Deals
Aflac Global Investments, the asset management subsidiary of Aflac Incorporated, has agreed to pay around $100m to acquire a 40% stake in San Francisco-based lower middle-market direct lender Tree Line Capital Partners.
Private equity major KKR is poised to propose a package of commitments in a bid to secure early approval from the European Union for its proposed €22bn acquisition of Telecom Italia’s landline network, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Greybull Stewardship, a private investment firm that partners with small, established businesses to help them grow and scale, has sold health professional education provider Summit Professional Education to Avathon Capital.
Ares Management’s Infrastructure debt and alternative credit strategies, CDPQ and Schroders Capital’s private debt and credit alternatives team will provide up to €750m in financing to data centre provider Vantage Data Centers.
FalconPoint Partners, a private equity firm focused on North American middle market companies in the business services and industrials sectors, has invested in JENNMAR, an infrastructure products and specialised services provider to the civil infrastructure, solar, mining and construction industries.
Private equity holding company Mutares has agreed to acquire FSL Ladenbau from shareholders Christian Füßer, Marion Füßer and Guido Krümpel, serving as an add-on acquisition for the GanterGroup, a general contractor in interior finishing.
EMV Capital, a VC investor specialising in deep tech and life sciences companies, has been appointed as investment manager of Cambridge-based seed-stage venture capital investor Martlet Capital.
Pan-European mid-market private equity investment firm Oakley Capital will acquire a majority stake in vitroconnect, a broadband open access platform in Germany. The deal marks the first for Oakley’s Capital Origin II fund.
Website-building platform Squarespace will be taken private by private equity firm Permira in a $6.9bn all-cash transaction, with Ares Capital, Blackstone and Blue Owl providing a $2.65bn private credit package to help finance the acquisition.
Apollo Global Management is in advanced discussions with Intel over a deal to provide more than $11bn in capital to finance the chip manufacturer’s construction of a new plant in Ireland, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
