Private equity giant Carlyle Group is exploring a $1.5bn sale of SierraCol, Colombia’s largest independent oil producer, as it looks to monetise another energy investment, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

Bain Capital is set to acquire an 18% stake in Manappuram Finance for $508m, a move that will see the US private equity giant jointly control the Indian gold loan provider alongside existing promoters, according to a report by Reuters.

Private investment firms including Susquehanna International Group, General Atlantic and KKR – all existing investors in TikTok owner ByteDance – are playing a pivotal role in ongoing discussions surrounding the future of the short video platform’s US operation, according to a report by Reuters.

Paris-based private equity firm Keensight Capital has increased its buyout proposal for UK-based medical device maker Niox Group to £322.4m ($417.48m), signalling growing private equity interest in the healthcare sector, according to a report by Reuters.

US private equity firm Energy Capital Partners has entered into a $25bn-plus partnership with Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund ADQ to develop energy infrastructure aimed at powering data centres, according to a report by Reuters.

UK-based gas producer Energean has officially terminated its $945m deal with private equity giant Carlyle – originally agreed in June 2024 – due to unresolved regulatory approvals in both Italy and Egypt, according to a report by Reuters.