PE HUB @PEHUB · Oct 7, Oct 7, 2026, 8:00 PM Apposite Capital has sold its portfolio company CrestOptics to Evident. The sale is Apposite’s first exit from its Apposite Healthcare III fund.Read more: okt.to/UpVJ3K www.privateequityinternational.com Apposite Capital seals first Healthcare III exit with CrestOptics sale to Evident CrestOptics, founded in 2011 in Rome, develops and manufactures optical imaging systems for spinning disk confocal and super-resolution microscopy.
PE HUB @PEHUB · Oct 7, Oct 7, 2026, 6:00 PM Searchlight Capital Partners and Fitzroy Capital have agreed to acquire Kredinor from SpareBank 1 Gruppen and Kredinorstiftelsen for undisclosed terms. Searchlight is leading the consortium and partnering with Fitzroy.Read more: okt.to/J3LwEy www.privateequityinternational.com Searchlight and Fitzroy to acquire credit manager Kredinor from SpareBank 1 Gruppen Kredinor runs a credit management platform and merged with Modhi Finance in 2022.
PE HUB @PEHUB · Oct 7, Oct 7, 2026, 3:50 PM Blackstone has agreed a $3.0bn sale of B2B events business Clarion to Informa. Founded in 1947, Clarion operates more than 100 live events brands, including IFA Berlin, and DSEI.Read more: okt.to/jMkA8N www.privateequityinternational.com Blackstone agrees $3.0bn sale of events business Clarion to Informa Clarion, founded in 1947, owns and operates more than 100 specialist B2B live events brands, including IFA Berlin, DSEI and ICE.
PE HUB @PEHUB · Oct 6, Oct 6, 2026, 8:00 PM KKR to acquire Gen II Fund Services from Hg and General Atlantic for $5.1bn. Read more: okt.to/FWhikx www.privateequityinternational.com KKR to acquire Gen II from Hg, General Atlantic for $5.1bn Gen II Fund Services provides fund administration to more than 275 private markets investment managers.
PE HUB @PEHUB · Oct 6, Oct 6, 2026, 6:00 PM Kohlberg takes a majority stake in Black Bay-backed Advanced Industrial Devices, a Tulsa power controls maker. Read more: okt.to/MbfJEG www.privateequityinternational.com Kohlberg takes majority stake in Black Bay-backed Advanced Industrial Devices Based in Tulsa, Advanced Industrial Devices makes systems that control motor speed, distribute power and automate operations for data center, water and power infrastructure customers.