Deals
Blackstone has made a minority investment of up to €250m in global management and AI consulting firm, Sia Partners, using funds from its private equity strategy for individual investors, according to a recent press statement.
Private investment house Ardian has acquired a 22.6% stake in FGP Topco (TopCo), the holding company for Heathrow Airport Holdings, from Ferrovial SE and other TopCo shareholders, according to a recent release.
Alternative investments giant Blackstone has finalised an agreement to acquire Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho for $2.6bn (approximately JPY400m) from Seibu Holdings, marking the largest real estate investment by a foreign entity in Japan.
Blue Owl Capital co-founder Michael Rees is working on a plan to merge several firms in the alternative investment sector to create a diversified investment business similar to Blackstone and KKR, with IPO potential, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Global private equity firms Blackstone and Bain are reportedly in the final stages of bidding for Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, a subsidiary of Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical Group, in a deal expected to be valued between $3bn and $3.5bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Databricks, the fast-growing data analytics and artificial intelligence firm, is closing in on one of the largest venture capital funding rounds in history, with a raise led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz that could exceed $9.5bn, according to a report by Reuters.
British banknote printer De La Rue is in discussions with private equity firm Disruptive Capital GP and pension fund manager Pension SuperFund Capital, collectively known as PSFC Entities to sell up to 40% of its equity, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity activity is on track to match or exceed 2023 levels, despite a challenging year, with deal-making reaching 69% and 74% of last year’s volume and value, respectively, by Q3, according to a new report by Preqin.
Blackstone and Ares have partnered to deliver a $1.43bn private credit loan package to Swedish property management company Odevo AB, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources familiar with the deal.
Private equity firm Bain Capital has made a non-binding, all-cash offer to acquire Australian wealth manager Insignia Financial that values the 178-year-old company at AUD2.67bn ($1.70bn), according to a report by Reuters.
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12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
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