Private Equity 24-Hour Briefing
×Last updated: July 20, 2026, 11:30 AM ET
Deal Activity and Fundraisings
Peak Rock pehub.com is exploring a sale of Berner Food & Beverage, a portfolio company acquired in 2015. Sources suggest the company has seen significant growth, with revenue tripling and EBITDA increasing sixfold since the initial investment pehub.com. Elsewhere, Paine Schwartz pehub.com has divested its stake in ingredients and beverage manufacturer Lyons Magnus to Truelink. Lyons Magnus supplies major coffeehouse and quick-service restaurant chains across North America pehub.com. In another transaction pehub.com has acquired industrial metal fabricator Riggins Company, bolstering its capabilities in custom metal fabrication and engineering services pehub.com. Brightstar has expanded its architecture and design platform with the acquisition of tech design and consulting firm BrightTree Studios pehub.com. Meanwhile, Coalesce-backed pehub.com Examinetics has acquired safety services firm Progressive Safety and Jurgiel, enhancing its occupational health solutions offerings pehub.com. Greenbelt pehub.com has invested in Bowe & Gant Electrical Services, with the co-founders retaining a significant equity stake pehub.com. Wind Point-backed Assisi Pet Care has acquired Forthglade, a pet food and treats business, from IK Partners pehub.com. Bain Capital pehub.com is set to acquire European supply chain platform Supply On, which connects over 200 manufacturers and 140,000 suppliers across automotive and aerospace sectors pehub.com.
Sector Focus and Geographic Expansion
KPS Asia privateequityinternational.com, the Asian unit of manufacturing and industrials specialist KPS Capital Partners, has opened its first outpost in Tokyo, signaling an intent to pursue take-private and carve-out deals in Japan privateequityinternational.com. In the technology sector, CuspAI sifted.eu has secured $450 million to accelerate AI-driven materials discovery sifted.eu. Latin America's venture capital landscape saw Mexico's startups lead fundraising in Q2, attracting $944 million, a 131% increase year-over-year news.crunchbase.com. In the healthcare waste management sector, CVC DIF pehub.com is acquiring medical waste business Eco Eridania, which provides comprehensive waste management services to healthcare and industrial clients pehub.com. EQT also highlighted "durable demand" in the TICC (Technology, Information, Communication, and sector, noting that AI is reshaping delivery and the industry is expected to grow at mid-to-high single digits pehub.com.
Firm Developments and Regulatory Landscape
Littlejohn pehub.com has promoted Brian Michaud to managing partner, who will share management responsibilities with existing managing partners Antonio Miranda and Steven Raich, and COO Shant Mardirossian pehub.com. Blackstone is reportedly nearing a $400 million exit deal for RGIS, an international inventory services company, with an Israeli private equity firm in talks to acquire control of operations in Israel and other overseas markets Blackstone nears $400m exit deal for RGIS international to Israel PE Firm. Apollo is reportedly in advanced negotiations for a $3 billion financing package for the Yankees Top private equity news of the week. San Joaquin County Employees' Retirement Association is seeking a general investment consultant privateequityinternational.com. Private funds continue to face regulatory scrutiny, with McDermott Will & Schulte noting that while SEC priorities may be shifting, recent enforcement actions indicate ongoing vigilance regarding managers privateequityinternational.com.
Venture Capital and Startup Ecosystems
Strictly VC is returning to New York City on September 10th to celebrate the city's startup community, promising access to the startup, VC, and dealmaking ecosystem techcrunch.com. Investors are watching 15 anti-fraud startups in 2026 sifted.eu. Meanwhile, IVEST Consumer Partners and Cloverlay saw their entertainment franchise, Care Bears, exceed operational and financial milestones, leading to an early exit pehub.com.