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Last updated: August 6, 2026, 11:32 AM ET

European Take-Private and Infrastructure Deals

Apollo Global Management has submitted a recommended all-cash offer for easy Jet, valuing the airline at approximately £5.7bn and marking a significant European take-private transaction. This move concludes a swift four-week bidding process for the FTSE 100 carrier. In the infrastructure space, Danish pension fund Industriens Pension is considering increasing its exposure to infrastructure secondaries. The scheme currently favors indirect investments in this sector and has made commitments to all five infrastructure secondaries vehicles managed by Pantheon.

US Power Plant and Data Center Transactions

LS Power set to acquire the Brazos Valley gas-fired power plant from Constellation Energy. This divestiture is a regulatory commitment stemming from Constellation's acquisition of Calpine in 2025. Goldman Sachs Asset Management is reportedly preparing to sell Divcon, a contractor specializing in data center infrastructure. Partners Group is acquiring a majority stake in AVK Power Solutions, a company that has delivered over 20,000 projects and installed approximately 3.5GW of power for data centers in Europe's FLAP-D markets.

Private Credit and Software Investments

Ares Management is spearheading a $2.2bn private credit package to fund Med Impact Holdings' acquisition of Medical Card System, a Puerto Rico-based entity. In the software sector, Verdane has made a majority investment in Factbird, a Danish company focused on IoT and recurring software solutions for manufacturing intelligence. Separately, Broad Sky has completed the sale of its professional services firm, Smith + Howard, to TPG. Meanwhile, MMAA seeking to commit 300bn Korean won to domestic blind pool private equity and venture capital funds for future investments in 2026.