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Deal moves, fund closes, and portfolio updates — cross-linked to PE firm and portfolio company profiles. Validated against source articles before publishing.
- PE Hub·2026-10-06
TZP Group, HPS and Capital Dynamics back vacation rental platform Pavilion
National vacation rental company Pavilion launches with backing from TZP Group, HPS Investment Partners, and Capital Dynamics. PGIM, the global asset management business of Prudential Financial, served as the primary lender. Pavilion manages more than 5,000 homes and welcomes about 50,000 guests each month across the US.
- Private Equity Wire·2026-10-06
PE’s $10bn India hospital push faces growing affordability backlash
Private equity firms have invested $10bn in Indian hospital operators over the past five years, fueling expansion but also drawing scrutiny over rising treatment costs and the financial strain on patients and insurers.
- PE Hub·2026-10-02
VSS Capital Partners hires ex-World Bank adviser Otilia Ciotau for AI role
Otilia Ciotau has been appointed as managing director, AI and value creation at VSS Capital Partners. She previously advised the World Bank Group’s managing director and CFO and developed an AI framework applied across VSS’s deals this year. VSS has approximately $4bn in committed capital across eight funds.
- PE Hub·2026-10-02
One Equity Partners acquires majority stake in systems integrator Myriad360
Myriad360 management to retain significant ownership position. The company acquired Advizex Technologies earlier this year. Funding will support organic growth and add-on acquisitions.
- Private Equity Wire·2026-10-01
Princeton Equity Group closes $1.3bn Fund III at hard cap
Princeton Equity Group has closed its third flagship private equity fund with $1.3bn in commitments, more than doubling the size of its predecessor as institutional demand drove a heavily oversubscribed fundraise.
- PE Hub·2026-10-01
Blue Sage Capital backs janitorial services firm Clean Team in founder partnership
Founder and CEO Bob Armbruster retains majority ownership. Clean Team has integrated 13 add-on acquisitions to date. Capital One and Fifth Third provided debt financing.
- PE Hub·2026-09-30
Greenbriar strikes deal for AEA Investors’ RF components maker Spectrum Control
CEO Rich Sorelle and existing management will continue to lead the business. Greenbriar plans investment in engineering, product development and manufacturing. The buyer manages more than $15 billion in assets.
- PE Hub·2026-09-29
Blackstone’s private equity head Joseph Baratta to retire at end of year
Joseph Baratta, global head of Blackstone Private Equity Strategies and a member of Blackstone’s board of directors, is retiring at year end after nearly 30 years at the firm. His role will not be replaced.
- Private Equity Wire·2026-09-26
NFL to maintain 10% PE ownership cap despite MLB and NBA changes
The NFL has no immediate plans to increase its 10% cap on team ownership stakes for private equity firms, despite recent moves by Major League Baseball and the NBA to loosen their respective restrictions.
- PE Hub·2026-09-26
PE backs occupational healthcare
Increased demand for occupational health services due to long-term illnesses is drawing PE to the segment
- PE Hub·2026-09-26
Madison Dearborn to take Marygold private
Stockholders will receive $2.00 per share in cash. Incoming CEO Tim Rotolo previously scaled a uranium mining ETF past $1 billion. Holders of around 75 percent of shares have agreed to back the deal.
- PE Hub·2026-09-24
May River Capital sells environmental monitoring platform Dickson to Blackstone-backed Copeland
May River Capital has sold Dickson, an environmental monitoring platform it has owned since 2018, to Copeland, a portfolio company of Blackstone, for undisclosed terms. May River acquired Dickson in April 2018 and transformed it from a single-site, family-owned business into a global platform with operations in the US, France, and Malaysia. Dickson further expanded through the acquisition of French environmental monitoring company Oceasoft.
- PE Hub·2026-09-24
Arlington-backed AVS Bio acquires UK bioreagent supplier Biorbyt in add-on deal
The deal expands AVS Bio’s product catalog and adds Biorbyt’s e-commerce distribution platform. Biorbyt will continue to operate under its existing leadership within the AVS Bio platform. AVS Bio is a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, a Washington, D.C.-area investment firm.
- PE Hub·2026-09-23
Platinum Equity completes $6.6bn sale of Urbaser to Blackstone and EQT
Platinum Equity has completed the sale of Urbaser, an environmental infrastructure platform, to Blackstone and EQT in a transaction valued at approximately $6.6 billion. Urbaser specializes in the collection, management and treatment of municipal and industrial waste.
- Private Equity Wire·2026-09-22
NBA changes PE rules ahead of proposed $12.5bn Lakers acquisition
The NBA is changing its rules governing private equity investment in franchises, clearing a potential regulatory hurdle for the proposed $12.5bn acquisition of the Los Angeles Lakers by Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger.
- Private Equity Wire·2026-09-19
Higher rates threaten to deepen private equity’s exit and fundraising crunch
A renewed rise in interest rates risks adding to pressure on private equity firms, making it harder to exit portfolio companies, return capital to investors, and raise new funds.
- Private Equity Wire·2026-09-18
HarbourVest appoints private credit veteran to lead evergreen strategy
HarbourVest Partners has appointed private credit veteran Tony Ranaldi as managing director of Evergreen Portfolio Management, as the private markets firm expands its evergreen platform across direct lending and credit secondaries.
- Private Equity Wire·2026-09-17
KKR’s private investment-grade financing volume reaches $80bn
KKR has structured or syndicated more than $80bn of private investment-grade financing so far this year, highlighting growing corporate demand for flexible borrowing solutions and the expanding role of private capital in the high-grade debt market. The alternative asset manager reached the figure by 1 September, having already originated twice as much private investment-grade financing as it did during the whole of 2025.
- Private Equity Wire·2026-09-16
Vista weighs options for Finastra
Vista Equity Partners is considering a range of strategic options for financial software provider Finastra, including a potential sale that could value the business at several billion dollars, according to a report by Reuters.
- PE Hub·2026-09-16
Warburg Pincus appoints Philip Nolan as head of US wealth
Nolan spent 15 years at Neuberger Berman, most recently as managing director and head of national accounts. He began his career at AllianceBernstein and holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Bentley University. Warburg Pincus has invested more than $135 billion across 25 funds since its founding, backing more than 1,100 companies.
- PE Hub·2026-09-12
PE targets fragmented life sciences software landscape
Mature assets and roll-ups are attracting dealmakers to life sciences software
- PE Hub·2026-09-11
Blue Sage and Castle Capital launch Blue Castle Waste Solutions
Blue Sage Capital and Castle Capital have formed Blue Castle Waste Solutions, a regional solid waste and recycling platform in the Midwest and Plains.
- Private Equity Wire·2026-09-09
Apollo portfolio companies face higher borrowing costs amid ‘sponsor premium’
Companies backed by Apollo Global Management are paying approximately one percentage point more to borrow in the leveraged loan market than those backed by other private equity sponsors. This "sponsor premium" is attributed to lenders’ concerns about Apollo’s reputation for aggressive creditor negotiations and balance-sheet restructurings, according to academic research by Vince Buccola and Greg Nini.
- PE Hub·2026-09-09
Warburg Pincus, Berkshire Partners agree to $11.75bn exit of CPP to GE Aerospace
Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners have agreed to sell Consolidated Precision Products to GE Aerospace for $11.75 billion, exiting an investment the two private equity firms have held jointly.
- Private Equity Wire·2026-09-08
BlackRock private credit fund CEO exits amid TCPC overhaul
Phil Tseng is stepping down as chief executive of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp (TCPC) following a period of loan markdowns, scrutiny of valuation practices, and a restructuring of its investment portfolio.
- Private Equity Wire·2026-09-08
Blue Owl tech-focused BDC raises $150m
Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp (OTF), the technology-focused business development company operated by Blue Owl Capital, has raised a further $150m through a private placement of senior unsecured notes, according to a report by Bloomberg.
- Private Equity Wire·2026-09-08
EQT agrees $2bn deal for majority stake in McGill and Partners
European private equity major EQT has agreed to acquire a majority stake in specialist insurance broker McGill and Partners in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $2bn.
- PE Hub·2026-09-05
Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Cleanhill Partners agree to $4.4bn sale of EPC Power to Flex
The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026. EPC Power will join Flex’s Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment upon closing. The company has expanded its domestic manufacturing footprint nearly tenfold since 2021.
- PE Hub·2026-09-05
One Equity Partners invests in railcar services firm Metro East Industries
One Equity Partners has invested in Metro East Industries, an Alorton, Illinois-based provider of railcar and locomotive maintenance and repair services, for undisclosed terms.
- PE Hub·2026-09-03
New Mountain exits Lincoln Investment
New Mountain Capital has exited Lincoln Investment Capital Holdings, a Fort Washington, Pennsylvania-based independent broker-dealer and registered investment advisor, back to the Forst family and some advisor shareholders. New Mountain invested in Lincoln Investment in 2020.