Carlyle Asia Partners, an affiliated entity of Carlyle, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 100% stake in KFC Korea. The business operates the KFC brand in South Korea under a master franchise agreement with Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant chain company with more than 55,000 restaurants.
Private equity activity in the US industrials sector reached a record level in 2025, driven by strong investor demand for assets linked to data centre expansion, infrastructure resilience and supply-chain security, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Ethos Capital LP has completed a continuation vehicle transaction for its portfolio company Identity Digital, bringing in institutional investors including TPG GP Solutions, funds managed by Neuberger, Accel-KKR, Coller Capital, CVC Secondary Partners, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation , and 10 East, among others.
Matt Holt is set to leave New Mountain Capital and is in talks to acquire five of the firm’s portfolio companies in a transaction valued at more than $30bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. Holt is expected to launch a new healthcare technology
Netwatch, a global provider of AI-powered security services, has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by GI Partners. The company serves a range of verticals, including organisations in the automotive, retail, banking, manufacturing, construction, and infrastructure sectors.
Italian payments group Nexi has decided not to proceed with a proposed sale of its digital banking assets to US private equity firm TPG following a review by its board, according to a report by Reuters.
Clearwater Analytics has agreed to be acquired by an investor group led by private investment firms Permira and Warburg Pincus in a take-private transaction valuing the US-based investment management technology provider at approximately $8.4bn.
Perwyn, a European private equity investor, has entered an agreement to exit its holding in WGNSTAR to ABM in a cash transaction valued at approximately $275m. With locations in Ireland and six cities in the United States, WGNSTAR is a provider of managed workforce solutions and equipment support services for
One Equity Partners, a middle market private equity firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Montanhydraulik GmbH. The company is a global industrial engineering and manufacturing specialist of high-quality ultra-large-scale hydraulic cylinders, aggregates and entire hydraulic systems, and a provider of related worldwide maintenance and repair services.
Apollo has announced that Apollo-managed funds have agreed to acquire a majority stake in Prosol Group, the multi-specialist in fresh food businesses and food retail in France, from Ardian. Prosol’s existing shareholders and management team will reinvest alongside the Apollo funds.
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