Private Equity 3d Briefing
×Deals & Acquisitions
Private equity firms pe-insights.com are circling Johnson & Johnson’s potential $20 billion-plus sale of its De Puy Synthes orthopedics unit, signaling major M&A activity in healthcare. Bain Capital pe-insights.com is exploring a $3 billion-plus exit for Dessert Holdings through a dual-track sale or IPO process. CVC Capital Partners pe-insights.com has tapped Goldman Sachs to explore a $1.08 billion disposal of marina operator D-Marin. In the medical sector, Mid Europa pehub.com and SK Capital are leading investments in medical component manufacturing, while Blackstone has expanded its residential services footprint with Champions Group. Hg pehub.com has backed Cube’s acquisition of regulatory tech firm 4CRisk. Peak Rock pehub.com is acquiring UL Solutions’ employee health and safety software business. Renovus pehub.com-backed Angeion has bought legal services firm Med Quest. Stone Point Capital pehub.com invested in UK wealth management advice firm Amber River. Oaktree pehub.com-backed Scale Computing acquired Adaptiv Networks. Platinum Equity pehub.com-backed SES bought chemical cleaning services firm Chem Worx. HKW pehub.com acquired Handling Systems and Conveyors, serving aerospace and defense. Amberjack pehub.com bought waste management firm Cima Services. West View pehub.com invested in Benefits All In. Hidden River pehub.com-backed Somersault added six Little Gym locations. Bregal Sagemount pehub.com invested in Harbor Compliance. Micro Grid Networks pehub.com received capital from Palisade Infrastructure. Ocean Sound Partners pehub.com acquired fintech firm Automated Financial Systems. Leonard Green pehub.com is taking Mister Car Wash private for $7 per share.
Fundraising & Vehicle News
Tikehau Capital pe-insights.com closed its second private debt secondaries fund above target, securing over $1 billion. HGGC pe-insights.com, co-founded by former NFL quarterback Steve Young, raised $3.2 billion for its fifth flagship fund, exceeding its target. Moonfare pe-insights.com closed its $83 million Co-Investment Fund II within 12 months, beating its goal. Ares Management pe-insights.com priced a €303.95 million European direct lending CLO, its second in the region, as it prepares a European sports fund to accelerate its push into private wealth. Preqin founder pe-insights.com Mark O’Hare’s family office built a $200 million stake in Hg Capital Trust. Bank of America pe-insights.com committed $25 billion of its balance sheet to expand its private credit platform.
Market Trends & Secondaries
Blue Owl Capital pe-insights.com sold a $1.4 billion loan portfolio to pensions and insurers to manage redemption pressures. Hollyport Capital pe-insights.com hired Evercore for a $1 billion strategic review as secondaries scale premiums rise. Secondaries activity secondariesinvestor.com is evolving toward potential market capitalization by 2026, according to Evercore’s Nigel Dawn. Japanese VCs secondariesinvestor.com face new Tokyo Stock Exchange listing rules that could create hurdles for distributions. Retail investors pe-insights.com may gain access to SpaceX and Anthropic via a planned $475 million Powerlaw listing. Eurazeo pehub.com completed its exit of a minority stake in luxury fragrance house Ex Nihilo to L Catterton.
Sector Spotlights
The Indian Premier League pe-insights.com has become a serious private equity target, with KKR, Blackstone, Partners Group, and CVC among interested firms. Ares Management pe-insights.com is preparing a European sports fund, deepening the sector’s appeal. Space tech pehub.com is now a top target for investors seeking dual-use growth, though structural challenges loom over European defense deals, Houlihan Lokey notes. Water tech deal volume and valuations are at peak levels, but IPOs pehub.com from Blackstone and others are paused due to market conditions and AI disruption concerns. Acquisition prices for European SMEs fell in Q4 to a 2014 low, suggesting larger, high-conviction deals may be ahead, EY-Parthenon’s Nadine Mirchandani says. Temasek pe-insights.com and ADIA are anchoring a $341 million Clean Max IPO backed by Brookfield. Morgan Stanley secondariesinvestor.com’s global head of its principal capital advisory group has departed. Apollo-backed ATLAS SP Partners provided a $250 million credit facility to expand SME financing in Ireland.