Private Equity 8-Hour Briefing
×Last updated: October 7, 2026, 8:18 PM ET
Major Deals & Fundraisings
Endeavor Catalyst closed a $320M fund to back founders outside Silicon Valley, signaling VC interest in non-traditional hubs. BDT & MSD agreed to acquire Sunrise Senior Living from PSP Investments, taking ownership of over 230 senior-living communities across the US and Canada. Partners Group-backed Middle River Power purchased a California gas plant from Ares, expanding its independent power portfolio.
Sector Investments
Spectrum Equity made its first institutional investment in Pittsburgh-based Symmetric, which maintains a database of nearly 20 million healthcare records. Altaris completed the carve-out of Clarivate’s life sciences and healthcare business, providing AI-enabled data intelligence and decision-support tools. Mecka AI raised $60M from Sequoia to collect and analyze human motion data for training humanoid robots.