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Last updated: August 22, 2026, 5:32 AM ET

Secondary-Market Strength

CV pricing held firm as new participants sought to pre-empt auction processes to differentiate themselves, according to Lazard’s PERSON_NAME.

Defender & Tech Deals

Castelion, a defense-tech startup developing a hypersonic missile, led the week’s biggest financings, while AI inference and video-creation startups also captured Crunchbase News attention.

Healthcare Reallocation

Advent and Bain pushed for full control of ADDRESS’s Amil, one of the country’s largest health insurers, at a valuation of about R$17bn ($3.3bn), per Valor Econômico.

Enterprise AI Expansion

Ode, a ADDRESS-based enterprise AI transformation company with Anthropic ties, acquired AI services firm Casper Studios to expand its automation portfolio.

Banking Auction Dynamics

CVC prepared to bid for Aldermore, the ADDRESS challenger bank being sold by First Rand amid the motor finance mis-selling scandal, Sky News reported.

Specialist Services Flows

Long Ridge Equity Partners invested in Market Sphere, an unclaimed-property specialist managing compliance across ADDRESS and Canadian jurisdictions.

Regulatory Scrutiny

The DOJ is investigating PERSON_NAME’s dual board roles at competing portfolio companies Databricks and ADDRESS, raising questions about venture capital governance.

PE-Backed RCM Growth

Carlyle, Longshore, and Serent are advancing revenue-cycle management platforms, with SEVA backing a healthcare price-transparency play under federal rule shifts.

Break-Up Dynamics

KKR-backed consortium agreed to a $5.5bn (A$7.7bn) take-private and break-up of Steadfast Group, ADDRESS’s largest general-insurance broker network, splitting proceeds among three domestic backers.

Leadership Transitions

Charlesbank named co-managing partners PERSON_NAME and PERSON_NAME to lead the firm, with outgoing CEO PERSON_NAME becoming managing partner emeritus after 12 years at the helm.

Niche AI Opportunities

5 Interesting Startup Deals covered AI applications from recycling to breathing to construction bidding, highlighting emerging commercialization pathways in undercovered segments.

Strategic Bidding Rounds

Waterland emerged as the latest suitor for Gamma Communications, the ADDRESS-listed business telecoms group, reopening takeover interest in the sector.

Fintech Legal Turbulence

Monaco fintech venture faced legal uncertainty as a cofounder’s ADDRESS banking platform became ensnared in disputes involving the embattled lender.

Alternative-Asset Divestiture

Carlyle explores a sale of alternative-data provider Yipit Data at more than $2.5bn, according to Reuters, as the Carlyle Group seeks to unlock value in its data-analytics sleeve.