Private Equity 3d Briefing
×Buyout Activity
Wynnchurch-backed ORS Nasco pehub.com expanded its industrial MRO footprint with the purchase of AD Member Supply and Alliance. Greenbelt-backed Saber Power pehub.com entered the construction sector by acquiring Bounds Construction. Brdell Partners pe-insights.com deployed £75 million to bulk-purchase over 200 homes from Vistry Group, signaling continued institutional interest in UK residential. Braemont-backed Royal Cup pehub.com agreed to take Farmer Brothers Coffee private, while Greenbriar-backed West Star Aviation pehub.com bought aircraft maintenance firm DCJet. In a separate move, Littlejohn-backed Ardurra pehub.com snapped up Remington & Vernick Engineers, and Gryphon-backed Southern Home Services pehub.com acquired Dunn’s HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical.
Fundraising & Capital
The first week of March saw massive funding rounds led by space tech and AI infrastructure, with three deals exceeding $500 million news.crunchbase.com. Science Corp. news.crunchbase.com, a brain-computer interface startup founded by Neuralink alumni, raised a substantial $230 million Series C. City Detect techcrunch.com, an AI platform for urban management, secured a $13 million Series A. In the European deep-tech arena, EQT, Eurazeo pe-insights.com and Atomico pe-insights.com are among the firms shortlisted to manage the EU’s planned €5 billion technology investment fund. Goldman Sachs pehub.com backed a significant investment in cybersecurity compliance firm Schellman.
Secondaries Surge
The GP-led secondaries market remains a focal point, with record volume in 2025 privateequityinternational.com. Hamilton Lane pe-insights.com and Ardian supported Latour’s first continuation fund for Gutor, a prime example of the evergreen fund trend. Bridgepoint secondariesinvestor.com is eyeing further secondaries growth as it integrates its Newbury team, with a new flagship planned for 2026. Industry debate continues on whether "DPI is the new IRR" privateequityinternational.com and if continuation vehicles are a panacea for GP stakes exit challenges privateequityinternational.com. Specialization is rising, with new entrants like Apollo S3 entering the space secondariesinvestor.com, and APAC is identified as the next growth frontier sifted.eu.
Sector Spotlights
Healthcare and life sciences remain hot. Serent pehub.com invested in health tech firm Saisystems to accelerate its technology roadmap. The active pharmaceutical ingredients sector drew interest from Astorg pehub.com, EQT, TA Associates, and New Mountain Capital. Astorg’s portfolio company Solabia executed a triple add-on acquisition pehub.com. On the infrastructure side, Blackstone pe-insights.com and Ares Management deployed approximately $5 billion in private credit to finance Thoma Bravo's logistics deal. AllianzGI pe-insights.com and Total Energies committed $550 million to a German battery storage portfolio.
New Funds & Exits
A new lower middle-market firm, Synergy Sports Capital pehub.com, debuted with a focus on sports. GCM Grosvenor pehub.com backed the launch of food and beverage-focused Torch Key. In exits, Mutares pe-insights.com sold its €100 million logistics platform in Time Group to Tawin Holdings and is also divesting Peugeot Motocycles via a management buyout pe-insights.com. BlackPeak pehub.com sold its stake in e-commerce logistics provider eu Shipments.com to Austrian Post. Peak Rock pehub.com agreed to sell Spatial Business Systems to the Blackstone-backed energy data firm Enverus. Finally, Waterland Private Equity pe-insights.com acquired a majority stake in Palletways, a major European pallet distribution platform, to fuel cross-border growth.