Private Equity 3 Hours

Last updated: June 11, 2026, 11:30 AM ET

Energy Transition & ESG* Permira takes stake in CDP, the world’s largest environmental disclosure platform, marking the firm’s inaugural investment under its Energy Transition fund. The deal, disclosed without financial terms, follows CDP’s recent split into climate‑focused and nature‑focused units, a restructuring aimed at sharpening data services for investors. The partnership signals growing private‑equity appetite for ESG‑centric assets as capital seeks to align with tightening climate‑reporting mandates.**

Credit Expansion Clearlake adds CLOs by acquiring management of 31 collateralised loan obligations from LCM Asset Management, boosting the Clearlake Credit platform’s assets under management to more than $5bn. The transaction expands Clearlake’s foothold in the private‑credit market, where investors have been reallocating from traditional leveraged‑loan funds amid rising interest‑rate volatility. The added scale positions the firm to capture fee income from a growing pool of institutional capital chasing higher‑yield credit exposure.

Strategic Exits & Acquisitions Littlejohn sells Total Safety unit as Mill Point completes the purchase of the industrial business of Total Safety US, adding a line of safety‑equipment manufacturers to its portfolio. In a separate move, Woven Solutions acquires Insignis, integrating a cybersecurity software developer into its AI‑enabled mission‑software suite for national‑security clients, a step that broadens Woven’s addressable market in the defense sector. Meanwhile, Rox Capital buys Interstate Threaded Products, a North‑American manufacturer serving critical industrial end‑markets, underscoring the fund’s focus on resilient, niche‑manufacturing assets.

Infrastructure & Water Assets* Nordic Capital purchases Flowa from Vestum, adding a leading engineered water‑infrastructure specialist operating across the UK and the Nordics to its portfolio. The acquisition aligns with Nordic Capital’s strategy to consolidate fragmented water‑services providers, a sector benefitting from heightened regulatory scrutiny and long‑term investment horizons. The deal, valued undisclosed, expands the firm’s exposure to essential‑services assets that typically generate stable cash flows.**