Commentary

Blackstone and TPG are taking women’s health specialist Hologic private for $18.3 billion; Incline Equity Partners closes a single-asset continuation fund for Accredited Labs at approximately $300 million; Decarbonization Partners, Climate Investment and Activate Capital have provided growth equity financing to a manufacturer of sustainable liquid and air-cooling technologies as well as control systems.

Shawbrook Group, a portfolio company of BC Partners and Pollen Street Capital, has set pricing for its planned London listing.

Opening up alternative assets to non-institutional investors, from HNWIs to 401(k) account holders, represents up to $80 trillion.

Industry insights from the McDermott, Will & Schulte HPE NYC 2025 Conference on what’s driving (and challenging) PE healthcare investing heading into 2026; a look at a $200 million investment made by GTCR in a dental products company; a deep dive on Durational Capital Management’s investment in a beer brand with a creative marketing strategy involving Travis and Jason Kelce.

An exclusive story on a Novacap and La Caisse-backed industrial technology company that’s coming to the market in early 2026; the weekly companies-for-sale update, which features Lone Star Funds’ take-private of an aftermarket parts company; a quick look at the latest development in opening up access to alternative assets for 401(k) and other retirement accounts.

We also have Lee Equity Partners' $1.6 bn reinvestment in McLarens Global Limited.