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Splash Car Wash Announces AEA Investors Acquires Majority Position from Palladin Consumer Retail Partners
AEA Investors acquires majority stake in Splash Car Wash from Palladin Consumer Retail Partners, supporting future growth.
Apr 28, 20252 min read


Ballistic Ventures Partners to Take the Stage at the 2025 RSA Conference
Ballistic Ventures partners will speak on cybersecurity trends, venture capital, and policy at the 2025 RSA Conference in San Francisco.
Apr 28, 20251 min read


Northwind Group Provides $45 Million First-Mortgage Loan for Midtown East Office Building Conversion
Northwind Group originates $45M loan for acquisition and predevelopment of 300 East 42nd Street, set for residential conversion.
Apr 28, 20252 min read


Escalate Capital Closes $350 Million Fund V, Completes New Investments, and Announces Two Promotions
Escalate Capital Partners closes $350M Fund V, invests $35M in two deals, and promotes two executives as it marks 20th anniversary.
Apr 28, 20251 min read


Infusd Nutrition Raises Seed Round to Scale Advanced Ingredient Solubility Technology
Infusd Nutrition secures over $2 million in seed funding to expand its proprietary technology for water-soluble ingredients.
Apr 28, 20251 min read


J.F. Lehman & Company adds Stan Deal to Operating Executive Board
J.F. Lehman & Company appoints former Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stanley Deal to its Operating Executive Board.
Apr 28, 20251 min read


Sabre to sell Hospitality Solutions unit to TPG for $1.1 billion
Sabre Corporation will sell its Hospitality Solutions business to TPG for $1.1 billion, focusing on core travel platforms.
Apr 28, 20252 min read


Thunes Raises $150 Million in Series D Funding
Thunes secures $150M Series D funding led by Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners to expand its global payment network.
Apr 28, 20251 min read


WILBUR ROSS JOINS 28 CAPITAL ADVISORY BOARD
Former Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross joins 28 Capital, a life sciences venture firm, as Special Advisor and investor.
Apr 28, 20251 min read


Allied Industrial Partners Closes Oversubscribed Inaugural Fund at $300 Million Hard Cap
Allied Industrial Partners closes debut fund at $300M hard cap, surpassing $1B in AUM, focusing on operational improvements in industrial sectors.
Apr 28, 20252 min read


1 Billion People, Trillions in Growth: LATAM & SEA Lead Digital Finance Revolution
Study reveals $1.67 trillion financing gap for SMEs in Latin America and Southeast Asia, highlighting potential for digital finance growth.
Apr 27, 20252 min read


Thunes Raises $150 Million in Series D, Led by Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners
Thunes secures $150M Series D funding, led by Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners, to expand US operations and global network.
Apr 27, 20252 min read


Adjacent Markets: The Hunt for Uncorrelated Assets
Jeff Collins, Managing Partner at Cloverlay, joined S&P Global's Private Markets 360° podcast to discuss his firm's distinctive investment approach in "adjacent private markets." Established nine years ago, Cloverlay focuses exclusively on uncorrelated niche assets that exist in the spaces between traditional private equity categories. Collins explained how his 16-person team targets overlooked or misunderstood assets.
Apr 27, 20252 min read


iMENA Raises $135M, Restructures as Saudi CJSC Ahead of Potential IPO
iMENA Group raises $135M, restructures as Saudi CJSC, and aims to increase stakes in OpenSooq, SellAnyCar, and Jeeny ahead of potential IPO.
Apr 26, 20251 min read


Vista Equity CEO Says Enterprise Software Set For Third Wave Of AI Revolution
Enterprise software firms that embrace AI quickly will deliver exponential ROI, while those slow to transform "will not have a right to exist," warns Vista CEO.
Apr 26, 20252 min read


Shifting Tides as Universities Sell, Retail Investors Enter, and PE Markets Reshape | Weekly Pulse
🔥 Must Know: Elite Universities Shed Private Equity Stakes Amid Funding Pressures Harvard and Yale are seeking to sell billions in...
Apr 26, 20257 min read


Deferred Raises $3.6M Seed to Modernize 1031 Exchanges
Deferred secures $3.6M seed funding to transform 1031 exchanges, making tax-deferred real estate investing more accessible.
Apr 25, 20252 min read


Upstream M&A sails to $17 billion in 1Q25
Upstream M&A activity reached $17B in Q1 2025, but OPEC and tariff issues may impact future deals and activity.
Apr 24, 20251 min read


PE Buyout Accounting: The Hidden Financial Reality
Private equity research has a significant blind spot. When studying PE-owned companies, researchers typically track operating entities rather than the consolidated acquisition vehicles through which PE firms actually control their portfolios. This methodological error leads to dramatic underestimation of both the positive effects (faster growth) and negative consequences (higher leverage, steeper profitability declines) of PE ownership.
Apr 24, 20252 min read


Physicians Aren't Just Using Medical Devices--They're Innovating and Owning Them
Dr. Kingsley R. Chin and KIC Ventures celebrate 25 years of surgeon-led innovation in medical devices and outpatient spine solutions.
Apr 24, 20251 min read
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