Deals
TA Associates has acquired a strategic stake in smartTrade Technologies, a provider of multi-asset electronic trading and payments platforms, with David Vincent, CEO and Co-Founder of smartTrade, and the broader management team, also participating.
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, alongside its institutional partners, has reached an agreement to acquire Colonial Enterprises, the operator of the largest fuel pipeline network in the US, in a transaction valued at $9bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
A wave of large institutional investors — including pensions, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds — has begun actively exploring sales of private equity fund stakes on the secondary market to raise liquidity, according to a report by the Financial Times citing leading private capital advisers including Houlihan Lokey.
Assura, a leading British healthcare REIT, is weighing a £1.5bn cash-and-stock offer from rival REIT Primary Health Properties (PHP) amid ongoing takeover interest from a US private equity consortium led by KKR and Stonepeak Partners, according to a report by Reuters.
KKR has pulled out of a private equity consortium exploring a potential takeover of Gerresheimer AG, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
A group of private equity firms is vying for control of MyDentist, the UK’s largest provider of NHS dental services, with several high-profile investors making bids for the business, according to a report by SkyNews.
Vista Equity Partners has paused efforts to refinance nearly $6bn in debt and preferred equity tied to its portfolio company, Finastra, citing a lack of investor interest driven by deteriorating conditions in the loan market, according to a report by PE Insights.
The continuation vehicle (CV) market now accounts for nearly 50% of all secondary transactions, according to the latest Morgan Lewis Continuation Vehicles Report 2025, which highlights key trends in legal terms and provisions.
Private equity firm Brynwood Partners has agreed to sell its portfolio company, Harvest Hill Beverage Company — the maker of SunnyD and Juicy Juice — to Guatemalan conglomerate Castillo Hermanos in a deal valued at approximately $1.5bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.
Brookfield Asset Management’s private equity arm and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) are in advanced discussions to acquire Antylia Scientific from private equity firm GTCR, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
