Private Equity 24-Hour Briefing
×Last updated: July 15, 2026, 2:30 PM ET
Private Equity Activity Across Sectors
Private equity firms have been active across various sectors, with notable deals in technology, healthcare, and infrastructure. Verdane acquired a portfolio of minority stakes in technology businesses from bp. Gemspring-backed Amplix pehub.com One Connect, while Caltius pehub.com Saa S Consulting Group. In the broader tech landscape, Monumental, a robotics startup sifted.eu backed by Khosla Ventures. Ares Management completed a $1.7 billion take-private of Whitestone REIT, a U.S. retail property owner. Mutares sold Finnish pehub.com Redo to Invex Group, and VSS pehub.com Centroid Systems. Veritas agreed to acquire pehub.com facilities management services firm BGIS. KKR is reportedly marketing Europe's first debt deal backed by PayPal's buy now, pay later loans.
AI and Digital Health Investments Surge
Artificial intelligence and digital health continue to attract significant private equity interest. Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Anthropic pehub.com named Ode with Anthropic, with additional backing from Apollo Global Management, General Atlantic, GIC, Goldman Sachs, Leonard Green, and Sequoia Capital. Similarly, Ode with Anthropic pehub.com team up with AI specialists, alongside GIP's agreement to acquire a majority interest in Summit Ridge Energy. Francisco Partners is reportedly closing in on a $1.3 billion buyout of construction software maker Command Alkon. Ardian acquired majority pehub.com in Germany's Pflegia, a digital healthcare recruitment platform. Stone Point Capital and Further Global, backed by Permira, acquired Kroll pehub.com, which advises on competition and regulatory matters. AnaCap-backed Ryze pehub.com valuation firm Krata, which specializes in property valuations.
Music Rights and Secondaries Market Activity
Private equity firms are increasingly exploring niche markets like music rights and the secondaries space. Cutting Edge pehub.com from TV/film composer Brian Tyler's catalog. Pophouse acquired a stake pehub.com in Iron Maiden's music and NIL rights, following the trend of PE firms investing in music royalties. In the secondaries market, Louisiana Teachers plans to explore secondariesinvestor.com a private equity secondaries sale to reduce its allocation to buyout assets and increase liquidity. Credit manager Serone secondariesinvestor.com, making hires from Ardian and UBS. High Vista tapped Ramit pehub.com as principal for its GP-led secondaries team, which was launched earlier this year. Carlyle AlpInvest secondariesinvestor.com on $1.7 billion, surpassing its target. Rising confidence is also fueling dealflow in real estate secondaries, with institutional investors seeking exposure secondariesinvestor.com to in-demand asset classes.
Fintech and Tech Layoffs Continue
The technology sector is experiencing a mixed environment, with venture funding in fintech surging while tech layoffs persist. Venture funding into fintech startups news.crunchbase.com year over year in the first half of 2026, though deal counts fell. Corporate venture capital is reportedly news.crunchbase.com, with a concentration of power at the top of the market. Crunchbase News's Layoffs Tracker indicates that over 127,000 workers at U.S.-based tech companies were laid off news.crunchbase.com in 2025, with layoffs continuing into 2026.
Other Notable Deals and Investments
Apollo Global Management is reportedly in advanced talks to raise nearly $3 billion in financing for the New York Yankees to finance a package. EQT sweetened its bid for Australian fund manager Perpetual to A$22.07 a share after its initial offer was rejected. BlackRock's GIP is set to acquire pehub.com commercial solar power firm Summit Ridge. Phoenix Equity Partners pehub.com Squarcle. Godspeed-backed ICE USA pehub.com SLC. Audax and Linden plan to sell pehub.com Stat Lab Medical Products to Leica Biosystems. RFE-backed LaunchPad pehub.com Key Inspection Services.