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Apollo and SoftBank closed acquisitions valued in the billions, while investors also backed deals across private equity, credit, real estate, infrastructure and venture capital. Today’s roundup includes a Japan take-private, a digital infrastructure acquisition, a continuation vehicle and new financings ...

Cox Capital launched tender offers for shares of private credit funds managed by Apollo and Ares, while KKR’s recently launched AI infrastructure company received a major commitment. Today’s briefs also cover two VS rounds, PE exits and acquisitions, a unitranche ...

EnTrust Global tapped into a fresh wave of insurance-investor demand for its niche maritime lending strategy, and NorthSands Capital stepped in as sole backer of a continuation vehicle built around a fast-growing infrastructure services platform. On the venture side, RA ...

Happy Friday! The week comes to a close with a sizable space tech VC round, a European rental platform investment, and the completion of an exit in the auto services sector.

Ridgeview Partners agreed to acquire Pinewood Technologies Group, a cloud-based, AI-first technology provider to automotive retailers and manufacturers based in the U.K., in a deal valuing the company at approximately £545 million ($741 million) on a fully diluted basis. Most ...

Instead of multi-billion-dollar fundraises by industry giants, today AW tracked smaller funds ranging from an Africa-focused credit vehicle to a debut lower middle market PE fund to an AI-focused venture close. Read on for details on all three funds, plus ...

Happy Friday! The week comes to a close with a broad sweep of activity across real estate, infrastructure and industrials — from multifamily, hospitality, retail and student housing deals to a completed renewable energy buyout, new AI data center financing ...

Advisory firms are in expansion mode as dealmaking picks up among GPs. This comes as GPs look to use AI as effectively as possible, with efficiencies feeding into both investment and back-office processes. A prime example is Carta, which made ...

An AI infrastructure consortium completed its acquisition of Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie Asset Management today, while a California battery technology developer raised $300 mililon from some marquee VC players. AW also tracked PE and credit deals in the U.S. ...

Care Bears have a new home, and lacrosse just landed a major backer. Elsewhere, private equity stayed busy across a wide range of sectors — from autism therapy and healthcare marketing to auto parts and specialty food ingredients — while ...