Private Equity 8 Hours

Last updated: July 14, 2026, 8:30 AM ET

Private Equity Dealmaking and Sector Focus

Odyssey Investment Partners is backing packaging and logistics firm Trans Pak to support its expansion, while IMB Partners has invested in Strategic Land Services, a contractor crucial for electric grid infrastructure. Gen Nx360 has appointed Adam Feuer as an operating partner. In the industrials sector, ACP-backed Marco acquired specialty component supplier Rocket Seals. Meanwhile, Inflexion signed a deal to purchase Primed Group, a German provider of single-use medical consumables, from Paragon Partners, marking Inflexion’s third healthcare deal in the DACH region. Battery Ventures-backed ORTEC completed an add-on acquisition of TOBA HR Solutions, expanding its healthcare client base and expertise in shift planning. Main Capital-backed Whitevision also, purchasing Documation to broaden its automation technology offerings.

Secondaries Market Activity and Consolidation

The secondaries market is proving a sophisticated tool for capital formation, enabling investors to unlock liquidity and reposition platforms. Asante is building its APAC secondaries business with a new hire from Evercore. The trend of consolidation continues among private markets firms, with notable activity from Apollo, Clearlake, and KKR acquiring other players in the space. Thomson Reuters is selling a stake in its global print business to KKR for $500 million, retaining a 49 percent equity stake in the joint venture.

Venture Capital and Emerging Tech Funding

Cybersecurity startups saw robust funding in the first quarter of 2026, attracting $4.4 billion in seed- through growth-stage financing in the second quarter. In the defense technology sector, Peter Sarlin’s Nest AI aims to reduce Europe’s reliance on foreign models. Project Q, a defense tech firm, secured €15 million in Series A funding. Promptwatch, a rival to PEEC, raised €6 million in a seed round. In a notable entrepreneurial move, a founder who previously sold his startup to Klarna for €110 million has raised €12 million for a new venture.

LP Strategies and Growth Fund Adjustments

The Swiss LP consultancy InPact Partners is expanding into new private equity areas and deepening its GP partnerships. Temasek-linked Vertex is scaling back ambitions for its Vertex Growth III fund, which is seeking $250 million, making it at least 40% smaller than its predecessor. Chicago FABF, a public pension fund, is seeking investment consultants for its $1.66 billion in assets under management.