Starwood-led Consortium Privatises ESR Group

Sixth Street-led Group Acquires Enstar Group for $5.1 Billion

July 2, 2025

Insurance

Investment vehicles managed by affiliates of Sixth Street, with co-investors Liberty Strategic Capital, J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC and other institutional investors, acquired Enstar Group Limited for $338.00 per share, representing a total equity value of $5.1 billion. The transaction takes Enstar private and is intended to provide liquidity to shareholders while supporting Enstar’s next chapter and long-term strategy as a privately held global (re)insurance group.

Strength Capital Partners and Neuberger Berman Recapitalize ESP Associates

July 9, 2025

Engineering Services

Strength Capital Partners closed a single-asset continuation vehicle to recapitalize ESP Associates, providing liquidity to Strength Capital’s existing investors and bringing in follow-on capital led by investment funds affiliated with Neuberger Berman. The transaction includes significant rollover by SCP and the ESP management team and is intended to fund organic growth and strategic add-on M&A to expand the platform’s geographic footprint and service offerings.

Consortium of Private Investors Acquires Eton from EQT

June 27, 2025

Consumer Products

Eton, the Swedish luxury menswear brand headquartered in Gånghester, has been sold by EQT VII to a consortium of private long-term investors led by Mikael Schiller, Caspar Callerström and Thomas von Koch. The new owners, selected by Eton's lenders with support from EQT, will back management to continue expanding the brand's omnichannel presence, digital capabilities and international growth.

EQT Infrastructure VI Agrees to Acquire Seven Seas Water Group from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners

May 22, 2025

Utilities

EQT Infrastructure VI has agreed to acquire Seven Seas Water Group, a developer, owner and operator of water and wastewater treatment plants across the U.S., Caribbean and Latin America, from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners. The deal will support Seven Seas’ growth and operational optimization under EQT’s ownership, leveraging EQT’s infrastructure expertise and digital capabilities to expand the Company’s Water-as-a-Service platform.

STAR Capital Leads Consortium to Acquire V.Group

June 17, 2024

Transportation

STAR Capital's STAR IV Fund has signed an agreement to acquire V.Group, a London-headquartered global provider of mission-critical maritime services, in a consortium that includes Ackermans & van Haaren and other investors. The deal (subject to regulatory approvals) will provide V.Group with capital and balance-sheet support to drive growth; financial terms were not disclosed.

GHK Capital Partners Acquires WSB & Associates and Adds EST into WSB Platform

September 20, 2023

Engineering Services

GHK Capital Partners completed the acquisition of Minneapolis-based WSB & Associates and concurrently acquired EST, Inc., contributing EST into WSB to form a national critical infrastructure engineering platform. The combined business will have over 1,100 employees and will pursue growth through geographic expansion, digital construction investments, and an active M&A program.