PE Hub Wire

Audax said to acquire Lanter; ECP-ADQ form $25bn power partnership for data centers

An exclusive: Audax Private Equity is buying Lanter Delivery Systems from Equity Group Investments; a weekly rundown of companies for sale activity; a new partnership formed between Energy Capital Partners and ADQ to invest in power generation for data centers.

Ambienta sees sustainability opportunity in refrigeration sector; Apollo picks up energy services biz; Cinven parts with Viridium

Viridium is a life insurance consolidator with €67 billion of assets under management.

Advent’s Tricia Glynn shares insights on consumer sector; Sixth Street’s minority stake in the SF Giants to help upgrade stadium

Glynn shared how her firm has approached the challenge of tariffs on the consumer sector.

Providence’s Andrew Tisdale: Live entertainment offers new verticals; Tikehau promotes Emmanuel Laillier to CIO of private equity

A consortium comprising CVC, Nordic Capital and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is close to finalizing its take-private of Hargreaves Lansdown.

NEXUS recap: TPG’s Jon Winkelried, Oaktree’s Milwood Hobbs Jr weigh in on the deal downturn; KKR’s Pete Stavros introduces empathy gyms for CEOs

Looking back at NEXUS 2025: how PE pros are managing the current deal slowdown; the rise in employee ownership at PE companies and developing more empathy in CEOs.

Private equity poised as Europe ups defense spending; Investcorp, Astorg, Latour and Argos in deal action

Investcorp to buy a majority stake in a German provider of supply chain and logistics consultancy services.

Ares, LGP and One Equity pursue medical staffing investments; Dealmakers explore hospitals in India

A roundup of PE investments in medical staffing agencies, which have attracted the likes of Ares Management, Leonard Green & Partners and One Equity Partners; zeroing in on a biopharma merger between the portfolio companies of Odyssey Investment Partners and Permira; insights from a report on private equity healthcare dealmaking in India.

Ardian among PE firms betting on soaring aviation sector; Innova in Polish funds administration play

Dutch M&A poised for growth in 2025, says PwC.