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Horizon appoints new COO

Horizon Group, a global provider of specialised international freight forwarding focused on time-critical marine spare parts logistics, has announced that Gal Dayan has been appointed as the firm’s new COO, effective April 15, 2025. Horizon is a portfolio company of GHK Capital Partners LP, a middle-market private equity firm based

PE firms increasingly raising debt to fund payouts

Private equity firms are increasingly tapping the high-yield bond market to extract cash from portfolio companies in order to fund payouts to themselves and their investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.

PAG makes $2.8bn bet on Chinese malls

PAG has made one of the largest private equity investments in China this year, committing about $2.8bn to take control of a mall-operations business developed by Dalian Wanda Group, according to a report by Bloomberg. In the biggest cross-border deal in China’s commercial real estate sector since 2021, the firm

Carlyle targets $300m India fund

Carlyle Group is launching a dedicated India side-fund alongside its sixth pan-Asia vehicle, aiming for approximately $300m in commitments, according to a report by Bloomberg.

EQT nears €2bn buyout of Desotec from Blackstone

EQT AB is reportedly close to acquiring a majority stake in European environmental services provider Desotec from Blackstone Inc, just four years after the US private equity firm purchased the business, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

Hg exits Intelerad in $2.3bn sale to GE HealthCare

Hg is to sell medical imaging software specialist Intelerad to GE HealthCare in a transaction valued at approximately $2.3bn, marking a full exit from its majority stake with minority investors TA Associates and Ardan Equity also divesting their positions.

TPG partners with TCS on $2bn AI data centre JV

Global private equity firm TPG has teamed up with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to launch a $2bn joint venture dedicated to building AI-focused data centres across India, as institutional capital continues to pour into digital infrastructure, according to a report by Reuters.

Goldenpeak closes £375m Fund I

Private equity firm Goldenpeak has held the first and final close of its first fund at £375m in a formal fundraising process that took just over 12 weeks. Backed by global institutional investors, the fund will support mid-market B2B services companies in the UK and Ireland.

BGH Capital sweetens Webjet bid

BGH Capital has increased its takeover proposal for Australia’s Webjet Group, lifting its offer to AUD0.91 per share and edging ahead of a rival approach from industry peer Helloworld Travel, according to a report by Reuters.

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