Track recorded fund announcements, transactions, leadership appointments and strategic developments from DataBane's published research.
Funds managed by Fortress affiliates provided Dataminr with $100M of convertible financing to support AI product development and global expansion.
Carlyle provided a financing package to Suntera Global to refinance existing debt and support growth. Suntera provides fund, corporate and private-wealth services. The release did not disclose the package amount.
Golub provided a recurring-revenue loan facility supporting FTV Capital's investment in Orbus Software alongside SilverTree Equity. The facility size was not disclosed.
Global Payments agreed to acquire Worldpay at USD 24.25 billion enterprise value in a transaction involving GTCR and FIS. The buyer separately described USD 22.7 billion net purchase price after tax-asset value. Wells Fargo acted as Worldpay’s financial adviser. Global Payments’ parallel sale of Issuer Solutions to FIS was a separate leg of the three-way transaction.
CPP Investments reported completion of 25 LP fund-interest divestments on March 31, 2025 for approximately C$1.2 billion net proceeds from Ares and CVC secondaries buyers.
Carlyle provided a €180 million financing package to Argon & Co to support the management consultancy’s growth. Argon’s partners retain majority ownership, with Bridgepoint as a minority investor. The package is lending rather than an ownership transfer.
Schroders Capital reported approximately €1bn in 2024 distributions from its European buyout and growth portfolio and cited a 17% annual distribution rate relative to NAV. This is pooled realized cash distributions, not one exit deal.
Collaboration to design investment solutions blending active and passive public securities with private market exposure. Distinct from later July 2026 fund product launch.
Wells Fargo reported that its Technology Banking team had grown by 20% over the preceding year to more than 60 bankers, with further hiring planned in 2025. Tom Harper led the division, with Dzung Nguyen overseeing the East Coast, Matt Servatius the Central region and Jim Bryski the West Coast. The announcement covered nationwide technology banking services and preserved the leadership positions reported at that time.
ADIA announced a prospective investment in industrial software company IFS, alongside its private equity owners. ADIA investment size undisclosed.
Carlyle announced completion of its acquisition of SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE following the voluntary public cash takeover offer. Equity came from Carlyle Europe Partners V. The initial investment agreement was announced on 23 December 2024; the acquisition closed in April 2025.
Carlyle provided a $270 million unitranche term loan to staffing and technology-services company Dexian. The financing refinances existing debt and supports the company’s operations and growth. The source does not separately disclose a currency code.
SmartStop announced that its public offering closed April 3, 2025 with 31.05 million shares sold at USD 30 per share, including the full 4.05 million-share option. Gross proceeds were USD 931.5 million, as corroborated by participating bookrunner Baird. Wells Fargo Securities was a joint bookrunning manager. The issuer’s publication date was April 8, not the closing date.
AlpInvest announced over $4 billion across its portfolio-finance platform. The $3.2 billion reported for AlpInvest Strategic Portfolio Finance Fund II included parallel separately managed accounts and co-investment vehicles. That figure is an inclusive fundraising package, not an independently confirmed standalone-fund close.
ADIA entered agreement to sell 24.99% stake in Open Grid Europe to Snam. The agreement was TERMINATED November 17 2025, so no realized exit is recorded.
Russell Investments was appointed to provide foreign exchange hedging services for ERAFP.
InfraVia and the iliad Group announced completion of their OpCore transaction on 3 April 2025, following the original agreement announced on 4 December 2024. Iliad sold a 50% stake in its data-centre subsidiary to InfraVia, establishing a partnership aimed at building an independent European hyperscale data-centre platform. The partners provide OpCore with financing capacity to develop new facilities above 100 MW in France and elsewhere in Europe, with several construction projects already underway at announcement. Iliad CEO Thomas Reynaud also serves as OpCore chairman. The partners linked investment plans to demand for data storage, processing and European AI infrastructure. This source verifies completion and the 50% stake but does not disclose transaction consideration; it should not be interpreted as confirming the CRM’s US-dollar valuation field.
SmartStop priced its public offering of 27 million common shares at USD 30 per share, with an option for 4.05 million additional shares. Wells Fargo Securities was a joint bookrunning manager. Final gross proceeds after the later full option exercise are recorded separately from these base pricing terms.
BC Partners Credit completed the final close of Special Opportunities Fund III with over $1.4 billion in investable capital. Investable capital should not be copied into committed-capital close size without reconciliation.
KKR and Capital Group introduced two investment funds combining public fixed income with KKR's private credit capabilities for wealth management investors.
Wendel and AXA IM Prime completed investment in 75% combined ownership of Monroe; Monroe's existing management retained 25%. Wendel pledged $1 billion of seed and future GP commitments, not LP fund ownership.
Wellington hired Christina Kopec Rooney as Head of US Wealth following senior wealth distribution and strategy roles at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Fidelity.
Carlyle agreed on 21 February 2025 to sell TOTOKU to SWCC and Development Bank of Japan. SWCC’s completion notice confirms acquisition of all shares on 27 March 2025, with SWCC owning 51% and Development Bank of Japan 49%. The accounting consolidation date of 31 March is distinct from the actual closing. Carlyle had acquired TOTOKU in December 2022. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Pacific Equity Partners agreed to acquire SingPost’s Australian logistics business in a sale announced on 2 December 2024. The disclosed enterprise value was A$1.02 billion, approximately S$897.6 million at announcement, with anticipated cash consideration of A$775.9 million, approximately S$682.81 million, subject to adjustments. SingPost confirmed completion on 27 March 2025, retaining the A$1.02 billion enterprise value and reporting gross proceeds of about A$781.5 million, or S$664.2 million. FMH subsequently identified PEP as majority shareholder alongside private investors Damian Degenhardt and Paul Little. The group includes efm Logistics, Flip, Border Express and other transport businesses. PEP’s backing supports proprietary technology investment, business development and strategic acquisitions. Paul Little became chair while Simon Slagter continued as chief executive.
Carlyle committed €250 million of preferred equity to European ophthalmology platform Sanoptis. Groupe Bruxelles Lambert remains the majority owner. The strategic capital supports expansion and acquisitions. The instrument is preferred equity, not a loan.
Fortitude Re announced signing and closing of a $4 billion annuity reinsurance transaction with Taiyo Life on 21 March 2025, effective 28 February 2025. Taiyo continues servicing the policies. The reported amount concerns reinsured business, not Carlyle acquisition consideration or firm-total AUM.
SoftBank Group agreed to acquire Ampere Computing for $6.5 billion in cash. Carlyle and Oracle agreed to sell their positions. The announcement anticipated closing in the second half of 2025, subject to regulatory and customary conditions. The whole-company purchase price is not Carlyle’s proceeds.
BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners, Microsoft and MGX announced that NVIDIA and xAI would join the AI Infrastructure Partnership. NVIDIA would continue as a technical adviser, while the partnership would also collaborate with GE Vernova and NextEra Energy on energy solutions. The partnership sought initially to mobilize $30 billion of capital, with potential investment capacity of up to $100 billion including debt. These were fundraising ambitions, not capital already raised.
Wells Fargo confirmed that the OCC terminated its 2021 consent order concerning loss mitigation practices in Home Lending. The company identified this as its eleventh consent order closure since 2019 and its fifth during 2025, as of March 17.
Taiho Pharmaceutical agreed to acquire Araris Biotech for $400m upfront and up to $740m contingent milestones. Schroders Capital Global Innovation Trust held Araris and disclosed expected proceeds from its stake; full deal price is not Schroders' share.
