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This week's private equity deals 2026 review: New Mountain's ~$5bn CBIZ take-private, Blackstone's $14.6bn European direct lending close, fund closes and strategic moves.

From Thrive Holdings' $15.3 billion take-private of ADT to Advent International's record $30 billion fund complex and a fierce bidding war for Japan's Kakaku.com, this week's PE deal flow signals a market in full stride heading into Q4.

Weekly roundup of top PE deals: EQT's €9.6B QIAGEN bid, GTCR's $6.1B CCC deal, Proofpoint's $6.3B Varonis acquisition, Pantheon's $6B fund close, and more.

This week's biggest PE deals: Thoma Bravo's Proofpoint acquires Varonis for $6.3B, GTCR & Elliott take CCC private for $6.1B, plus SoftBank's $100B AI fund push and more strategic moves.

Access Capital Partners’ views on the power and water constraints shaping data centre investment in Europe.

This week's PE deal roundup covers CVC's raised Recordati bid, KKR's landmark Gen II acquisition, the Boots sale and key fundraising moves shaping private markets for allocators and family offices.

Weekly PE deal review: Samsung commits $1B to KKR's Helix Digital Infrastructure, Carlyle acquires Nidec Components for $636M, TPG closes $10B Rise Climate II, and Apollo introduces daily pricing for private credit. Analysis for allocators, CGPs, and family offices.

Hellman & Friedman explores $10B Applied Systems exit, Goldman Sachs targets Palmer Square, CVC-NSSK weighs $3.2B Kobayashi take-private, and more PE deals this week.

From Blackstone’s data center cooling acquisition to the InPost consortium crossing 89% acceptance, plus CVC’s record $10B secondaries close — this week’s top private equity deals and strategic moves that matter for allocators.

A record $138 billion in buyout debt is heading to credit markets as Apollo and KKR team up on Atlantic Aviation in a ~$10B deal. Plus: AES's $33.4B take-private nears close, TK Elevator's €29.4B exit advances, and Brookfield smashes fundraising records.

Weekly PE deal review: Sixth Street, Carlyle and Dynasty enter NFL ownership via the $9.6B Seahawks sale, KKR/ECP's $7.6B DCC Energy bid wins proxy-adviser backing, EQT buys McGill and Partners for $2B, and CVC closes a $10B secondaries fund.

The week's biggest PE transactions: EA's record $55B take-private closes, Blackstone-KKR-Brookfield sign Kuwait's $16B pipeline JV, Brookfield acquires Aypa Power for $7B, and L Catterton exits Thorne at 6x.

From Blackstone-Brookfield-KKR's historic $16B Kuwait pipeline deal to Apollo's $7.7B easyJet takeover and Vista Equity's Criteo bid — this week's top private equity deals for allocators and family offices.

Blackstone, Brookfield and KKR sign a historic $16 billion Kuwait pipeline deal. Apollo outbids Castlelake for easyJet and carves out a €3B Bayer stake.

From a record-breaking $35 billion AI chip financing to Castlelake's $7.3 billion aviation take-private, this week's private equity deals 2026 showcase reshuffled the deck for allocators and LPs alike.

Apollo Global Management hijacks the easyJet takeover with a £5.7 billion counter-bid, Warburg Pincus lands a $7 billion specialty pharma deal, and KKR deploys $4.2 billion into clean energy. Our weekly review of the top private equity deals 2026 for CGPs and family offices.

KKR's largest clean energy deal, Bridgepoint's US real estate expansion, Medallia's $5B restructuring, and Hamilton Lane's record $3.8B close — this week's essential PE deal review for allocators.

From Bain Capital’s €7.4B Volkswagen carve-out to Clearwater Analytics’ $8.4B take-private and CVC’s bet on Chess.com — this week’s top PE deals analyzed for allocators.

Blackstone, Apollo and KKR take over Medallia as Thoma Bravo crystallises a $5B loss. EA's $55B buyout nears closing. IRCA draws €3B bids from CVC, Cinven and PAI. Plus: Carlyle launches its $15B flagship, EQT closes a record Asia fund.

Weekly PE deal review covering Blackstone's $5 billion AI infrastructure joint venture with Google, Carlyle's MAI Capital acquisition, Hunter Point Capital's $4.3B raise, and key takeaways from SuperReturn International 2026.