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Know What's Happening in Private Equity
Lead Edge Capital launches AI‑driven secondary market fund
Lead Edge Capital announced the launch of its seventh flagship fund, targeting secondary market investments across fund‑level and direct‑secondaries. The new vehicle will use artificial‑intelligence analytics to enhance deal sourcing, pricing accuracy, and risk assessment.
Poste Italiane has submitted a €10.8 billion offer to acquire Telecom Italia, Italy’s largest fixed‑line operator. The postal group already controls 27.3% of TIM after buying shares from former major shareholder Vivendi. TIM’s fixed‑line network has already been sold to a KKR‑led consortium, leaving only mobile and services in the deal. Analysts describe the proposal as an opportunistic attempt at renationalisation, underscoring potential regulatory and market ramifications.
Japan’s emerging secondaries boutique RGCM announced the imminent close of its debut vehicle, RGCM Fund I, with commitments approaching the fund’s hard‑cap. The fund will target both direct secondary transactions and primary financing rounds, offering investors diversified exposure to private‑market...
Mike Barker, CEO of House of Cheatham, paused the sale process for 90 days to shore up the company’s financial and operational profile before accepting a private‑equity offer. During the pause he produced a quality‑of‑earnings report, commissioned an environmental study,...
Primary Wave Music has agreed to acquire Kobalt, a leading independent publishing and technology platform, in a deal valued at over $1.5 billion. Brookfield will co‑invest, reinforcing a partnership that began with a $2 billion funding arrangement in 2022. Kobalt will stay...
AEA Elevate has announced an investment in Trinamix, a technology firm that provides solutions to enterprise and mid‑market organizations. The funding is intended to bolster Trinamix’s product development and expand its market reach. While the exact amount was not disclosed,...
Somerset Indus Capital Partners announced the closing of its third fund with $288 million in commitments, surpassing the $250 million target. The fund, backed by development finance institutions, global investors and family offices across Europe, the U.S. and Southeast Asia, will target...
West Kitikmeot Resources Corp. secured a C$10 million (US$7.4 million) investment from Calgary‑based ATCO Ltd., granting the infrastructure firm a 40 % equity stake. The funding will support the staged development of the Grays Bay Road and Port Project, an all‑season 230‑km road...
Rootstock, the cloud ERP specialist backed by Gryphon Investors, announced the acquisition of Ascent Solutions, a provider of Salesforce‑based ERP and operational applications. The deal adds Ascent’s suite of cloud solutions to Rootstock’s portfolio, strengthening its position on the Salesforce...
Private equity firm Olympus Partners announced the sale of EyeSouth’s retina business for $1.1 billion. EyeSouth, a U.S.-based management services organization for eye‑care providers, will transfer its retina platform to an undisclosed buyer. The transaction underscores strong valuation multiples in specialty...
Electronic Arts is courting investors for a $15 billion debt package that will fund its acquisition by a consortium of private‑equity firms. The financing proposal emphasizes roughly $700 million in annual cost‑saving synergies that the new owners expect to recognize as earnings....
Excel remains the default tool for corporate development teams to track M&A pipelines because it requires no onboarding and offers immediate flexibility. However, as deal volume and team size grow, spreadsheets suffer from version‑control chaos, fragmented deal context, and collaboration...
Swedish investment firm Maha Capital AB announced it will acquire an indirect 24% stake in Venezuela’s PetroUrdaneta, a joint venture operating Maracaibo basin fields. The acquisition follows the U.S. Treasury’s issuance of General License 52, which relaxes sanctions on certain...
A Fifth Circuit panel denied the FTC’s request for a stay, activating a district court ruling that vacates the 2024 HSR filing form. As a result, the FTC’s Premerger Notification Office will again accept the pre‑February 10 2025 HSR form, though filers...
Persistent Systems announced the appointment of Hari S. Abhyankar as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Private Equity and Professional Services. Abhyankar will steer the firm’s AI‑led transformation strategy for private‑equity investors and their portfolio companies, from diligence through...
Niall Mills, global head of Igneo Infrastructure Partners, discussed on the Infrastructure Investor Podcast the firm’s recent exit from its inaugural Euro‑denominated fund. He explained why Igneo now performs quarterly valuations instead of annual updates, citing client expectations and market...
Indian gaming leader Nazara Technologies announced the acquisition of a 50% stake in Barcelona‑based Bluetile Bestplay for roughly $100 million. Bluetile, founded in 2019, boasts over 350 million lifetime installs and generates more than $150 million in annual revenue from its social casino...
Last year Vox Media's bankers floated options to sell its podcast network, New York Magazine, or the entire company. The most publicized plan was a spin‑off of the 30‑plus‑show podcast portfolio, but the company later withdrew the offer. Valuation has slipped...
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Wingify, the maker of Visual Website Optimizer (VWO), merged with French competitor AB Tasty in January 2026, forming a $500 million SaaS powerhouse. The combined entity now reports roughly $120 million in annual revenue and serves about 4,000 customers across the US...
Bilt Rewards acquired travel‑commission platform Sion for $30 million, its second major deal after buying receipt‑data firm Banyan. Sion serves over 8,000 travel advisors and processes more than $7 billion in booking revenue, giving Bilt unprecedented access to travel transaction data. While...
A new NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights report warns that private‑equity ownership of healthcare facilities has driven higher complication rates, staffing cuts, and a tenfold increase in bankruptcy risk, prompting calls for regulation. The study finds PE...
Ecolab announced a cash purchase of CoolIT Systems for $4.75 billion, a deal valued at 29 times next‑year EBITDA. The acquisition adds high‑margin liquid‑cooling technology to Ecolab’s portfolio and doubles its addressable high‑tech market to $10 billion.
Malaysian construction giant IJM Corp. has urged shareholders to reject Sunway Group’s MYR 11 billion ($2.8 billion) takeover proposal. An independent adviser valued IJM shares at a 46‑51% premium, deeming Sunway’s MYR 3.15 per share offer substantially undervalued. IJM’s board highlighted the...
Ralph Dommermuth, CEO of United Internet and 1&1, dismissed rumors of a sale to Telefónica, confirming the firm’s commitment to its own fourth mobile network in Germany. By the end of 2025 the network reached roughly 27 percent of households, with...
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In 2023 WWE was sold to Endeavor for $9.3 billion, creating the TKO holding company that now combines WWE with UFC. During the sale process several parties submitted cash bids, including AE & E owner Tony Khan’s Base 10 vehicle, which offered $76.83 per...
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Lacey Wismer has been investing in ETA since 2010. She has backed 100+ entrepreneurs and completed over 65 acquisitions. Family office patience with A-player urgency. Search funds. Holdcos. Serial acquisition. Fundless sponsors... These used to be separate lanes. Now they're merging into...
Fortress Investment Group is preparing to sell Majestic Wine, the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer, which it acquired in 2019 for £95 million. Rothschild will manage the sales process, with a formal auction expected early next year and no price guidance...
We just released an episode with Lacey Wismer, who has made over 100 search fund investments. We discuss what separates a top 1% operators from the rest. She also shares stories from her early days, including investments that returned 35x and 100x...
Chenmark’s founders reflect on why they never took a $20 million external fund between 2015 and 2019, opting instead to bootstrap their hold‑co model. The lack of capital forced disciplined cash‑flow reinvestment, lean talent acquisition and a culture of shared risk....
Jeff Bezos is said to be exploring a $100 bn private‑equity style fund to acquire and automate manufacturing companies with artificial intelligence. While the concept could reshape industrial ownership, no concrete terms or partners have been confirmed.
I’m sure there’s no desire, or rush, to go public anytime soon, clearly. But as a thought exercise, based on their current numbers: >$1.5b revenue >$250m adjusted EBITDA >10% organic ARR growth >ca$1.4T technology services TAM What do you think the public markets would pay for...
3M and Bain Capital announced a joint venture to acquire Madison Fire & Rescue for $1.95 billion. 3M will contribute its Scott Safety unit, receive $700 million in cash, and hold a 50.1% stake, while Bain Capital takes 49.9%. The deal creates...
7% of LP-led secondaries in 2H’25 sold at par. Over a quarter sold < 80 cents. Meanwhile GP-led CVs are booming. Different structure, same problem The traditional exit isn’t there at the price the GP underwrote.
I keep coming back to what Eric said about his job in private equity & running his fund. “I would do this job for free. I love it so much. I really enjoy the intellectual challenge of solving the problems that...
Tom Dundon’s investment group is set to acquire 80% of the Portland Trail Blazers in the first phase of a multi‑stage transaction, valuing the franchise at over $4 billion. The group will inject more than $3 billion by month‑end, with the remaining...
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Hong Kong‑based Blue Pool Capital announced it has closed a $1 billion first private‑equity fund, a notable achievement given the sector’s recent fundraising headwinds. The firm, which manages the family office of Alibaba co‑founder Joe Tsai, leverages a decade of private‑equity experience...
Apollo Global Management is investing $1 billion for a 49% stake in a new joint venture with Realty Income Corp. to acquire roughly 500 single‑tenant retail properties under long‑term net leases. Realty Income will continue to manage the portfolio, with the...
The AGM Collective announced the launch of its AGM Community, an advisory board of RIA executives, and its first RIA field trip in New York for May 19‑20. Across the private‑markets landscape, asset managers are pivoting toward high‑net‑worth (HNW) households,...
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has agreed to sell its data‑center liquid‑cooling specialist CoolIT for $4.75 billion. The transaction is slated to close in the third quarter of 2026. CoolIT’s technology addresses rising heat‑density challenges as hyperscale operators shift toward more efficient...
Nexstar Media Group has closed its $6.2 billion purchase of Tegna, forming the nation’s biggest local‑TV owner. The transaction proceeds despite coordinated antitrust lawsuits filed by eight state attorneys general and a separate suit by DirecTV, which argue the merger will...
Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) is assembling a portfolio of private‑market fund stakes valued at more than $2 billion. Private‑market assets already represent roughly 61% of ADIC’s total holdings, underscoring the sovereign fund’s tilt toward illiquid alternatives. The initiative focuses on...
The FDIC has rescinded its 2009 rule that barred private‑equity firms and other non‑bank entities from bidding on failed banks. The change, prompted by the rapid failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic in 2023, is intended...
Historically, larger investment funds reached final close faster than their smaller counterparts, a pattern that persisted for years. Recent analysis shows this dynamic has reversed, with smaller funds now achieving quicker closures. The shift reflects changing fundraising tactics and market...
My latest exclusive interview with Brian Ward, CEO of Savvy Games Group, about investing in games and acquiring game companies. He still expects to be active in doing deals. https://t.co/5hWlkaV9QO
