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French private equity firm Motion Equity Partners has closed its newly formed single-asset continuation fund with a €215m hard cap, structured around Olyos, a leading European platform specialising in natural and health nutrition.
Meta is in advanced talks with leading private credit firms including Apollo Global Management, KKR, Brookfield, Carlyle, and Pimco, to raise up to $29bn to finance its aggressive build-out of AI-focused data centres across the US, according to a report by the Financial Times.
EQT has agreed to sell Japanese automotive electronics company Pioneer Corp to CarUX, a subsidiary of Taiwan-listed Innolux Corp, for $1.1bn – marking the Swedish private equity firm’s largest-ever exit in Japan and its second deal in the country this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apex Group Ltd a global financial services provider, has appointed Jeff Weiner as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Based in the United States, Weiner will lead the brother the Group’s global operations and its technology strategy.
Japan is leading Asia’s M&A resurgence in 2025, racking up a record $232bn in deal volume in the first half of the year—driven in large part by a wave of private equity activity, take-private deals, and corporate carve-outs, according to a report by Reuters.
Asia-focused private equity firm PAG has secured RMB3.1bn ($432m) at the first close of its debut yuan-denominated buyout fund, surpassing its initial target, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Victory Park Capital, a global alternative investment firm specialising in private credit, has promoted Justin Maleson to Managing Director of the firm’s legal credit investment strategy.
The Carlyle Group is ramping up its presence in the private equity secondaries market with the launch of new retail-focused funds aimed at affluent individual investors amid growing interest in alternative assets beyond institutional buyers, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Aquiline, a private investment firm specialising in investments in the financial services and technology sectors, has named four new Partners – Daniel Flueckiger, Stewart Koenigsberg, Dante La Ruffa, and Matthew Woeste.
Private equity firm Summit Partners has agreed to sell Los Angeles-based men’s grooming brand Dr Squatch to consumer goods giant Unilever in a deal reportedly worth $1.5bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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