg citing global consultancy Bain & Co.

Private equity giant Carlyle Group is exploring a $1.5bn sale of SierraCol, Colombia’s largest independent oil producer, as it looks to monetise another energy investment, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

Temasek and Warburg Pincus are preparing to sell their majority stake in healthcare supply chain management firm Global Healthcare Exchange, with the deal expected to be valued at up to $5bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Die Boston Celtics werden verkauft. Käufer ist eine Investorengruppe, die für das NBA-Team eine Rekordsumme von 6,1 Milliarden US-Dollar. William Chisholm, Managing Partner von Symphony Technology Group, führt die Investorengruppe an – doch bisher ist er ein völlig unbeschriebens Blatt. Chisholm gründet 2002 eine Private-Equity-Firma für Technologieunternehmen. Dort ist er Managing Director und Chief Investment […]

Paris-based private equity firm Keensight Capital has increased its buyout proposal for UK-based medical device maker Niox Group to £322.4m ($417.48m), signalling growing private equity interest in the healthcare sector, according to a report by Reuters.

A private equity-backed consortium, led by Bill Chisholm, Co-Founder of STG Partners, has struck a $6.1bn deal to acquire the Boston Celtics, marking the largest PE-led takeover of a sports franchise and setting a new record for NBA team valuations, according to a report by Bloomberg.

The Trump administration passed its 50-day mark this week, and any prior hope of a post-inauguration dealmaking boom now just looks like wishful thinking. Strategic M&A has gotten off to an excruciatingly slow start: US M&A volumes in January were the lowest they’ve been in 10 years, and February wasn’t rosy either. Corporates are handcuffed […]

The year’s start for US deal volume in tariff-sensitive sectors, such as industrials and manufacturing, has dropped to decade lows, according to PitchBook data. The reason is buyers are reluctant to take on any material tariff exposure at this time, citing the unpredictability of US trade policies and the difficulty of forecasting how tariffs will […]