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Last updated: May 20, 2026, 11:32 PM ET

Private Equity & Infrastructure

Eir Partners acquired a controlling stake in Quartz Bio, a life sciences tech platform founded in 2012, bolstering its portfolio in biomarker and genomic data services. Separately, Blackstone arranged a $1.2 billion credit facility for Air Trunk’s data center expansion across Japan, underscoring robust investor appetite for AI-related infrastructure assets in Asia-Pacific. The parallel moves highlight sustained capital deployment into specialized technology and digital backbone sectors despite broader market volatility.

Capital Markets & Listings

Madison Air filed for a Nasdaq IPO targeting a $500 million valuation, capitalizing on three consecutive quarters of double-digit revenue growth in the private aviation charter market. The filing comes as investor sentiment toward luxury transportation and experiential assets shows tentative resilience, even as high-yield corporate bond spreads widen on geopolitical risk concerns.