Arçelik Sells Stake in Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances (AHHA) to Hitachi Global Life Solutions

Carlyle to Acquire Chung Ho Group’s Rental Platform in Korea

June 8, 2026

Healthcare Services

Global investment firm Carlyle has signed a definitive agreement to acquire up to 100% of Chung Ho Group, a Korean home and healthcare appliance (“HHA”) rental platform. The investment will be made through funds affiliated with Carlyle Asia Partners, and is expected to close in Q3 2026 subject to regulatory approvals.

Hitachi Energy Completes Acquisition of Remaining Stake in eks Energy

August 28, 2025

Energy

Hitachi Energy has acquired the remaining stake in eks Energy, completing its takeover after a majority investment in 2023. The deal brings eks Energy’s power-conversion and control technology (headquartered in Seville, Spain) fully into Hitachi Energy to strengthen its energy storage and power conversion capabilities worldwide.

Azelis Agrees to Acquire Haarla Oy

November 18, 2024

Industrial Services

Azelis has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Haarla Oy, a Finland-based specialty distributor of food ingredients and industrial chemicals. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Azelis’ position in the Nordics by expanding its product portfolio and customer/principal relationships, with closing expected by the end of 2024 after customary conditions.

Bain Capital-Led Consortium Acquires Hitachi Metals

October 26, 2022

Manufacturing

A consortium led by Bain Capital Private Equity, together with Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) and Japan Industrial Solutions (JIS), closed a tender offer to acquire Hitachi Metals, Ltd. The investors said they will provide capital and management support to accelerate growth and pursue opportunities in areas such as electric vehicles; Hitachi Metals reported ¥942.7 billion in revenue and about 27,700 employees as of March 2022.

AH Equity Investments Acquires Proctor Sales, Inc.

August 1, 2022

Industrial Services

AH Equity Investments, the U.S. holding company for Panama-based Alternative Holdings, acquired Proctor Sales, Inc., a manufacturers' representative and distributor of boilers, burners, pumps and related mechanical room equipment, effective August 1, 2022. Generational Equity served as advisor to Proctor Sales on the transaction. AH (backed by permanent capital) intends to hold Proctor Sales long-term and will work with existing management to support future growth.

Hitachi Acquires GlobalLogic

July 14, 2021

IT Services

Hitachi, Ltd., through its U.S. subsidiary Hitachi Global Digital Holdings (HGDH), acquired GlobalLogic, a Silicon Valley–headquartered digital engineering services firm, in a transaction announced March 31, 2021 and completed July 14, 2021. The deal valued GlobalLogic at $8.5 billion of equity ($9.5 billion enterprise value) and expands Hitachi's Lumada digital solutions capabilities by adding GlobalLogic's ~21,000 engineering and design professionals.