Private Equity 3d Briefing
×Major Deals & Exits
Apollo Global Management pe-insights.com is nearing a partnership with BNP Paribas to originate private credit for European borrowers. Danske Bank Asset Management pe-insights.com expanded its alternatives mandate with Danish Industry to $245 million. CCMP Capital pehub.com has launched an early-stage sale process for facilities manager BGIS, which could fetch about $2.2 billion. Ardian pehub.com agreed to sell its stake in management consulting firm Nova Reperta to Tilleghem. Bain Capital pe-insights.com took a majority stake in Swedish distributor Tingstad, while Warburg Pincus pe-insights.com is preparing a potential $1 billion investment in Global Eggs to build an $8 billion egg empire. Lone Star pehub.com completed the $4.7 billion sale of SPX Flow to ITT, ending its 2022 take-private. Boyne Capital pehub.com sold utility contractor McKee to Mastec Inc., and BCP pehub.com divested United Utility Services to Sandbrook.
Firm Expansion & Hires
Aurelius pehub.com opened new offices in Amsterdam, Milan, and Zurich to target the local SME sector. Littlejohn pehub.com appointed Shant Mardirossian as managing director and COO in a newly created role. Coller Capital pe-insights.com partnered with Mediobanca to expand evergreen secondaries access in Italy.
Secondaries Recognition
Goldman Sachs Asset Management secondariesinvestor.com was named Secondaries Firm of the Year for the Americas. Ardian secondariesinvestor.com won the same award for EMEA, highlighting its continued secondaries leadership.
Sector Investments & Consolidation
Orion, CGF and Exiro pehub.com formed a new company to invest $200 million in Manitoba’s Thompson Mine Complex. Hg Capital Trust pe-insights.com deployed approximately $62 million into co-investments in One Stream and Septeo. Gemspring pehub.com added capital to construction tech firm Sitemetric. Meritus Gas Partners pehub.com, an AEA Investors portfolio company, acquired Greens Welding Supply. Trilogy Capital-backed SSRG pehub.com bought Elite Residential Concierge. CVC and Hartenberg-backed FutureLife pehub.com agreed to acquire Herts & Essex Fertility Centre.
Industry Analysis
Tariff uncertainty is complicating valuations according to Alvarez & Marsal pehub.com, which also noted Bain Capital’s Tingstad acquisition. Insights from NEXUS 2026 pehub.com featured Hellman & Friedman’s Patrick Healy discussing long hold periods and Clearlake’s José Feliciano on AI disruption.