Carlyle to Acquire AutoForm from Astorg

Ethos Capital Acquires Newforma

April 3, 2023

Software

Boston-based private equity firm Ethos Capital has acquired Newforma, a Boston-headquartered provider of project information management (PIM) and BIM collaboration software for the architecture, engineering and construction (AECO) industry. The deal, in which Battery Ventures sold its stake, will support Newforma’s cloud migration and accelerated product development as the company expands its cloud-based collaboration platform.

Carlyle Acquires Controlling Stake in Highway Industries and Roop Automotives

February 13, 2025

Manufacturing

The Carlyle Group, with equity from funds affiliated with Carlyle Asia Partners (CAP), completed a controlling-stake acquisition of Highway Industries Limited and Roop Automotives Limited, combining the businesses into a single platform serving global automotive OEMs. Carlyle intends to scale the platform through consolidation, operational improvements and potential synergistic add-ons to deepen capabilities across forged and precision-machined components, steering assemblies and powertrain applications.

Ares Management and Partners Acquire Majority Stake in Form Technologies

January 21, 2025

Manufacturing

Ares Management funds have acquired a majority of Form Technologies' common equity as part of a financing package that injected approximately $304 million of new equity to deleverage the company and support strategic growth. The capital—$154 million of common equity from Ares, the D. E. Shaw group and Onex Credit, plus $150 million of preferred equity from the D. E. Shaw group and Ripple Industries—will fund investments in operational capabilities and commercial expansion across Form Technologies' global manufacturing footprint.

Carlyle Acquires SNP Schneider‑Neureither & Partner SE

April 10, 2025

Software

Global investment firm Carlyle completed its voluntary public cash takeover of SNP Schneider‑Neureither & Partner SE, taking the Heidelberg‑based software and consulting provider private. Carlyle will partner with SNP management to drive international expansion, optimize the Kyano product strategy and pursue inorganic growth opportunities, with equity provided by Carlyle Europe Partners V.

Carlyle Acquires Abingworth to Expand Global Healthcare & Life Sciences Investing

August 3, 2022

Healthcare Services

Global investment firm Carlyle has acquired Abingworth, a transatlantic life sciences investment firm with about $2 billion in assets under management, to broaden Carlyle's healthcare franchise and capabilities across venture to buyouts. The deal brings Abingworth's specialized team and clinical co-development expertise into Carlyle and establishes Launch Therapeutics, an operating company to accelerate late-stage clinical development; terms were not disclosed.

ABAX (Investcorp) Acquires Automile

November 16, 2020

Telecommunications

Investcorp-backed ABAX has acquired Automile, a Nordic telematics and IoT fleet-management provider, to strengthen ABAX’s telematics platform and scale its global footprint. The deal combines complementary telematics portfolios to create one of Europe’s largest telematics players by subscriptions and expands ABAX’s capability and geographic coverage.