4 d. ago Canada’s Top Pension Revamps Growth Equity After Uneven Returns

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is revamping a private equity strategy that focuses on high-growth companies after getting mixed results in the strategy, according to people familiar with the matter.

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8 d. ago Permira to Acquire Corporate Services Firm JTC for £2.3 Billion

Private equity firm Permira agreed to acquire JTC Plc, the London-listed provider of fund solutions and corporate services, for £2.3 billion ($3 billion).

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1 week ago Next Hydrogen Announces $20 to $30M Equity Private Placement led by Smoothwater Capital Corporation

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Nov. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. (the “Company” or “Next Hydrogen”) (TSXV:NXH, OTC:NXHSF), a Canadian designer and manufacturer of hydrogen electrolyzers, is pleased to announce its intention to complete a non-brokered private placement of common shares at a price of CAD$0.45 per share (the “Offering Price”) with minimum gross […]

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1 week ago Apollo Grows Europe Energy Bet With $6.5 Billion Orsted Deal

Apollo Global Management Inc. agreed to invest $6.5 billion in a huge Orsted A/S offshore wind farm in the UK, the latest in a string of major European energy deals for the US private equity firm.

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2 w. ago Starbucks Sells 60% Stake in China Unit to Boyu for $4 Billion

Starbucks Corp. agreed to sell a majority stake in its China business to private equity firm Boyu Capital for $4 billion in a bid to improve the coffee chain’s fortunes in the country.

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2 w. ago Private Credit Enters the Equity Business as Borrowers Struggle

Private credit firms are in the business of lending, not owning. But as more borrowers start to struggle with their liabilities, lenders are swapping their debt positions for equity stakes to try and stem losses.

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2 w. ago Hitachi Energy and Blackstone Energy Transition Partners enter strategic partnership to create leading energy service provider in North America

Hitachi Energy acquires a minority stake in Shermco, a company recently acquired by private equity funds managed by Blackstone, strengthening capabilities to maintain the reliability and safety of North America’s power grid — In addition, Hitachi Energy is investing more than $1 billion USD in the organic expansion of its global Service business, developing new […]

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2 w. ago FPT Signs Platinum Partnership with Clearlake Capital to Accelerate Digital Transformation in Private Equity Sector

HANOI, Vietnam — FPT, a global leader in digital transformation, announced the signing of a Platinum Partnership Agreement with Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”), a global investment firm managing integrated platforms spanning private equity, liquid and private credit, and other related strategies. This strategic alliance marks a bold step in FPT’s […]

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2 w. ago Blackstone, Saudi AI Firm Humain Ink $3 Billion Data Center Deal

Private equity giant Blackstone Inc. is partnering with Saudi Arabia’s new artificial intelligence company, Humain, to build data centers in the kingdom with an initial investment of about $3 billion.

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3 w. ago Brookfield Launches New Private Equity Evergreen Fund Structure in Canada

NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield has announced the launch of the Brookfield Private Equity Fund (Canada) (“BPE-CAD” or the “Fund”). The evergreen strategy provides investors streamlined access to Brookfield’s leading private equity platform through a simplified investment process that includes monthly subscriptions and a low investment minimum. BPE-CAD builds on Brookfield’s […]

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