Private Equity 24 Hours

Last updated: July 30, 2026, 5:30 AM ET

Dealmaking and Fundraising Activity

Private equity firms are actively pursuing acquisitions across various sectors. Vista Equity Partners is set to acquire Quantios, a Saa S provider for global trust and corporate services, from Hg and EQT announced the sale. In the healthcare space, AIP has completed the take-private buyout of medical tech firm Avanos Medical, with shareholders set to receive $25 per share announced the deal. Carlyle-backed Included Health is acquiring Firefly Health agreed to the acquisition, while Investcorp has scooped up wealth management firm Berger Financial Group, which manages over $3 billion in assets announced the acquisition. Open Gate Capital is carving out Knorr-Bremse’s HVAC unit, Merak, a rail HVAC provider with over 60 years of engineering expertise reached an agreement. Apax Partners is acquiring medical and plastic packaging companies Centor and another firm from Gerresheimer for €1.5 billion, with the combined businesses generating approximately €570 million in revenue in 2025 agreed to the acquisition. BlackRock-backed Influence Media Partners is acquiring Anthem Entertainment’s music assets for over $600 million, including catalogs with over 24,000 released songs announced the acquisition. Gemspring-backed Key Line has merged with utility services firm Palouse Power announced the merger. Carbyne-backed Suan Nutra is acquiring a portfolio of natural ingredients businesses from IFF announced the acquisition. Providence has made an additional investment in talent agency The Team, which will fund the acquisition of founder Casey Wasserman’s remaining ownership stake. Water tech firm Xylem is acquiring Eagle Tree-backed Water Fleet for $200 million announced the acquisition.

In fundraising news, TJC is eyeing a November final close for its seventh flagship fund, Resolute Fund VII, with a hard-cap of $2 billion above its initial target is targeting a close. Secondaries-focused fundraising represented 4% of private real estate fundraising in 2025, continuing to attract capital commitments. Fox Path has disclosed details of its debut credit secondaries fund. Bain Capital is leading a $1.5 billion investment in the infrastructure platform Eaton Fiber, aiming to accelerate Verizon's fiber broadband expansion across the US.

Sector Trends and Strategic Shifts

The private equity landscape is seeing a notable shift in investor sentiment and strategic focus. Global macroeconomic concerns are pushing more investors toward Europe, with the UK capturing a larger share of private equity activity is capturing a larger share. The European venture capital scene is quietly cheering the chip rout, suggesting a potential recalibration of investment strategies. European startups are increasingly expanding internationally, even at the seed stage, signaling a go-big-or-go-home mentality.

Artificial intelligence continues to be a dominant theme, though scrutiny is mounting over its actual value creation credentials, with fears that GPs may be overpromising and underdelivering on AI's ability to drive topline growth are facing scrutiny. Some analysts argue that the biggest long-term gains from AI will flow to middle-market technology companies, rather than large incumbents or AI-native startups. The AI label alone may not be sufficient to sway limited partners, and a "gating-gate" is impacting appetites for evergreen funds.

In other sector-specific news, Adyen is venturing into agentic payments, posing a challenge to startups in the space. AI startup Corgi plans to open a 24/7 cafe in London plans to open. Former Meta and Slack engineers have raised $15 million for their new startup, Centralize, which aims to build a "Deal GPS" for enterprise sales have raised funding.

Divestitures and Exits

Several divestitures and exits are also underway. Macquarie is reportedly lining up waste management company Win Waste for a sale, with interest expected from strategics and infrastructure funds. Juniper Capital has exited Andes Coil Processors, marking its 11th exit out of 12 total investments made within four platform companies since 2017 has exited a company.