PE Hub Wire

Data and customer communications key to defending against AI, says Parabellum’s Rami Cassis; CapVest to acquire energy tech services biz TSG

Baird Capital has made a strategic investment in Rapid Energy, a specialist provider of rapid-response and mission-critical temperature-control hire services.

Tower Peak’s Paul Hockel details defense deal pipeline; Permira, Warburg Pincus to exit Evelyn; Advent-led consortium goes for InPost

Permira and Warburg Pincus have agreed to sell Evelyn Partners to NatWest in a £2.7 billion deal.

European HVAC deal pipeline expanding, says Lincoln International; Sponsors using novel debt structures to unlock liquidity, finds White & Case

Private equity is taking advantage of increasingly flexible leveraged lending markets to negotiate lower borrowing costs and create bespoke deal structures.

KKR snags sports investor Arctos for $1.4bn; Arsenal said to seek investment bank for Chroma Color; PE firms ready IPOs

An exclusive about an Arsenal Capital-backed chemicals producer lining up an investment bank for an upcoming sale process; KKR agrees to acquire sports PE investment firm Arctos; a companies-for-sale update.

Tech M&A set up for a more constructive 2026, says THL’s Jim Carlisle; GP-level sales hit record high

Also included is a look at GP optimism for acquisitions and exits according to EY’s PE Pulse Survey Q4 2025.