Private Equity 8 Hours

Last updated: September 11, 2026, 2:14 PM ET

Private Equity Briefing

Software & Tech Deals

H&F is engineering a private IPO for Italian software group Team System, with Francisco Partners and KKR agreeing terms to acquire minority stakes. The move lets the main backer crystallize value without a public listing.

CVC has entered final talks to buy EQT's mainland China contact lens operations from Ginko International for up to $800M, according to Reuters.

Accel-KKR agreed to take London-listed construction software group Eleco private in a recommended all-cash deal valuing the company at roughly £207.6m, delisting it from AIM.

Fundraising & Capital

Korea Post is seeking domestic blind-pool private equity funds for 2026, targeting commitments of 240bn Korean won to homegrown managers.

Energy & Infrastructure

Excelsior Energy Capital exited two solar plants to Enel — the Faraday and Skyhawk utility-scale facilities in Utah and Tennessee, backed by long-term power purchase agreements with Pacifi Corp and the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Life Sciences Software

Regulatory pressure and AI adoption are drawing buyout firms to life sciences software, with Ardian, Bregal Sagemount, Riverside and Thoma Bravo among eight notable deals in the sector.

Climate & Consolidation

Carbon accounting startup Greenly acquired rival Normative in a €65m deal, consolidating a crowded emissions-tracking market as corporates tighten disclosure requirements.

Venture & Strategy

In the AI era, Mighty Capital's SC Moatti argues the only durable moats are counter-positioning and network economies, since AI itself is no longer a differentiator.

Iman Abuzeid, a doctor-turned-founder, built Incredible Health to fix the healthcare staffing crunch by reversing recruiting — making employers apply to clinicians rather than the other way around.

US venture firm First Mark says Europe is underrated among American investors, signaling growing transatlantic appetite for European startups.