Last updated: September 30, 2026, 6:06 AM ET
Private Equity
Pantheon opened an Abu Dhabi office and appointed Firas Mallah as head of Middle East, leveraging his prior role as managing director and head of MEN at Sagard to strengthen its regional presence in private markets.
KKR agreed to a majority investment in Cisternina, an Indian liquid storage platform, targeting the fast-growing bulk liquid and gas logistics sector to serve expanding industrial demand across the subcontinent.
Venture Capital
Sequoia-backed Juicebox launched a London office to challenge Jack & Jill in the UK’s competitive parenting and family services market, signaling increased transatlantic VC activity in consumer-facing startups.
Zenithon raised $10 million in funding from Backed and SOSV to develop AI world models, positioning itself at the forefront of next-generation simulation technologies with backing from prominent early-stage investors.
Fund Landscape
The UK’s £1 billion Scale-Up Fund attracted interest from multiple venture capital firms vying to manage the government-backed initiative, which aims to support high-growth companies and bridge late-stage funding gaps in the domestic innovation ecosystem.