Private investment firms including Susquehanna International Group, General Atlantic and KKR – all existing investors in TikTok owner ByteDance – are playing a pivotal role in ongoing discussions surrounding the future of the short video platform’s US operation, according to a report by Reuters.

Paris-based private equity firm Keensight Capital has increased its buyout proposal for UK-based medical device maker Niox Group to £322.4m ($417.48m), signalling growing private equity interest in the healthcare sector, according to a report by Reuters.

US private equity firm Energy Capital Partners has entered into a $25bn-plus partnership with Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund ADQ to develop energy infrastructure aimed at powering data centres, according to a report by Reuters.

UK-based gas producer Energean has officially terminated its $945m deal with private equity giant Carlyle – originally agreed in June 2024 – due to unresolved regulatory approvals in both Italy and Egypt, according to a report by Reuters.

Apollo Global has agreed to acquire a majority stake in OEG Energy Group, an offshore energy solutions business, from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management and other investors, in a deal that values the business at $1bn.

Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman has appointed Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as global coordinators for the initial public offering (IPO) of Verisure, in what could be one of Europe’s largest listings in recent years, according to a report by Bloomberg.