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Deal Roundup: AAR strikes $4bn-EV deal for Bain-backed MRO; GTCR buys Tactacam
AAR has agreed to acquire a 65% controlling interest in Bain Capital-backed MRO Holdings at a $4bn implied enterprise value, paying about $1.8bn of equity value for the initial stake and repaying roughly $1.3bn of MRO’s existing borrowings.
Almost two-thirds of institutional investors plan to increase infrastructure, PE allocations
Almost two-thirds of institutional investors expect to increase their exposure to infrastructure equity and private equity over the next three to five years, according to a global survey of 700 investors by IFM Investors.
NYC pension chief proposes $5bn private markets climate investment expansion
New York City comptroller Mark Levine is seeking to put another $5bn of the city’s pension capital into private-market climate strategies spanning power generation, grid modernisation, energy storage and resilient infrastructure.
Blackstone private equity chief Joseph Baratta said to prep exit after almost three decades
Blackstone global private equity head Joseph Baratta is preparing to leave the alternatives giant by the end of the year after almost three decades at the firm, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times.
Sofinnova grows medtech company-creation strategy by 30% with €82m Fund IV close
Sofinnova Partners has increased the size of its specialist medtech company-creation strategy by 30% after closing its fourth MD Start fund on an oversubscribed €82m.
Seligman doubles venture capital allocation to $1bn just eight months after platform launch
Seligman Investments has doubled the deployable capital available to its venture arm to $1bn, just eight months after launching the platform with $500m, amid a surge in investment opportunities across AI infrastructure, semiconductors and cybersecurity.
Bessemer more than doubles growth fund as VC major raises $5.75bn
Bessemer Venture Partners has more than doubled the size of its dedicated growth fund amid a major expansion of its later-stage investment strategy, as the VC giant raised $5.75bn across a new group of vehicles.
Ibex more than doubles Israel secondaries fund size with $87m Fund II close
Ibex Investors has more than doubled the size of its Israel-focused secondaries strategy by closing its second fund on $87m, less than two years after raising $40m for its debut vehicle.
Deal Roundup: Third Point leads $3.36bn Nscale financing; Audax exits GCG to Rexel for...
Third Point has led a $3.36bn pre-IPO convertible financing for British AI infrastructure business Nscale, with Nvidia, funds managed by Apollo, Citadel, Hudson Bay Capital, Abu Dhabi Investment Council and 8090 Industries among the investors.
Institutional private credit fundraising surges 53% to $190bn, despite retail-market turmoil
Institutional investors poured $190bn into private credit funds during the first half of 2026, a 53% jump from a year earlier despite the redemption pressure and market volatility that have hit parts of the asset class.
