Private Equity 3d Briefing
×Deal Flow
Greenbelt-backed Saber Power pehub.com acquired Bounds Construction, expanding its electrical power services footprint. Serent pehub.com invested in health tech firm Saisystems to accelerate its product development. Burdell Partners pe-insights.com purchased over 200 homes from Vistry Group in a £75m bulk transaction. The active pharmaceutical ingredients sector remains hot, with Astorg pehub.com and other firms like EQT and New Mountain Capital active. Astorg’s portfolio company Solabia completed three add-on acquisitions pehub.com, marking its first deals since Astorg’s investment. Mutares pe-insights.com sold its logistics platform in Time Group to Tawin Holdings in a €100m exit, and separately agreed to sell Peugeot Motocycles pe-insights.com in a management buyout. BlackPeak pehub.com sold its stake in e-commerce logistics provider eu Shipments.com to Austrian Post. Littlejohn Capital pehub.com backed power infrastructure consultant GDS Associates, while a Littlejohn-backed company, Ardurra pehub.com, acquired Remington & Vernick Engineers. Braemont-backed Royal Cup pehub.com launched a take-private of Farmer Brothers Coffee. Greenbriar-backed West Star Aviation pehub.com acquired aircraft maintenance firm DCJet. KCP pehub.com agreed to purchase luxury yacht brand Sunseeker. Waterland Private Equity pe-insights.com acquired a majority stake in pallet distribution platform Palletways. Main Capital pe-insights.com took a majority stake in Swedish manufacturing software firm Good Solutions.
Fundraising & New Firms
A new private equity firm, Synergy Sports Capital pehub.com, debuted with a focus on the lower middle market. GCM Grosvenor pehub.com backed the launch of food and beverage-focused firm Torch Key. The European Union’s planned €5bn deep-tech fund has EQT, Eurazeo, Atomico, Vitruvian, and Northzone pe-insights.com shortlisted to manage it, a list confirmed in a separate report pe-insights.com. Industry focus is shifting toward realized returns, with the mantra that ‘DPI is the new IRR’ privateequityinternational.com gaining traction as limited partners scrutinize performance metrics.
Secondaries Surge
The GP-led secondaries market continues its robust run. Bridgepoint secondariesinvestor.com is planning further growth in the space as its Newbury team comes on board. The volume of these deals hit an all-time high in 2025, but how dealmakers address LP process pain points privateequityinternational.com remains a key challenge. Specialized vehicles like continuation funds are evolving, with questions around whether GP-led deals and evergreen funds secondariesinvestor.com are a good match. The trend is expected to gain traction in APAC this year privateequityinternational.com, though the region’s market remains a fraction of the global total. Some argue that CVs