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Last updated: August 13, 2026, 11:47 AM ET

Mega-Deals and Exits

Silver Lake and DigitalBridge are weighing a $100bn IPO or sale of Vantage Data Centers. Thoma Bravo will take insurance risk exchange Accelerant private for $4bn, while New Mountain Capital made a fire safety play with Jensen Hughes.

Technology and AI Investments

Resurgens Technology Partners invested in Qarma, an AI-powered quality compliance platform, to accelerate its international expansion. Granite Creek-backed DCG, a strategy and technology firm, merged with digital agency Urban Emu.

Healthcare and Life Sciences

EQT Life Sciences committed $17.5m to Vaderis Therapeutics’ $152m Series B round, funding a rare-disease trial for the Swiss biotech.

Industrial and Infrastructure

Astara Capital acquired Dynatec, an industrial wastewater treatment firm serving food & beverage, automotive, and data center markets.

Retirement Market Push

Blackstone is expanding into US retirement, arguing private markets fit target-date funds and managed accounts given long horizons and low redemptions.