Dealmaking

PE eyes investments in mobility equipment: 5 deals

Aurelius, Gauge Capital, MidEuropa and Platinum Equity are among the PE firms targeting investments in mobility equipment.

Verdane taps structural demand in assistive tech with Smartbox deal; Valuation gaps persist despite market recovery, finds White & Case

Smartbox is an assistive technology company based in the UK.

ECP closes $26.6bn Calpine exit to Constellation; Glut of midstream pipeline deals to come in 2026, dealmakers say

Soaring power demand from data centers has put PE and infrastructure investors in the catbird seat for new returns; a look at the power infrastructure market; the closing of Energy Capital Partners’ blockbuster exit of independent power producer Calpine.

Mature midstream and budding LNG markets primed for 2026 capital injections, dealmakers say

Soaring power demand from data centers has put PE and infrastructure investors in the catbird seat for new returns, spurring more midstream M&A deals and development capital into LNG.

Sullivan Street’s Zeina Bain sees ‘great opportunity’ for carve-outs in 2026; BCLP’s Carol Osborne eyes beauty sector; Progressio exits Polenghi

Progressio has sold its stake in Polenghi, a manufacturer of lemon juice-based products.

Golf expected to draw PE interest in 2026 after Topgolf acquisition; Very large software assets coming to market in 2026 says Goldman Sachs’ Porter

One Equity's exit from Armis and Hg's take-private of OneStream are deals highlighted in today's Wire.

The next AI frontier: Teaching computers to reason

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly sophisticated as large language models are equipped with contextual reasoning capabilities.

T2Y Capital reports increase in inbound investment enquiries; Triton agrees exit of traffic management business to I Squared

Triton has agreed to sell Ramudden Global, an international provider of temporary traffic management services for critical infrastructure projects, to I Squared Capital.

T2Y on lookout for eight to 10 energy transition assets following first closing

Ticket sizes from the fund will range from €20m-€40m, with the option to go bigger with co-investors.

AE Industrial’s Kirk Konert details new aerospace acquisition from L3Harris Technologies, plus MSCP sells Alliance to Blackstone

Looking at opportunities that AE Industrial Partners is identifying in the aerospace industry; Align Capital Partners has acquired Armko Industries, a provider of roofing and waterproofing consulting services; Morgan Stanley Capital Partners has announced the sale of Alliance Technical Group to Blackstone.