Deals
Private equity giants Advent International and KKR are preparing for a major liquidity event as their portfolio company NIQ Global targets a valuation of up to $7.3bn in its upcoming US IPO, according to a report by Reuters.
TruArc Partners, a private equity firm focused on the middle‑market, has sold Ideal Tridon, a scaled manufacturer of engineered fastening, sealing, and support systems, to Nautic Partners. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Ongoing shifts in global trade dynamics triggered by US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are creating structural opportunities for private credit investors, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Moody’s Ratings.
Digital identity platform Signicat has acquired Inverid, a Dutch provider of NFC-based digital identity verification solutions, for an undisclosed sum from majority shareholder Main Capital and the founders, with existing shareholders to substantially reinvest.
FountainVest Partners has emerged as the sole remaining bidder for ZF Friedrichshafen’s Lifetec unit, which comprises the German auto parts maker’s airbags and seatbelt operations, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) is to acquire ASX-listed building services specialist Johns Lyng Group in a transaction valuing the company at approximately AUD1.1bn ($725m), marking one of Australia’s largest private equity-led public-to-private deals of the year, according to a report by Reuters.
Liberty Hall Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in businesses serving the global aerospace and defense industry, has acquired Paxia, a provider of integrated, value enhancing onboard services and catering management software solutions serving the commercial aerospace industry.
CVC has led a $220m Series B funding round in Singapore-based travel technology company Airalo, valuing the business at over $1bn and marking one of Southeast Asia’s largest growth-stage financings in 2024, according to a report by Reuters.
Brookfield Asset Management, Stonepeak, and Air Liquide have been shortlisted by Macquarie Asset Management for the final bidding round in the sale of South Korean industrial gas producer DIG Airgas, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Cerberus Capital Management and consumer sector veteran Dean Metropoulos mounted a serious, though ultimately unsuccessful, bid for cereal maker WK Kellogg, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
