Private Equity 3d Briefing
×Market Moves
The S&P 500 fell sharply sifted.eu after volatile trading, marking its first two-week loss since June. Robinhood’s startup fund stumbles techcrunch.com in NYSE debut, reducing retail investor access to eight startups including Mercor, Ramp, and Stripe, with plans to expand its portfolio.
Acquisitions
Wynnchurch-backed ORS Nasco scoops up industrial wholesalers pehub.com AD Member Supply and Alliance, a wholesaler of industrial MRO products. Greenbelt-backed Saber Power snaps up Bounds Construction pehub.com, a Houston-based electrical power system services firm.
Fundraisings
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds led by space tech and AI infrastructure deals news.crunchbase.com, with three deals exceeding $500 million in the first week of March. Serent invests pehub.com in health tech firm Saisystems to accelerate its technology roadmap.
Real Estate & Infrastructure
Private equity investor Brydell backs £75m bulk home purchases pe-insights.com from Vistry Group, acquiring over 200 homes in a series of transactions. BlackPeak sells eu Shipments.com stake pehub.com to Austrian Post, an e-commerce logistics provider serving over 1,300 European retailers.
Pharma & Healthcare
Astorg, EQT, TA Associates, and New Mountain Capital pehub.com are active in pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturing, while American Securities sells a medical component unit. City Detect raises $13M Series A techcrunch.com, leveraging AI to help cities prevent urban decay across 17 locations including Dallas and Miami.
Private Credit & Deals
Blackstone and Ares deploy $5bn private credit pe-insights.com for Thoma Bravo’s logistics deal, providing critical financing for the transaction. Mutares exits logistics service provider pe-insights.com in Time Group to Tawin Holdings,