Private Equity 3 Hours

Last updated: August 21, 2026, 2:30 PM ET

Secondaries

CV pricing is strengthening as buyer competition intensifies, with new market entrants seeking to pre-empt auction processes in order to "differentiate themselves," according to Lazard's Kevan Comstock.

Venture Capital

Defense tech startup Castelion secured the week's biggest US financing round for its work on a hypersonic missile, while sizable rounds also flowed to developers of AI inference technology and video-creation tools.

Brazil Healthcare M&A

Advent and Bain Capital are pressing to acquire 100% of Amil, one of Brazil's largest health insurers, at a valuation of about R$17bn ($3.3bn), according to Valor Econômico, though price disagreements have stalled negotiations.