Private Equity 3d Briefing
×Deals & Transactions
Science Corp. news.crunchbase.com, a braintech startup, secured a $230 million Series C funding round. Littlejohn pehub.com invested in GDS Associates, a power infrastructure consulting firm. Tributary Group pehub.com invested in regulatory software company Softworks Group. Vista pehub.com made a new investment in aviation software provider Portside, with Insight Partners remaining a significant shareholder. Littlejohn-backed Ardurra pehub.com acquired Remington & Vernick Engineers. Visualize Group pehub.com picked up gaming certification lab BMM Testlabs. Trinity Hunt invested in Berger Consulting Group pehub.com. Springcoast pehub.com led a $180 million investment in Cart.com, a commerce and logistics firm. Braemont-backed Royal Cup pehub.com is set to be taken private. Greenbriar-backed West Star Aviation pehub.com acquired aircraft maintenance firm DCJet. Fulcrum Capital Partners pehub.com invested in Glass Masters Autoglass. Sea Fort Capital acquired a majority stake in doors supplier Allmar pehub.com. JLL Partners-backed Talica pehub.com launched its surface science tech platform. Gryphon-backed Southern Home Services pehub.com acquired Dunn’s HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical. Lee Equity pehub.com snapped up consulting firm KCIC. Trive invested in women’s apparel firm Adrianna Papell pehub.com. GCM Grosvenor pehub.com backed the launch of a new PE firm, Torch Key. Peak Rock pehub.com is selling Spatial Business Systems to Blackstone-backed Enverus. Jacmel-backed VTG pehub.com snapped up Vector Tech Group. PE-backed 360training.com pehub.com acquired assets of Canadian Food Safety Group. Gryphon Investors pehub.com backed HR tech firm HRSoft. Resurgens pehub.com backed vacation rental operations platform Breezeway. TPG pehub.com invested $250 million in social care tech platform Findhelp. JC Flowers pehub.com committed up to $200 million to back Accelerated Wealth Partners. New State pehub.com acquired Vast Coworking Group. Accel-KKR pehub.com invested in fleet maintenance software firm Whip Around. TDR Capital-backed David Lloyd Leisure pehub.com picked up Aspria. Waterland pehub.com scooped up Cooper Turner Beck.
Fundraising & Strategy
Synergy Sports Capital pehub.com debuted as a new PE firm. Goldman Sachs pehub.com backs cybersecurity compliance firm Schellman. Bridgepoint privateequityinternational.com is mulling options for a defense investing strategy. Charterhouse pe-insights.com secured a $1.1 billion first close for its new European mid-market fund. Carlyle AlpInvest secondariesinvestor.com seeks to raise $60 billion. Ares pe-insights.com deployed an $850 million continuation strategy.
Secondaries Market
The secondaries market is facing macroeconomic uncertainty secondariesinvestor.com. PJT Partners’ Adrian Millan secondariesinvestor.com anticipates a record year in 2026. GP-led secondaries deals secondariesinvestor.com are a growing trend. Hamilton Lane and Ardian pe-insights.com are backing Latour’s first continuation fund for Gutor. Apollo S3’s Steve Lessar secondariesinvestor.com sees new opportunities in the secondaries market. Moelis’s Jeff Hammer secondariesinvestor.com noted that continuation vehicles (CVs) are now an established exit route. Carlyle Alp Invest is aiming for substantial capital inflows. New Mountain’s Neal Costello secondariesinvestor.com discussed differentiating in the market.
Public Markets & IPOs
Quantum scaleup Pasqal sifted.eu is planning to go public at a $2 billion valuation.
M&A Activity
Mutares pehub.com will sell Peugeot Motocycles in a management buyout. American Securities pehub.com is set to sell manufacturers CPM Holdings and MW Components to Rosebank Industries. Thoma Bravo pehub.com is set to acquire logistics firm WWEX Group. PE-backed Esperion pehub.com is set to acquire biopharma firm Corstasis. Arlington Capital pehub.com is selling FSG to JF Lehman.
Industry Trends & Commentary
Abry Partners' CJ Brucato sees the lower mid-market as attractive pehub.com. LPs and GPs privateequityinternational.com are divided on investment behaviors. Bridgepoint secondariesinvestor.com is eyeing further secondaries growth. Carlyle’s Steve Wise pehub.com sees opportunities in larger businesses. BC Partners’ Nikos Stathopoulos pehub.com highlights tariffs as a key risk factor. Blackstone pe-insights.com proposed a $2.5 billion investment in a New World transaction.
Technology & Innovation
Denki news.crunchbase.com, an AI-powered software company, raised $4.1 million. Eight Sleep news.crunchbase.com raised $50 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. Vertical Compute sifted.eu raised €37 million to tackle AI’s memory overload. Kohlberg-backed Riveron pehub.com is investing in AI and data tech firm Cuesta Partners. Nvidia-backed Ayar Labs pe-insights.com secured a $500 million investment led by Neuberger Berman. TDR Capital-backed David Lloyd Leisure picked up Aspria.