Private Equity 24 Hours

Last updated: August 25, 2026, 9:04 AM ET

Deals & Exits

Private equity activity remained brisk across sectors and geographies. KKR agreed to acquire Ci FLAVORS, a leading Japanese beauty and lifestyle brand platform, from shareholders led by L Catterton, betting on the country's beauty boom. Regent is reuniting the two halves of Avon after agreeing to acquire Avon North America from LG Household & Health Care, bringing the 140-year-old brand under single ownership for the first time since 2016. Apollo exited its minority stake in Autodoc, Europe's largest online car parts retailer, after founders reclaimed full control via a €530m leveraged loan. Vista Equity Partners is exploring a sale of Allvue Systems that could value the private-markets software group at as much as $3bn including debt.

In healthcare, Flexpoint Ford sold Artes Rx, which operates 16 pharmacies across 15 states serving patients with complex medication needs, to Linden Capital Partners. CVC-backed TMF Group expanded its fund administration footprint with the acquisition of Helsinki-based Navigator Partners, which serves more than 800 private equity, family office and foundation clients across the Nordics. Foresight Group exited Plantexpand, an outsourced fleet maintenance business founded in 1987, to Premius Capital in a deal generating a 3x return.

Infrastructure & Industrials

Arc Light committed $1bn to launch Anchor Point Transmission, an independent transmission company focused on developing high-voltage infrastructure for utility and cooperative partners across the US. Exponent invested in KTL, which provides end-to-end services for mobile network operators including network build, integration and maintenance. Rotunda-backed Air Pro merged with Revv, an AI-powered operating system for ADAS automotive repair workflows that processes more than one million vehicles annually, to build an integrated ADAS platform. Align Capital-backed E Source, a Boulder-based firm helping utilities optimize the grid, picked up Aneden Consulting.

Technology & AI

General Intuition is in talks to raise at a $6bn pre-money valuation from new investors including Valor and Point72, with the robotics push as a key focus. Hugging Face has fielded acquisition offers valuing the company at around $13bn, though founder concerns about community responsibility may complicate a sale. Blackstone- and H&F-backed Ode, which partners with Anthropic, added to its Claude services with the acquisition of Casper Studios, while PSG, Thoma Bravo and Nexa Equity made construction software deals.

Lunar founders raised €8.2m to launch Repodo, an AI-native audit startup. BVP Forge invested in Nevvon, a compliance and training platform for home care and facility-based care workforces, with caregivers completing more than 57 million lessons on the network.

Consumer & Growth

General Atlantic led a $75m Series B investment in Blank Street, the fast-growing coffee and mental chain, at a valuation of about $650m. KKR's broader deal pipeline also includes a reported bet on Book MyShow, targeting India's live entertainment boom, as highlighted in the week's top deals.

Secondaries & Fundraising

The UK's proposed tax reform will end offshore execution structures, which under stamp duty created grey areas in a digital age, offering clarity to secondaries investors according to Hogan Lovells' Elliot Weston. The GP-led market will become "indistinguishable" from the sponsor-to-sponsor market within five years as firms seek portfolio access via CVs, positioning GP-leds as a portfolio management tool. India's first listed GP will channel proceeds into GP commitments, one of seven facts about the listing.

Markets & Strategy

Warburg Pincus' Peter Deming sees banking opportunities amid AI disruption, noting "banks have incredibly rich data. AI is going to be an opportunity for them to move up the value chain as a service provider," with investment memos stacking up. He brings fresh eyes to banking as AI reshapes the sector.

Data & Insights

Private equity-backed companies create jobs more effectively than public peers, employing 13.3m people in the US. Robotics startups raised the biggest rounds in H1 2026, with the top 10 ranked. Serbian startups are gaining attention from VCs. Founders considering exits should weigh strategies to avoid exit regret.