Private Equity 8 Hours

Last updated: September 15, 2026, 2:16 PM ET

Cybersecurity Mega-Round

Exein has raised $270m in a financing that doubles the company's valuation, underscoring investor appetite for defenses against AI-driven attackers.

Fintech Litigation

Revolut chief executive Nik Storonsky denies a €350m debt tied to a superyacht, pushing back in a London court case that has drawn scrutiny to the billionaire's personal finances.

Industrial Buyout

Eurazeo has completed a majority buyout of Netco Group, acquiring the conveyor-maintenance provider from Ardian. Netco supplies critical maintenance services for conveyor systems used across vital European industries, giving the French firm a platform in essential infrastructure servicing.

Software Exit

Vista Equity Partners is weighing options for Finastra, including a sale that could value the financial software provider at up to $12bn, roughly a decade after Vista built the business.

AI Policy

Europe's role in AI safety is under debate as policymakers and founders spar over whether the region can shape global rules. A UK MP is calling for scrutiny of the AI Security Institute as fears grow over the body's mandate and independence.

Canadian Infrastructure

CPP Investments and Brookfield have launched the Maple Fund, a partnership designed to deploy up to C$50bn ($35.9bn) of equity into large-scale infrastructure and strategic industries across Canada.

Women's Health

Evvy has secured $40M in a Series B led by Catalio Capital Management, with the women's health company aiming to advance research using vaginal microbiome data.

Secondaries

Former Children's Health allocator Yangge Seaman has launched Gordian, a secondaries shop targeting overlooked deals. Seaman argues that while institutional investors often have the appetite and capital to pursue transactions, they frequently cannot follow through on execution.

Event Deadline

Tech Crunch Disrupt 2026 organizers warn of four days remaining to exhibit, with the last day to secure space set for Sept. The event runs October 13–15 and is expected to draw more than 10,000 founders, investors, operators and tech leaders.

European AI Funding

Euclyd has raised €200m in a Series A backed by Samsung and the EU Scaleup Fund, as the efficient-AI startup becomes the latest European lab to attract strategic capital.

Healthcare Data

KKR and Neuberger have agreed to take a minority stake in health information technology company Datavant, buying from New Mountain Capital. The same round-up notes Red Cloud Capital's investment in APS Environmental Group and Carlyle's joining MIT's consortium as private equity firms deepen their AI exposure. Separately, Neuberger and KKR have agreed the minority stake in Datavant, the largest health data network in the US, in a transaction that lets New Mountain recycle a decade-long healthcare bet. Datavant operates an ecosystem it describes as the nation's largest, connecting patients, providers, payers and life science companies to exchange patient-level data for uses spanning clinical care and research.

Private Equity Fundraising

Goldman Sachs Alternatives has closed WSCP IX at $11.7bn, gathering the capital across the flagship fund and related vehicles in a sign that large managers continue to command LP commitments despite a sluggish distribution environment.

People Moves

Warburg Pincus has appointed Philip Nolan as head of US wealth, tasking him with expanding the firm's reach into private wealth channels. Warburg Pincus was founded in 1966 and manages more than $105bn in assets across investments in over 45 countries. Round Table Healthcare Partners has named Ed Jones as an operating partner, adding to the Lake Forest, Illinois-based firm that focuses exclusively on healthcare. Yukon Partners has promoted Nathan Weekly to director at the Minneapolis-based junior capital provider, which backs middle-market, sponsor-led transactions across the US and Canada. Periscope Equity has promoted Eric Hinkle to partner; he joined the firm in 2017 as a vice president.

Energy Deals

Post Oak-backed Ichthys Energy Partners has completed the sale of Permian Basin assets. Ichthys is a Dallas-based upstream company pursuing inventory aggregation and development across the Northern Delaware Basin, formed in partnership with Post Oak Energy Capital in 2024. Carlyle is backing a Parallax buyout through Avenrock Energy, a newly formed Canadian company, acquiring Calgary-based oil and gas producer Parallax Energy Operating — Carlyle's second Canadian oil bet in a year. Copilot has invested in Green Eagle, betting on rapid renewable deployment in the US; Green Eagle Solutions builds automation software for renewable energy operations.

Healthcare Services

Abry-backed Centauri Health Solutions has acquired Benny, the Benefits Navigator. Benny is an Iowa-based technology company whose AI-powered platform streamlines applications for public benefits, specializing in Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance.

Co-Investment Economics

Competition for co-investments is impinging on economics, with carry terms on these deals rising as demand surges. The same edition notes that software specialist PSG has hit its hard-cap, and that a TPA expert at a sovereign wealth fund has launched his own consultancy.

Environmental Services

Red Cloud Capital has invested in APS Environmental. Founded in 2019 by John DeGeorge, APS Environmental provides environmental testing, inspection, consulting and abatement services to restoration firms, insurance carriers and general contractors across its footprint.

Wealth Management

AI startups are creating wealth faster than young founders and employees can adapt their financial lives, with valuations and liquidity events arriving so quickly that recipients often acquire life-changing sums before they are prepared to manage them, according to Ron Honig of Fro.

Travel Platform

Verlinvest has invested in HomeExchange, the home-swap platform that lists more than 600,000 homes across 155 countries. Over the past year. 3m travelers completed more than 11.8m overnight stays on the platform.

Sector Funding

AI is taking a growing share of sales and marketing startup funding. Companies across sales, marketing and customer management have raised $7.5bn so far this year, according to Crunchbase data, with the largest rounds spanning advertising and customer data.

Asia-Pacific Expansion

Sports specialist Red Bird has secured a Hong Kong licence to deal securities, bulking up in APAC just months after appointing its first head of Australia.