Private Equity 3 Hours

Last updated: June 3, 2026, 5:30 AM ET

Private Equity Deal Flow

Innesto Partners acquired Edgar Hausmann, a distributor of mission-critical tools and consumables serving the aerospace and defense sector, expanding the firm's industrial portfolio amid increased defense spending. Separately, Carlyle agreed to sell Flender, a supplier of gearboxes, couplings and generators for industrial and wind power applications, to Triton in a transaction reflecting continued private equity interest in renewable energy infrastructure. Metric Capital completed its exit from Bee Digital, a Spanish SME digitalization platform with approximately 65,000 recurring subscription customers across Spain and Latin America, selling to GPF after building the business in the Iberian digital transformation market.

Strategic Expansion

Aurelius opened a Tokyo office and hired Eiji Shibata to source Japanese corporate carve-outs, establishing the operationally focused private equity firm's tenth global location as it seeks to capitalize on Japan's ongoing corporate restructuring trend. Meanwhile, 3i invested in Nutergia, a French natural food supplements brand distributed primarily through pharmacy channels, targeting the growing health and wellness market in Europe where consumer demand for natural products continues rising.