Private Equity 3d Briefing
×Fundraising & Portfolio Activity
Altamont Capital Partners pehub.com has invested in Key Container, a provider of specialty and custom corrugated packaging products and services. Isembard sifted.eu raised $50 million to bolster Europe's industrial base, while FFL Partners pehub.com formed Pioneer HOA as a holding company for its existing and future investments in homeowners association property management firms. Nucleus sifted.eu and First Momentum backed stealth geothermal energy startup Telura, and Serent pehub.com invested in health tech firm Saisystems to accelerate its technology roadmap.
Major Exits & Sales
Main Post pehub.com is selling haircare brand Not Your Mother's to Henkel, the consumer goods company. Blackstone pe-insights.com has tapped Citi for a potential $1 billion sale of Shya Hsin Packaging. Lone Star pehub.com agreed to buy Lonza's Capsules and Health Ingredients division, which comprises hard empty capsules, dosage form solutions, and health ingredients segments.
Add-on Acquisitions
HIG-backed Coriant pehub.com made its fourth acquisition with CVS, following the recent launch of Coriant to merge Rainham, Zenith, and Tei. Wynnchurch-backed ORS Nasco pehub.com scooped up industrial wholesalers AD Member Supply and Alliance, expanding its wholesale distribution of industrial MRO products. Greenbelt-backed Saber Power pehub.com snapped up Bounds Construction, strengthening its electrical power system services capabilities.
Industry Insights & Market Dynamics
Secondaries Investor secondariesinvestor.com reports that LPs are taking an increasingly proactive approach to the secondaries market, with continuation vehicles representing 10-20% of PE exits. Definition of secondaries will evolve as market dynamics shift, according to Dawson's Robard at NEXUS 2026. The Series B Pipeline news.crunchbase.com looks refreshingly diversified, with annual Series B funding moving steadily higher after hitting a low in 2023.
Strategic Moves & Platform Building
Ambienta pehub.com bought a provider of industrial water treatment and recycling services, Pieco, which offers high-performance water treatment and recycling solutions globally. HIG pehub.com detailed its pipeline for industrial maintenance business Coriant, while EQT pehub.com and Ambienta are involved in water treatment deals. Greenko Energies pe-insights.com, backed by sovereign wealth funds GIC and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, is weighing a potential $1 billion IPO.
Emerging Trends & Sector Focus
Fund Friday highlights top fundraising news, with EQT, Eurazeo, Atomico, Vitruvian Partners, and Northzone shortlisted to manage the European Union's planned €5 billion technology investment fund. The Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds news.crunchbase.com shows space tech and AI infrastructure leading fundraises, with three deals of $500 million or more in the first week of March. Robinhood's startup fund techcrunch.com stumbled in its NYSE debut, currently offering retail investors exposure to eight startups including Mercor, Ramp, and Stripe.
Leadership Changes
Overbay secondariesinvestor.com managing director Sebastien Siou departed the firm. Siou, a former Secondaries Investor Next Gen Leader, had joined the LP portfolio-focused firm in 2024.