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AMERICAS
CD&R, an American private equity company, completed the acquisition of Sealed Air, a global provider of food and protective packaging solutions, for $10.3bn, according to press releases.
Sealed Air was advised by Evercore (led by Naveen Nataraj), Latham & Watkins (led by Leah R. Sauter and A. Peter Harwich) and FGS Global (led by Nicky Bryan and Chloe Clifford). Evercore was advised by Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison (led by Kyle Seifried). CD&R was advised by BNP Paribas, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Lazard, Mizuho Securities, RBC Capital Markets, UBS, Wells Fargo Securities, Baker McKenzie (led by Silvia Bernardino de Gouveia), Creel Garcia-Cuellar Aiza y Enriquez (led by Eduardo Gonzalez), Debevoise & Plimpton (led by Brett Novick and Jeffrey E. Ross), Kirkland & Ellis and FGS Global (led by Andrew Cole and Kerry Golds). Debt providers were advised by Paul Hastings (led by Lisa Collier), according to press releases and MergerLinks data.
Blackstone and TPG, two alternative asset managers, completed the acquisition of Hologic, a medical technology company, for $18.3bn. The transaction includes minority investments from ADIA and GIC, according to press releases.
Booz Allen Hamilton, an American company specializing in digital transformation and artificial intelligence, completed the acquisition of Defy Security, a cybersecurity company, from Sverica Capital Management, a private equity firm, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Defy Security was advised by JP Morgan and Choate Hall & Stewart. Booz Allen Hamilton was advised by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Oliver Wyman, AGC Partners (led by Eric Davis) and King & Spalding, according to press releases and MergerLinks data.
Kelso & Company, and ARA Services Partners, the private equity firms, completed the investment in Beacon Communications, a national provider of critical communications and security technology solutions, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Beacon Communications was advised by Houlihan Lokey and Polsinelli. Kelso & Company was advised by AEC Advisors and Debevoise & Plimpton (led by Christopher Anthony, Emily F. Huang and Dominique Trudelle). ARA Services Partners was advised by AEC Advisors, according to press releases and MergerLinks data.
Graham Partners, a private equity firm, completed the acquisition of Midwest Products & Engineering, a unified commercialization platform for MedTech OEMs, from BPOC, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused exclusively on middle-market, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Midwest Products & Engineering was advised by Robert W Baird and Kirkland & Ellis. Graham Partners was advised by Houlihan Lokey. BPOC was advised by Profile Advisors (led by Mike Geller), according to press releases.
Energy Capital Partners, a New Jersey-based private equity firm, agreed to acquire EnergySolutions, a nuclear company providing integrated solutions across the full nuclear lifecycle, from TriArtisan Capital Advisors, a private equity firm, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Energy Capital Partners is advised by Latham & Watkins and FGS Global (led by Nick Rust and Akash Lodh). EnergySolutions is advised Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets and Ropes & Gray, according to press releases.
MPE Partners-backed SKB Cases, a global manufacturer of protective transport cases, completed the acquisition of NANUK, a Canadian manufacturer specializing in high-performance, indestructible, injection-molded protective cases, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
NANUK was advised by PricewaterhouseCoopers and BCF Business Law. MPE Partners was advised by Jones Day and Stikeman Elliott. Debt financing was provided by Apogem Capital, according to press releases.
BC Partners-backed Runway Growth Finance, a provider of flexible capital solutions, completed the acquisition of SWK Holdings, a life science focused specialty finance company, for $249m, according to press releases.
SWK Holdings was advised by Keefe Bruyette & Woods and Goodwin Procter. Runway Growth Finance was advised by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (led by Jonathan Corsico) and Prosek Partners (led by Taylor Donahue), according to press releases and MergerLinks data.
Avista, a private equity firm, completed the acquisition of Bentec Medical, a manufacturer of complex silicone components for medical device OEM customers, from Greyrock Capital and Hermitage Equity Partners, a private equity firms, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Bentec Medical was advised by Piper Sandler and McGuireWoods. Avista was advised by Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Kekst CNC (led by Daniel Yunger), according to press releases.
Gamut Capital Management, a private equity firm, agreed to acquire Acousti Engineering Company, a specialty interiors contractor, from Ardian, a private equity firm, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Gamut Capital is advised by Katten Muchin Rosenman and Prosek Partners. Acousti Engineering Company is advised by Lincoln International and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, according to press releases.
ITE Management, an investment firm targeting industrial and transportation assets and companies, completed the acquisition of CS Leasing, a global container lessor specializing in ISO tank containers and dry freight specials, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
CS Leasing was advised by Fox Rothschild. ITE Management was advised by Morgan Stanley and Willkie Farr & Gallagher, according to press releases.
GFL Environmental, a waste management services provider, completed the acquisition of Frontier Waste Solutions, a waste disposal company, from Concentric Equity Partners and Summer Street Capital Partners, private equity firms, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Frontier, Concentric, and Summer Street were advised by Brown Gibbons Lang & Company, Alvarez & Marsal and A&O Shearman, according to press releases.
Peak Rock Capital, a private equity firm, completed the acquisition of the Employee Health and Safety software business of UL Solutions, a company focused on applied safety science, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Peak Rock Capital was advised by Weil Gotshal and Manges (led by Richard Frye) and Kekst CNC, according to press releases.
New State Capital Partners and Amethyst Capital-backed Harrell-Fish, a full-service mechanical contractor specializing in multi-family and commercial projects, completed the acquisition of Ecofriendly Mechanical, a HVAC company specializing in energy-efficient residential and commercial heating, HVAC, and air conditioning services, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Harrell-Fish was advised by Calfee Halter & Griswold and Llorente Y Cuenca (led by Joanne Lessner), according to press releases.
Platinum Equity and Littlejohn & Co-backed Cook & Boardman, a provider of fully integrated access and security solutions, completed the acquisition of Assurance Media, a systems integrator focused on structured cabling, A/V systems, and premise security, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Cook & Boardman was advised by K&L Gates, according to press releases.
Eir Partners, a US-based investment company, completed an investment in Long Tail, a healthcare provider specializing in automation solutions, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Eir Partners was advised by Profile Advisors, according to press releases.
Casella Waste Systems, a provider of resource management services, completed the acquisition of Star Waste Systems, a waste management service provider, from Clairvest, a Toronto-based private equity management firm, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Star Waste was advised by Stifel, according to press releases.
Atreides Management, a Boston-based investment management firm, led a $400m Series G round in SiFive, a semiconductor industry company, with participation from Apollo Global Management, NVIDIA, Point72 Turion,T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Prosperity7 Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures, according to press releases.
General Atlantic to buy Team Services for $3bn. ( Bloomberg)
General Atlantic has completed the acquisition of home-care provider Team Services Holding in a deal valued at about $3bn, including debt.
The company agreed to acquire the business from Alpine Investors earlier in 2026, with the transaction closing last week at a valuation of roughly 10 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
Blackstone closes $10bn opportunistic credit fund. ( Press Release)
Blackstone has completed fundraising for its Capital Opportunities Fund V with more than $10bn, hitting its hard cap.
The fund builds on the firm’s opportunistic credit strategy, which has delivered a 13% net IRR since inception.
Cerebras backer Eclipse raises $1.3bn for robotics, AI infrastructure. ( Bloomberg)
Venture capital firm Eclipse has raised $1.3bn to invest in startups focused on physical industries, including artificial‑intelligence infrastructure, manufacturing and defense.
The fundraising was disclosed in filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The total includes $720m earmarked for early‑stage investments and $591m allocated to later‑stage deals.
ArcLight announces final Fund VIII close of $3.9bn. ( Press Release)
ArcLight Capital Partners has closed ArcLight Infrastructure Partners Fund VIII with total commitments of $3.9bn, exceeding its $3bn fundraising target.
The firm said capital raised across all vehicles over the past 24 months has exceeded $6bn, expanding its capacity to invest alongside partners across its infrastructure strategies.
KKR secures $23bn for its latest North American private equity fund. ( Reuters)
Investment firm KKR announced that it has secured $23bn for its latest private equity fund focused on North America — the largest vehicle the firm has ever dedicated to the region.
The fundraising underscores the sustained appetite among investors for private‑market opportunities, as companies increasingly remain private for longer periods and look to sidestep the volatility of public markets.
H.I.G. Capital appoints Brian Schwartz as CEO. ( Bloomberg)
H.I.G. Capital has named Brian Schwartz as chief executive officer, marking the first time the firm will be led by a non-founder.
The appointment signals a leadership transition as the firm continues expanding its global investment platform.
EMEA
GTCR, a private equity firm, completed the acquisition of Zentiva, a generics pharmaceutical company, from Advent, a private equity firm, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Zentiva was advised by JSA Advocates & Solicitors (led by Sidharrth Shankar) and White & Case (led by Helen Croke). GTCR was advised by BNP Paribas, Barclays, Citigroup, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Kirkland & Ellis and Prosek Partners (led by Josh Clarkson). Advent was advised by Goldman Sachs, PJT Partners, CMS Legal (led by Helen Rodwell) and Freshfields (led by James Scott and Stephanie Hundertmark), according to press releases and MergerLinks data.
Sagard, a global alternative asset manager, completed the acquisition of Unigestion Private Equity, the holding company for Unigestion’s private equity business, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Tinicum, a New York-based private investment firm, and Blackstone, an American alternative investment management company, agreed to acquire Senior, a UK-based international engineering and manufacturing group, at an enterprise value of £1.4bn ($1.85bn), according to press releases.
Silver Lake and Hellman & Friedman-backed TeamSystem, an Italian tech & AI company, completed the acquisition of Dia Yazilim, a Turkish technology company specializing in cloud-based enterprise resource planning software, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Dia Yazilim was advised by KECOS and Dora Capital. TeamSystem was advised by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Core Finance, Barabino & Partners (led by Georgia Colkin and Paolo Gattavari) and Esin Attorney Partnership (led by Ali Selim Demirel), a member firm of Baker McKenzie, according to press releases and MergerLinks data.
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, the opportunistic investment division of Blackstone, agreed to invest in Sunotec, a European provider of integrated solar solutions, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Blackstone is advised by Nomura Greentech and Kirkland & Ellis. Sunotec is advised by JP Morgan, Linklaters and Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov Velichkov (DGKV), according to press releases.
Traxys Group, a global trader and merchant in the metals and natural resources sectors, completed the acquisition of Carbomax, a trading house and industrial operator specializing in ferroalloys, carbon products and briquettes, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Traxys Group was advised by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cederquist, Hogan Lovells and FGS Global. Spiltan Invest was advised by Morris Law, according to MergerLinks data and press releases.
Pershing Square, an investment advisory firm, offered to acquire Universal Music Group, a global music corporation, at an enterprise value of €56bn ($74.1bn), according to press releases.
Pershing Square is advised by Jefferies & Company, Stibbe, Sullivan & Cromwell and White & Case, according to press releases.
Silver Lake and Hellman & Friedman-backed TeamSystem, an Italian tech & AI company, completed the acquisition of ACD, a major French provider of accounting and management software for accounting firms and professionals, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
TeamSystem was advised by Ernst & Young, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and Barabino & Partners (led by Georgia Colkin and Paolo Gattavari), according to press releases and MergerLinks data.
Keensight Capital-backed DimoMaint, a European computerized maintenance management system and facility management software provider, completed the acquisition of Camileia, a cloud-based integrated workplace management system vendor, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Keensight Capital was advised by Headland Consultancy (led by Ellen Johnson and Will Thomas), according to press releases.
Apax Digital Funds, a private equity growth expansion fund, completed the $60m investment in MillTech, a risk management platform, according to press releases.
Triton Partners, a European private equity firm, agreed to acquire Integris Composites, a global manufacturer of protection solutions, from Agilitas, a private equity firm, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Integris Composites is advised by Jefferies & Company, according to press releases.
Sixth Street Partners-backed Bay Collective, a multi-club ownership platform focused on building women’s football clubs, agreed to acquire a majority stake in Sunderland AFC Women, an English women's football club that plays in the Women's Super League 2, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
BGF, a European mid-market private equity and investment firm, completed the investment in Fivium, a London-based GovTech company that develops cloud-based case management software and digital solutions, according to press releases. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Drahi said to shortlist bidders for €8bn XpFibre sale. ( Bloomberg)
Telecom tycoon Patrick Drahi has shortlisted bidders for a controlling stake in French fiber-optic company XpFibre.
Investment firms DigitalBridge and KKR have advanced to the next round of the process, alongside Brookfield Asset Management and Vauban Infrastructure Partners. Discussions are ongoing and may not result in a finalized transaction.
Nordic Capital explores the sale of a bakery chain Ole & Steen. ( Bloomberg)
Nordic Capital is exploring a sale of Danish bakery chain Ole & Steen that could be valued at several hundred million euros.
The Stockholm-based buyout firm has invited banks to pitch for advisory roles on the potential divestment. Discussions are ongoing and may not result in a finalized transaction.
Top UK port operator’s £10bn sale draws KKR, GIP, DP World. ( Bloomberg)
The sale of a controlling stake in Associated British Ports has drawn initial interest from potential bidders including KKR and BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners.
Brookfield Asset Management and Dubai‑based port operator DP World are also reviewing the asset as part of the early‑stage process.
APAC
Coatue, a global investment manager, agreed to lead a $505m funding round in Firmus, an Asia-based AI infrastructure company that builds, owns, and operates specialized data centers, and provides GPU-as-a-Service to global hyperscalers, at a $5.5bn valuation, with participation from Nvidia, according to press releases.
Decheng Capital, a global venture capital firm, and CDH VGC, the venture capital arm of CDH Investments, led a $150m Series B in Syneron Bio, a Chinese biotechnology company, with participation from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, True Light Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, BioTrack Capital, AstraZeneca, LAV, Sinovation Capital, 5Y Capital, GL Ventures, Biotech Development Fund, Lenovo Capital, and others, according to press releases.
Blackstone’s AirTrunk said to choose banks for Singapore REIT IPO. ( Bloomberg)
AirTrunk, the data‑center operator acquired by Blackstone in 2024, has selected banks to lead a planned real estate investment trust listing in Singapore that could raise around $1.5bn.
Citigroup, DBS and Jefferies have been tapped to guide the company through the IPO process. The listing could come as early as this year.
SmartHR considers Tokyo IPO later this year. ( Bloomberg)
KKR-backed SmartHR is considering an IPO in Tokyo that could take place later this year as it explores public market options.
The company is assessing timing and structure of the listing, with plans still under discussion.
TPG to pick advisers for Asia OneHealthcare sale or IPO. ( Bloomberg)
TPG has appointed Malayan Banking and UBS to evaluate strategic options for Asia OneHealthcare, including a potential sale or initial public offering.
Additional advisers could be added if the firm proceeds with a listing. Discussions are ongoing and may not result in a finalized transaction.
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