Swedish buyout firm EQT AB is benefitting from global investors seeking alternatives to the US, with Europe and Asia emerging as key growth markets, according to a report by Bloomberg citing departing Chairman and Founder Conni Jonsson.
PE interest in India’s beer sector is intensifying, with New York-based alternative investment group Global Emerging Markets among the leading contenders to invest in craft brewer Bira as the company seeks to raise $132m in fresh capital, according to a report by Reuters.
Jolt Capital, a European growth private equity firm focused on deeptech, has promoted Marie Nicod to partner, just a year after she joined the firm as an Investment Director in September 2024. She becomes the eleventh investing partner at the firm.
Japan is emerging as a key target market for global private equity as corporate reforms, a weak yen, and a large pool of under-optimised companies attract buyout interest, with KKR, Blackstone, Bain Capital, EQT, and Warburg Pincus among those actively deploying capital, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The Wyoming State Loan and Investment Board has approved a $130m commitment to Banner Ridge Secondary Fund VI, further strengthening its relationship with the private equity secondaries manager, according to a report by BuyoutsInsider.
Private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners is exploring a potential sale of its Swedish cloud software portfolio company Medius, with sources suggesting a valuation of around $2bn for the business, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity giant Hellman & Friedman has scored one of Europe’s biggest liquidity events of the year after portfolio company Verisure, a Swiss-based provider of monitored alarm systems, was valued at €13.7bn ($15.9bn) in its highly anticipated Stockholm IPO.
Qualtrics, the customer experience software firm owned by Silver Lake, has agreed to acquire healthcare analytics company Press Ganey in a $6.75bn transaction, in one of the largest private equity-backed technology deals of 2025, according to a report by Reuters.
Oaktree Capital Management has committed debt financing to Middle East real estate and hospitality investor Arzan Investment Management, marking a strategic push into the region’s growing private credit market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private credit investors are increasingly pivoting from saturated Western markets to emerging economies, drawn by higher yields, less competition, and a growing pool of bankable projects, according to a report by Reuters.
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