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Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund, Mumtalakat, has acquired a strategic minority stake in BlueFive Capital, a fast-growing Abu Dhabi-based private equity firm, according to a report by Reuters citing an announcement by the SWF on Monday.
Fundraising momentum for private equity and private credit — once the dominant forces in alternative asset management — has slowed considerably in 2025, as constrained liquidity and extended exit timelines force investors to re-evaluate their exposure to illiquid assets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
South Korean private equity firm JKL Partners is preparing a shortlist of bidders for the sale of Cleantopia, the country’s largest laundry franchise operator, in a deal that could value the business between KRW700bn and KRW800bn ($504m-$576m), according to a report by the Korean Economic Daily citing investment banking sources.
Growth equity firm General Atlantic and UK-based buyout house Oakley Capital are nearing an agreement to acquire French SaaS provider Brevo in a transaction valuing the business at approximately €1bn ($1.1bn), according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources with knowledge of the matter.
Alphabet’s growth equity investment arm CapitalG and AI chipmaker Nvidia are in advanced discussions to back Vast Data, an AI-focused data infrastructure company, in a funding round that could value the business at up to $30bn, according to a report by Reuters citing two sources familiar with the matter.
NDT Global, a provider of advanced diagnostic inspection and integrity solutions for the energy sector, has acquired Entegra, a technology company specialising in Ultra-High-Resolution Magnetic Flux Leakage (UHR MFL) in-line inspection services, from Amberjack Capital Partners as well as a group of co-founders led by Mark Olson.
Total Capital Partners has exited OUTCO, a UK outdoor estate compliance and maintenance specialist, it acquired in 2018 in partnership with founder-entrepreneur Jason Petsch to scale and diversify the business.
Mayer Brown has added another partner to its private equity practice, with Nikolai Sokolov starting in the Frankfurt office as of August 2025.
KKR is expressing growing confidence in exceeding its previously stated 2026 earnings targets, as the firm continues to see strength across its platform, underpinned by growth in fee-related revenues and diversified investment strategies, according to a report by Reuters.
HIG Capital has hired four senior executives from Morgan Stanley’s private equity secondaries team, as the firm accelerates plans to enter the GP-led secondaries market with a new fund launch expected in early 2026, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
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