


Ontic Raises $230 Million Series C Led by KKR to Redefine Security Through AI and Connected Security Intelligence

Blackstone Announces Agreement to Acquire Shermco for Approximately $1.6 Billion

Foundation Building Materials, Building Products Distribution Company Owned By American Securities and CD&R, To Be Sold To Lowe’s In $8.8 Billion Transaction

VenCap Weekley Update - 15 August 2025

THL Announces Agreement to Acquire Headlands Research from KKR

Apollo Funds to Acquire Kelvion, a Leading Global Provider of Heat Exchange & Cooling Solutions

EQT Launches USD 320 million Tender Offer to Privatize CareNet

EQT to sell Nexon Asia Pacific to Adamantem Capital

EQT to acquire South Korea’s leading AI-enabled HR Tech Platform, Remember

Blackstone Group
New York, United StatesBlackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which we invest. Our more than $1 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, credit, real assets, secondaries and hedge funds.
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KKR
New York, United StatesKKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.
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CD&R
New York, United StatesFounded in 1978, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is an investment firm with an investment strategy predicated on building stronger, more profitable businesses.
We work collaboratively with corporate and family business sellers on transactions to maximize value. We believe many corporations, CEOs and entrepreneurs select CD&R as their partner because of our reputation for trustworthiness and operational leadership.
We practice investing as a craft, relying on a dedicated and cohesive team with a shared sense of purpose and values. Our investment approach blends skilled investment judgment with extensive experience driving growth and operating excellence.
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VenCap International plc
Oxford, United KingdomOur mission at VenCap is to build a concentrated portfolio of venture funds from those VCs that consistently back the top 1% of companies and deliver strong and consistent performance to our investors. VenCap has committed USD 2.9 billion to this small group of top-tier VC’s in the US, Europe, China and India - our Core Managers. We work closely with the venture firms with whom we invest to provide insight and analytics that help inform their own decisions. We believe that this focus gives us a competitive advantage when it comes to identifying and accessing the best firms in the industry. VenCap was founded in 1987, and as such we are one of the longest-established investment management and advisory firms active in the VC industry today. We believe that venture capital is a long-term business that is based on strong personal relationships. We have been trusted to manage capital by many leading institutions and family offices across the world with whom we have developed strong and lasting relationships based on trust, transparency and authenticity.
More information on our website: https://www.vencap.com/
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Apollo Global Management
New York, United StatesApollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade credit to private equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes.
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