TOP STORY: KKR has unveiled a new AI-focused infrastructure company with more than $10bn in committed capital, marking a major push by alternative asset managers into the rapidly expanding market for artificial intelligence data and computing capacity, according to a report by Reuters.
Accounting firm Crowe LLP has agreed to sell a majority stake in the business to private equity firm KKR in a transaction valued at nearly $3bn, marking a significant shift for one of the larger US accounting firms outside the Big Four, according to a report by the Wall Street
The UK Takeover Panel has pushed back the deadline for a potential £9.4bn ($12.6bn) acquisition of Intertek Group by Swedish private equity firm EQT AB to 18 June, according to a report by Reuters citing a company statement on Thursday.
Ireland-based energy distributor DCC has indicated it would support a revised £5.7bn ($7.63bn) acquisition proposal from a consortium led by KKR & Co Inc and Energy Capital Partners, provided the private equity group proceeds with a formal offer, according to a report by Reuters.
The private equity sector is facing mounting pressure to resolve a growing backlog of portfolio company exits, as a widening gap between buyer and seller expectations continues to impede exits and slow capital distribution, according to a report by Bloomberg citing senior industry figures.
Mega-deal activity is expected to remain a key driver of an accelerating mergers and acquisitions rebound through the second half of 2026, with private equity sponsors continuing to play a central role, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments from Alex Kelly, a senior executive at Latham & Watkins
BizLink Holding Inc has agreed to acquire Interplex Datacom from Blackstone Inc in an $850m cash transaction, marking a strategic expansion for the Taiwanese industrial and technology group into advanced connectivity solutions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising mid-market companies, has sold NSI Industries, a manufacturer and supplier of branded electrical products, to Hubbell Incorporated for $3.0bn
Private equity investors Warburg Pincus and KKR are each assessing potential divestments of their UK broadband fibre businesses, in a move that will test continued investor appetite for the country’s challenged “altnet” sector, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Boots is in early-stage discussions over a potential $10bn sale, as private equity owner Sycamore Partners weighs strategic exit options and steps back from earlier plans for a London IPO, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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