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Private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners is exploring a potential sale of its Swedish cloud software portfolio company Medius, with sources suggesting a valuation of around $2bn for the business, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity giant Hellman & Friedman has scored one of Europe’s biggest liquidity events of the year after portfolio company Verisure, a Swiss-based provider of monitored alarm systems, was valued at €13.7bn ($15.9bn) in its highly anticipated Stockholm IPO.
Oaktree Capital Management has committed debt financing to Middle East real estate and hospitality investor Arzan Investment Management, marking a strategic push into the region’s growing private credit market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Qualtrics, the customer experience software firm owned by Silver Lake, has agreed to acquire healthcare analytics company Press Ganey in a $6.75bn transaction, in one of the largest private equity-backed technology deals of 2025, according to a report by Reuters.
Private credit investors are increasingly pivoting from saturated Western markets to emerging economies, drawn by higher yields, less competition, and a growing pool of bankable projects, according to a report by Reuters.
CVC Capital Partners has acquired a 20% stake in International Schools Partnership, in a deal that values the global private schools operator at €7bn, according to a report by Reuters citing people familiar with the matter.
Private investment major The Carlyle Group has emerged as the leading bidder to acquire the coatings business of BASF in a deal that could value the business at around €7bn, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.
Shares in executive search and leadership advisory firm Heidrick & Struggles International surged nearly 20% on Monday after the firm announced a $1.3bn go-private agreement with a consortium led by Advent International and Corvex Private Equity, according to a report by Reuters.
Portage Point Partners an advisory, consulting, interim management, investment banking and financial services firm focused on the middle market, has appointed Tom Wooton as Managing Director to the Office of the CFO (OCFO) practice.
Blackstone and Abu Dhabi-based Lunate have formed a strategic partnership to invest $5bn in logistics assets across the Gulf Cooperation Council region, underscoring the growing appeal of regional infrastructure and supply chain platforms to global private capital, according to a report by Reuters.
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