Heron View Partners has formally launched as an independent private equity firm following the separation of its investment team from PineBridge Investments, after PineBridge was acquired by MetLife Investment Management.
Private equity firms are increasingly turning to continuation vehicles as a core exit route, with sales of assets from older funds into newly raised vehicles on track to reach record levels in 2025, according to a report by the Financial Times.
US private equity giant KKR & Co has gained first negotiation rights to acquire Japanese herbal health tonic manufacturer Yomeishu Seizo Co, in a move that could see the company taken private in early 2026, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Dentira, a procurement and spend management platform serving dental practices and multi-site healthcare operators, has secured a strategic growth investment from Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a specialist in enterprise software investments.
Sandbrook Capital Partners has agreed to acquire United Utility, a US-based power grid operator, in a deal valued at approximately $1bn, marking a major private equity bet on the energy infrastructure sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
LDC, a private equity investment firm and part of the Lloyds Banking Group, has backed the management buyout of Taking Care, an Exeter-headquartered provider of technology-enabled care products and services, from AXA Health.
Growth equity firm General Atlantic is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Mexican football, acquiring a significant minority stake in one of the country’s most successful clubs and its flagship stadium, ahead o the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Japanese brewer Sapporo Holdings has agreed to sell its real estate business to a private equity consortium led by KKR and PAG for approximately JPY477bn ($3.1bn), as the company accelerates efforts to streamline its portfolio and redeploy capital into core operations, according to a report by Reuters.
British private equity firm Oakley Capital has agreed to a majority ownership investment in Ben Ainslie’s Athena Racing team, providing long-term funding for Britain’s bid in the 2027 America’s Cup, according to a report by Reuters.
Private investment firm TPG has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Conservice, a leading US-based utility management platform serving the property management industry, in a transaction designed to support the company’s next phase of growth.
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