Deals
Partners Group has acquired MPM Products, a global pet food business focused on premium wet cat food brands, including Applaws, Reveal, and Encore, from 3i.
Hunter Point Capital (HPC) has agreed to acquire a 16.1% stake in Equitix, an international investor, developer, and fund manager in infrastructure, from Tetragon Financial Group, at an implied enterprise value of £1.3bn, excluding net debt.
Private equity firm Advent International has agreed to sell Ultra Precision Control Systems (Ultra PCS), a UK provider of high-margin aerospace and defence technologies, to Eaton Corporation for $1.55bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
KKR has agreed to acquire Zenith Energy, a leading Australian provider of sustainable and hybrid energy solutions, from a consortium of existing investors including Pacific Equity Partners (PEP), OPSEU Pension Trust (OPTrust), and Foresight Group, according to a report by Reuters.
State Grid Corporation of China and Grupo Energía Bogotá (GEB) have entered early-stage discussions to acquire a Brazilian power transmission asset from Brookfield Asset Management, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
UK challenger lender Metro Bank has received a bid, understood to be led by private equity firm Pollen Street Capital, that could see the bank delisted from the London Stock Exchange, according to a report by Sky News.
A quartet of major private equity players, including Blackstone and Apollo Global Management, are eyeing a potential takeover of Forward Air Corporation, a US-based asset-light trucking and logistics provider, according to a report by Reuters citing sources familiar with the matter.
Tower Peak Partners, a global investment firm launched in 2024 and led by Anthony Catachanas, has appointed Stuart Patterson as Head of Investor Relations, North America, based in New York City.
Private equity investment firm Flexpoint Ford, which specialises in the financial services sector, has made a strategic growth investment in Elliott Davis, a top 50 US accounting and advisory firm.
UK-based industrial technology group Spectris has rejected a second takeover proposal from global private equity firm KKR, opting instead to back a rival $5bn offer from Advent International, marking one of the largest UK public-to-private deals so far in 2025, according to a report by Reuters.
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
