Deals in brief

Blackstone appoints Michele Rabà as head of European Private Equity

Rabà will oversee Blackstone’s corporate private equity activities in Europe, where it invests through its flagship private equity strategy, Blackstone Capital Partners, and its long-dated private equity strategy, Blackstone Core Equity Partners.

Investindustrial's Global Aerospace Technologies and Officina Stellare to merge

The merge has the objective of creating an Italian listed industrial hub specialized in advanced technologies.

CVC sells Tipico stake to Banijay Group

CVC will remain invested as a minority shareholder alongside Banijay Group as well as Tipico’s and Betclic’s founders.

Main Capital invests in logistics platform Shippingbo

The transaction represents Main’s third platform investment in France in 2025.

Nexa Equity appoints Peter Stefanski as partner and Blake Shott as principal

Also, Nexa Equity has named Conor Barber as an operating partner focused on technology and AI.

Haven and Altaline scoops up insurance compliance platform Saratoga Compliance Solutions

Saratoga was formed through the combination of 3H Compliance Group and National Licensing Compliance Group.

TriWest exits Canada’s Strike Group

Strike provides infra construction and maintenance services.

KPS to take controlling stake in Ketjen's refining catalyst solutions biz

Headquartered in Houston, Ketjen is a manufacturer of advanced catalyst solutions used to transform, process and de-contaminate crude oil and renewable feedstocks into fuels and chemicals.

Nordic Capital to buy financial data and analytics provider BMLL

BMLL provides historical trading data and analytics for capital markets.

MKB Equity makes growth investment in IEC Holden

IEC is a manufacturer of precision electric motors and components.