Private Equity 3d Briefing
×Deals & Investments
QC Capital pehub.com invested in My Pediatric Doctor, with Eric Doherty named CEO. Aquiline pehub.com-backed Relation acquired Thorn Creek Insurance Services, installing Tim Hall as CEO. Wynnchurch pehub.com agreed to pay $450 million for Arcosa’s barge business. Brookfield pehub.com-backed Radiant merged with Ori Industries, combining AI infrastructure platforms. Otro Capital pehub.com closed a $1.2 billion fund to pursue broader sports investments after backing Alpine Racing and Two Circles. BTG pe-insights.com funds will invest $1.05 billion in Brazilian energy firm Raízen as Shell and Cosan recapitalize the joint venture. One River pe-insights.com expanded to $3 billion AUM by acquiring LGT Capital’s quantitative investment unit. Crestview pehub.com-backed One Magnify acquired Optimal’s performance marketing business. EQT pehub.com-backed Scale Microgrids bought Reload. Frazier Healthcare pehub.com-backed Rev Spring acquired Trust Commerce from Waud Capital Partners. Arcline pehub.com invested in defense supplier Hydraulics International Inc. Shamrock pehub.com bought creative agency Mutiny from Trailer Park Group. Topspin pehub.com injected capital in fitness equipment manufacturer Grid. Victor Capital pehub.com backed Specialty Fenestration Group. Kava Equity pehub.com acquired drywall contractor The Berg Group. Main Capital pehub.com-backed TMA picked up HR tech firm STYR. Ambienta pehub.com portco No Dig Alliance bought Finland’s Suomen Putkisto Palvelu. Haveli pehub.com backed software firm Sirion. Green Heron pehub.com invested in Regency Plumbing Contractors. GHK Capital pehub.com acquired architecture firm CPL. Bay Hawk pehub.com invested in Gridco. L Squared pehub.com bought Functional Devices. Kinderhook pehub.com agreed to take home health firm Enhabit private for $1.1 billion. Vistria pehub.com acquired insurance holding company Lumen Holdings. Sovereign Capital pehub.com bought Apollo Home Healthcare. ASC pehub.com-backed Campus Works merged with Dynamic Campus. Gencom pe-insights.com accelerated New York hotel purchases with family office backing. Broadband provider Vero Networks pehub.com raised $500 million from investors including Hamilton Lane.
Exits & Secondaries
KKR pe-insights.com is lining up a potential $1 billion IPO for Global Medical Response. Verdane pehub.com made a £186 million bid for Augmentum Fintech. Gemspring pehub.com sold Security 101 to Morgan Stanley. Azalea secondariesinvestor.com expects GP-led transactions to boost exits, with Temasek’s fund crystallizing LP liquidity. OMERS pe-insights.com reported $8.2 billion net income for 2025, though private equity lagged its broader portfolio. GIC secondariesinvestor.com emerged as lead buyer on Meridiam’s €2 billion plus continuation vehicle. Brookfield pehub.com-backed Rockpoint Gas Storage closed a C$459 million secondary offering. General Atlantic pe-insights.com is testing a $550 billion valuation for ByteDance in a secondary stake sale. General Atlantic pe-insights.com and Blackstone are among investors in Citigroup’s $2.5 billion Banamex stake sale. Turning Rock pehub.com exited food company Ameri Qual. Miura pehub.com and Mindful Capital agreed to sell Italcer to Wienerberger. Parex pehub.com submitted a rival $500 million bid for Catalyst-backed Frontera’s Colombian assets. Bluestone pe-insights.com partnered with USA Archery ahead of the 2028 Games.
Industry Dynamics & Fundraising
Blackstone pehub.com’s Verdun Perry forecast 30%-40% growth in exit activity by 2026, while Verdane pursued a take-private of Augmentum Fintech. Blackstone pehub.com’s Perry also noted rising secondaries volume will pull more sellers into the market. CalPERS pehub.com demanded improved transparency from GPs to manage risk for its $613.7 billion portfolio. NEXUS panelists pehub.com highlighted complicated LP-GP dynamics due to lack of exits and compressed returns. Thoma BravoREF