Deals
Permira and Warburg Pincus have agreed to sell UK wealth manager Evelyn Partners to NatWest Group in a deal valued at £2.7bn, marking a major consolidation in the UK private banking and wealth management sector and a significant liquidity event for the PE firms.
An affiliate of alternative investment firm HIG Capital has completed the acquisition of CargoTuff, a manufacturer and distributor of load securement products. CargoTuff’s management team, led by Co-CEOs Helmut Elze and Selim Akdogan, will continue to lead the company.
Blackstone is finalising a loan of more than AUD5bn ($3.5bn) to support the data centre expansion of Australian AI infrastructure firm Firmus Technologies, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Gerard Piqué’s Kings League has raised $63m in new funding, led by growth equity investor Alignment Growth, to support its global expansion, including a push into the US market, according to a report by PE Insights.
An investor group led by private investment major KKR & Co has agreed to acquire Singapore-based data centre operator STT GDC Pte for SGD6.6bn ($5.2bn) in cash, marking the latest major transaction in the digital infrastructure sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Mid-market investor Bridgepoint has sold its stake in Flexitallic, a global provider of highly engineered sealing and joint integrity solutions, to Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin. Bridgepoint will fully exit its holding, having first partnered with Flexitallic in 2013.
Swedish private equity firm EQT is assessing options for a potential sale of its stake in Thinkproject, a Europe-focused software-as-a-service provider, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
German chemicals giant Henkel AG has agreed to acquire Stahl Holdings BV, a Netherlands-based speciality coatings company for €2.1bn ($2.5bn), marking a significant exit for private equity firm Wendel SE, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Global Management has agreed to acquire a minority stake in The GoodLife Group, valuing Canada’s largest fitness club operator at approximately CND2bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Advent International has agreed to acquire a 14.3% stake in Aditya Birla Housing Finance for INR27.5bn ($304m), according to a report by Reuters. The transaction values the mortgage lender at INR192.5bn, according to a statement from Aditya Birla Capital.
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12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
