# Take-private deals in 2026: every public-to-private buyout we track, with prices and SEC filings

> A take-private is a buyout that turns a listed company into a private one. Here is every take-private on Recent Funding since October 2025, with the buyers, the prices and the SEC filings behind them, who is doing them and in which sectors.

- URL: https://recentfunding.com/blog/take-private-deals/
- Published: 2026-10-12
- Data snapshot: 2026-10-12
- Tags: take-private, private equity, sec filings
- Publisher: Recent Funding (https://recentfunding.com/)

A take-private (also called a going-private transaction or a public-to-private deal) is an acquisition in which a buyer, usually a private equity firm, buys all the shares of a listed company and delists it. As of October 12, 2026, Recent Funding tracks 96 take-privates, 45 of them announced in 2026. 82 were made by private equity buyers or their portfolio companies, and 13 come with the buyer's proxy statement on file with the SEC. The largest with a price stated in a source is Electronic Arts, taken private by Public Investment Fund for [$52.52B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/000114036125042872/ny20056157x2_defm14a.htm).

Every deal below is on [the take-private list](https://recentfunding.com/acquisitions/?scope=take_private), updated daily, and in the API.

## How a take-private works

The buyer agrees a price per share with the company's board, usually at a premium to the market price. For a US company, the board then files a definitive proxy statement with the SEC (form DEFM14A) that sets out the merger agreement, the price, the background of the sale and the fairness opinions, and shareholders vote on it. Once the deal closes, the shares stop trading and are delisted. Outside the US the route differs (a UK company usually uses a scheme of arrangement, a Japanese one a tender offer), but the result is the same: the company leaves the stock market.

Recent Funding marks a deal as a take-private on evidence: a headline about the deal says so ("take private", "go-private", "delist"), or a private equity buyer (or a company it owns) bought a company whose listing a headline gives (a price per share, a tender offer, its ticker) or whose listing is on record, with an article about the deal that confirms it. US deals are also found from the filings a take-private has to make on SEC EDGAR: merger proxies, tender offers and going-private statements that name a private equity firm as the buyer's sponsor.

## Take-privates announced in 2026

Newest first. A price links to the article or filing that states it; a price marked with an asterisk is an estimate, not an announced figure.

| # | Buyer | Company | Category | Price | Announced | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Transom Capital Group](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/transom-capital-group/) | SoundThinking · SSTI | Security and privacy | [~$110M](https://pulse2.com/soundthinking-to-be-acquired-by-transom-capital-for-up-to-159-million/)* | 2026-09-29 | [Pulse 2.0](https://pulse2.com/soundthinking-to-be-acquired-by-transom-capital-for-up-to-159-million/) |
| 2 | [Webster Equity Partners](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/webster-equity-partners/) | Lifecore Biomedical · Nasdaq: LFCR | Bio and health | [$663.7M](https://www.themiddlemarket.com/latest-news/webster-equity-partners-acquires-lifecore-biomedical-in-663-7m-deal) | 2026-09-27 | [The Middle Market](https://www.themiddlemarket.com/latest-news/webster-equity-partners-acquires-lifecore-biomedical-in-663-7m-deal) |
| 3 | [H.I.G. Capital](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/h-i-g-capital/) | Mistras Group · MG | Robotics and hardware | [$866M](https://pulse2.com/h-i-g-capital-to-acquire-industrial-asset-integrity-company-mistras-group-for-approximately-866-million/) | 2026-09-18 | [Pulse 2.0](https://pulse2.com/h-i-g-capital-to-acquire-industrial-asset-integrity-company-mistras-group-for-approximately-866-million/) |
| 4 | [Accel-KKR](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/accel-kkr/) | Eleco | Proptech | [$280.68M](https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/accelkkr-to-acquire-eleco-for-2076-million-in-cash-deal-93CH-4894973) | 2026-09-10 | [Investing](https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/accelkkr-to-acquire-eleco-for-2076-million-in-cash-deal-93CH-4894973) |
| 5 | [Veritas Capital](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/veritas-capital/) | Bodycote · BOY | Robotics and hardware | [$2.5B](https://pulse2.com/veritas-capital-to-acquire-bodycote-for-1-85-billion-enterprise-value/) | 2026-09-01 | [Pulse 2.0](https://pulse2.com/veritas-capital-to-acquire-bodycote-for-1-85-billion-enterprise-value/) |
| 6 | [Epiris](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/epiris/) | Gamma · GAMA | Fintech | [$1.38B](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1097879/gamma-communications-agrees-1-02-billion-takeover-by-private-equity-firm-epiris-1097879.html) | 2026-09-01 | [Telecompaper](https://www.telecompaper.com/news/gamma-communications-agrees-sale-to-private-equity-firm-epiris--1581318) |
| 7 | Dragoneer Investment Group | Steadfast Group · SDF | Insurtech | [$5.52B](https://pulse2.com/kkr-dragoneer-and-amwins-to-acquire-steadfast-group-for-a7-7-billion/) | 2026-08-21 | [AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/australias-steadfast-exclusivity-period-extended-001648000.html) |
| 8 | [Francisco Partners](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/francisco-partners/) | Weave · WEAV | AI | [$650M](https://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Francisco+Partners+to+acquire+Weave+Communications+for+%24650M/26941691.html) | 2026-08-18 | [streetinsider](https://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Francisco+Partners+to+acquire+Weave+Communications+for+%24650M/26941691.html) |
| 9 | [Thoma Bravo](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/thoma-bravo/) | Accelerant · NYSE: ARX | Insurtech | [$4B](https://pulse2.com/thoma-bravo-to-acquire-accelerant-for-more-than-4-billion/) | 2026-08-13 | [AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/accelerant-enters-definitive-agreement-acquired-103000000.html) |
| 10 | [TPG](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/tpg/) | LOTTE rental | Logistics and mobility | [$925M](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-11/tpg-agrees-to-buy-south-korea-s-lotte-rental-for-925-million) | 2026-08-11 | [Bloomberg.com](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-11/tpg-agrees-to-buy-south-korea-s-lotte-rental-for-925-million) |
| 11 | [Bernhard Capital Partners Management](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/bernhard/) | Bowman Consulting · BWMN | Proptech | [$1B](https://www.pehub.com/bernhard-capital-to-take-private-bowman-consulting-group-for-1bn/) | 2026-08-10 | [PE Hub](https://www.pehub.com/bernhard-capital-to-take-private-bowman-consulting-group-for-1bn/) |
| 12 | Safe Harbor Marinas · add-on, backed by [Blackstone](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/blackstone/) | MarineMax · HZO | E-commerce and retail | [$1.17B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1057060/000119312526412241/d130789ddefm14a.htm) | 2026-08-10 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1057060/000119312526412241/d130789ddefm14a.htm) |
| 13 | [Apollo](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/apollo-asset-management/) | EasyJet · EZJ | Logistics and mobility | [$7.68B](https://pulse2.com/easyjet-apollo-to-acquire-airline-for-5-7-billion-in-recommended-cash-deal/) | 2026-08-06 | [Pulse 2.0](https://pulse2.com/easyjet-apollo-to-acquire-airline-for-5-7-billion-in-recommended-cash-deal/) |
| 14 | [Sheridan Capital Partners](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/sheridan-capital-partners/) | Carolina Components | Bio and health | Not disclosed | 2026-08-04 | [Business Wire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260804041150/en/Sheridan-Capital-Partners-Completes-Investment-in-Carolina-Components-Group-a-Key-Supplier-to-Biopharmaceutical-Manufacturers) |
| 15 | [Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/kohlberg-kravis-roberts/) | Integer · ITGR | Bio and health | [$4.32B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1114483/000114036126036420/ny20080277x2_defm14a.htm) | 2026-08-03 | [GlobeNewswire](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/03/3337312/0/en/integer-to-be-acquired-by-kkr-in-transaction-valued-at-approximately-5-7-billion.html) · [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1114483/000114036126036420/ny20080277x2_defm14a.htm) |
| 16 | Global Battery Materials | Lomiko Metals · LMR | Energy and climate | Not disclosed | 2026-07-28 | [Morningstar, Inc.](https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20260728405266/lomiko-metals-enters-into-definitive-agreement-to-be-acquired-by-global-battery-materials) |
| 17 | [Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/kohlberg-kravis-roberts/) | DCC Energy · DCC | Energy and climate | [$7.7B](https://www.pehub.com/ecp-kkr-agree-to-acquire-dcc-energy-in-7-7bn-deal/) | 2026-07-27 | [Briefs Finance](https://www.briefs.co/news/kkr-and-ecp-acquire-dcc-energy-for-5-7-billion/) |
| 18 | [Wynnchurch Capital](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/wynnchurch/) | Luxfer · LXFR | Robotics and hardware | [$512.8M](https://www.akm.ru/eng/news/american-wynnchurch-acquires-british-luxfer-for-512-8-million-/) | 2026-07-27 | [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/wynnchurch-capital-to-acquire-luxfer-holdings-in-all-cash-deal/ar-AA28NPcA) |
| 19 | OCS Group | Mitie · MTO | E-commerce and retail | [$4.15B](https://pulse2.com/ocs-to-acquire-mitie-for-3-1-billion-creating-8-5-billion-facilities-management-group/) | 2026-07-21 | [Pulse 2.0](https://pulse2.com/ocs-to-acquire-mitie-for-3-1-billion-creating-8-5-billion-facilities-management-group/) |
| 20 | Intersnack Group | Utz Brands · UTZ | Food and agriculture | Not disclosed | 2026-07-21 | [Proactive Investors](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1095790/utz-brands-to-be-acquired-by-intersnack-group-in-2-9b-transaction-1095790.html) |
| 21 | [Arlington Capital Partners](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/arlington-capital-partners/) | Gooch & Housego · GHH | Bio and health | [$467.48M](https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/gooch-housego-agrees-346-million-064800621.html) | 2026-07-16 | — |
| 22 | [TJC](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/tjc/) | Luna Innovations | Bio and health | Not disclosed | 2026-06-26 | [Yahoo Finance](https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/luna-innovations-enters-definitive-agreement-120000587.html) |
| 23 | [Arcline Investment Management](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/arcline-investment-management/) | AstroNova · ALOT | Fintech | [$227.39M](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8146/000119312526326441/d140981ddefm14a.htm) | 2026-06-16 | [PE Hub](https://www.pehub.com/arcline-to-take-tech-company-astronova-private-for-29-per-share/) · [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8146/000119312526326441/d140981ddefm14a.htm) |
| 24 | [Altaris Capital Partners](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/altaris-capital-partners/) | Simulations Plus · SLP | Data and analytics | [$375M](https://markets.financialcontent.com/prnews.pressrelease/article/bizwire-2026-6-16-simulations-plus-to-be-acquired-by-altaris-for-approximately-375-million) | 2026-06-16 | [markets.financialcontent](https://markets.financialcontent.com/prnews.pressrelease/article/bizwire-2026-6-16-simulations-plus-to-be-acquired-by-altaris-for-approximately-375-million) |
| 25 | ANV Group Holdings | Open Lending · LPRO | Fintech | [$372M](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/mergers-acquisitions/anv-group-to-acquire-open-lending-in-372-million-allcash-deal-579185.aspx) | 2026-06-15 | [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/open-lending-enters-merger-agreement-130000804.html) |
| 26 | [Thoma Bravo](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/thoma-bravo/) | Kneat · KSI | Enterprise software | [$466.39M](https://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/Thoma+Bravo+to+acquire+Kneat+for+C%24650+million+in+all-cash+deal/26614360.html) | 2026-06-08 | [streetinsider](https://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/Thoma+Bravo+to+acquire+Kneat+for+C%24650+million+in+all-cash+deal/26614360.html) |
| 27 | Allied Universal | SSC Security Services · INP | Security and privacy | Not disclosed | 2026-05-26 | [AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/ssc-security-services-private-cash-131400000.html) |
| 28 | Knox Lane | Cross Country Healthcare · CCRN | Bio and health | [$437M](https://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/Knox+Lane+to+acquire+Cross+Country+Healthcare+for+%24437+million/26445698.html) | 2026-05-06 | [streetinsider](https://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/Knox+Lane+to+acquire+Cross+Country+Healthcare+for+%24437+million/26445698.html) |
| 29 | [ArchiMed](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/archimed-japan/) | Esperion · ESPR | Bio and health | [$1.1B](https://pulse2.com/archimed-successfully-completes-take-private-of-esperion-in-1-1-billion-deal/) | 2026-05-01 | [Pulse 2.0](https://pulse2.com/archimed-successfully-completes-take-private-of-esperion-in-1-1-billion-deal/) |
| 30 | [Charterhouse Capital Partners](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/charterhouse-capital-partners/) | Animalcare Group · ANCR | Bio and health | [$318.28M](https://www.sharecast.com/news/aim-bulletin/animalcare-agrees-terms-of-pound235m-takeover-by-charterhouse--22299314.html) | 2026-04-16 | [The Press](https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26030273.charterhouse-capital-partners-acquires-animalcare-york/) |
| 31 | [American Industrial Partners](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/american-industrial-partners/) | Avanos Medical · AVNS | Bio and health | [$1.27B](https://markets.financialcontent.com/prnews/article/marketminute-2026-4-14-avanos-medical-to-be-acquired-by-american-industrial-partners-for-127-billion-stock-surges-69) | 2026-04-14 | [markets.financialcontent](https://markets.financialcontent.com/prnews/article/marketminute-2026-4-14-avanos-medical-to-be-acquired-by-american-industrial-partners-for-127-billion-stock-surges-69) |
| 32 | Ares Management | Whitestone REIT · WSR | Proptech | [$1.7B](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/real-estate/houston-based-whitestone-reit-to-be-acquired-by-private-company-for-1-7-billion/ar-AA20xVpQ) | 2026-04-08 | [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/real-estate/houston-based-whitestone-reit-to-be-acquired-by-private-company-for-1-7-billion/ar-AA20xVpQ) |
| 33 | [Francisco Partners](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/francisco-partners/) | Blackline Safety · BLN | Infra and devtools | Not disclosed | 2026-04-07 | [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/blackline-safety-enters-definitive-agreement-111700688.html) |
| 34 | [Argos Fund](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/argos-fund/) | STAR7 · STAR7 | Media and marketing | Not disclosed | 2026-04-01 | [The Globe and Mail](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/markets-news/Tipranks/3168523/star7-to-refinance-debt-and-repay-bonds-early-ahead-of-argos-fund-takeover/) |
| 35 | [Apollo](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/apollo-asset-management/) | NSG Group · 5202 | Robotics and hardware | [$3.7B](https://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Apollo+to+acquire+Japans+NSG+Group+in+%243.7+billion+deal/26205228.html) | 2026-03-23 | [streetinsider](https://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Apollo+to+acquire+Japans+NSG+Group+in+%243.7+billion+deal/26205228.html) |
| 36 | LKCM Headwater | Distribution Solutions Group · Nasdaq: DSGR | Robotics and hardware | [$2.64B](https://www.insidearbitrage.com/2026/07/lkcm-headwater-investments-acquires-distribution-solutions-group-for-2-64-billion/) | 2026-03-14 | [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/top-stocks/distribution-solutions-shares-jump-after-35-a-share-take-private-agreement-dsgr/ar-AA2835lt) |
| 37 | [Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/wcas/) | Select Medical · SEM | Bio and health | [$3.9B](https://www.citybiz.co/article/868232/select-medical-completes-3-9-billion-acquisition-by-investor-consortium/) | 2026-03-02 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1320414/000110465926064024/tm268269-4_defm14a.htm) |
| 38 | [Searchlight Capital Partners](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/searchlight-capital-partners/) | KORE Wireless · KORE | Logistics and mobility | [$163.01M](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1855457/000114036126025086/ny20068726x6_defm14a.htm) | 2026-02-27 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1855457/000114036126025086/ny20068726x6_defm14a.htm) |
| 39 | [Kinderhook Industries](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/kinderhook/) | Enhabit Home Health & Hospice · EHAB | Bio and health | [$706.91M](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803737/000119312526154881/d48559ddefm14a.htm) | 2026-02-23 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803737/000119312526154881/d48559ddefm14a.htm) |
| 40 | [Leonard Green & Partners](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/leonard-green/) | Mister Car Wash · MCW | Consumer and social | [$3.1B](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mister-car-wash-taken-private-152213487.html) | 2026-02-18 | [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mister-car-wash-taken-private-152213487.html) |
| 41 | MTN Group | IHS Towers · IHS | Infra and devtools | Not disclosed | 2026-02-17 | [LEADERSHIP Newspaper](https://leadership.ng/mtn-to-acquire-75-per-cent-ihs-towers/) |
| 42 | [Advent International](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/advent-international/) | InPost · INPST | Logistics and mobility | [$9.27B](https://www.pehub.com/advent-and-inpost-to-lead-e7-8bn-inpost-takeover/) | 2026-02-09 | — |
| 43 | Refresco | SunOpta · STKL | Bio and health | [~$770M](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/refresco-acquire-sunopta-6-50-133900494.html)* | 2026-02-06 | [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/refresco-acquire-sunopta-6-50-133900494.html) |
| 44 | [One Equity Partners](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/one-equity-partners/) | Kitwave Group · KITW | Food and agriculture | Not disclosed | 2026-01-22 | [One Equity Partners](https://www.oneequity.com/news/one-equity-partners-acquires-kitwave-group/) |
| 45 | [Hg](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/hg/) | OneStream Software · OS | AI | [$6.4B](https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/hg-will-buy-onestream-64-billion-deal-2026-01-06/) | 2026-01-06 | [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/hg-will-buy-onestream-64-billion-deal-2026-01-06/) |

* Estimate, not announced: Recent Funding's range from public facts about the company (headcount, revenue or the offer per share; hover for the basis, the link goes to the source of that fact). [How we estimate](https://recentfunding.com/acquisitions/#estimates).

## Take-privates announced in late 2025

| # | Buyer | Company | Category | Price | Announced | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Permira](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/permira/) | Clearwater Analytics · CWAN | Insurtech | [$8.4B](https://www.reuters.com/technology/permira-warburg-near-82-bln-deal-clearwater-analytics-sources-say-2025-12-21/) | 2025-12-21 | [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/technology/permira-warburg-near-82-bln-deal-clearwater-analytics-sources-say-2025-12-21/) |
| 2 | [Kingswood Capital Management](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/kingswood/) | Quipt Home Medical · Nasdaq: QIPT | Bio and health | Not disclosed | 2025-12-15 | [GlobeNewswire](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/12/15/3205322/0/en/Quipt-Home-Medical-Enters-Into-Definitive-Agreement-for-Its-Acquisition-by-Affiliates-of-Kingswood-Capital-Management-and-Forager-Capital-Management.html) |
| 3 | First Eagle Investments · add-on, backed by [Genstar Capital](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/genstar/) | Diamond Hill Capital Management | Fintech | Not disclosed | 2025-12-11 | — |
| 4 | [Advent International](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/advent-international/) | Heidrick & Struggles International · HSII | Fintech | [$1.23B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1066605/000119312525261675/d176641ddefm14a.htm) | 2025-12-10 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1066605/000119312525261675/d176641ddefm14a.htm) |
| 5 | [Warburg Pincus](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/warburg-pincus/) | ECN Capital · ECN | Fintech | [$1.36B](https://pulse2.com/ecn-capital-to-be-acquired-for-c1-9-billion-in-all-cash-transaction/) | 2025-11-13 | [PR Newswire Canada](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ecn-capital-shareholders-approve-proposed-acquisition-by-investor-group-led-by-warburg-pincus-863533132.html) |
| 6 | [Permira](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/permira/) | JTC · JTC | Proptech | Not disclosed | 2025-11-10 | [WSJ](https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/permira-to-buy-jtc-in-3-billion-deal-e5eed99a) |
| 7 | [InvestIndustrial Holdings](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/investindustrial/) | TreeHouse Foods · THS | Food and agriculture | [$2.9B](https://www.paulweiss.com/insights/client-news/investindustrial-to-acquire-treehouse-foods) | 2025-11-10 | [Paul, Weiss](https://www.paulweiss.com/insights/client-news/investindustrial-to-acquire-treehouse-foods) |
| 8 | [Triartisan Capital Advisors](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/triartisan-capital-advisors/) | Denny's · Nasdaq: DENN | Food and agriculture | [$620M](https://investor.dennys.com/news/news-details/2025/Dennys-Corporation-to-be-Acquired-by-TriArtisan-Capital-Advisors-Treville-Capital-Group-and-Yadav-Enterprises-in-620-Million-Transaction/default.aspx) | 2025-11-04 | [investor.dennys.com](https://investor.dennys.com/news/news-details/2025/Dennys-Corporation-to-be-Acquired-by-TriArtisan-Capital-Advisors-Treville-Capital-Group-and-Yadav-Enterprises-in-620-Million-Transaction/default.aspx) |
| 9 | [Morgenthaler Private Equity](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/morgenthaler-private-equity/) | Renold · RNO | Uncategorized | Not disclosed | 2025-11-04 | — |
| 10 | [Francisco Partners](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/francisco-partners/) | Jamf · JAMF | Security and privacy | [$1.75B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1721947/000110465925120004/tm2531992-2_defm14a.htm) | 2025-10-29 | [Business Wire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251029315180/en/Jamf-Enters-into-Definitive-Agreement-to-be-Acquired-by-Francisco-Partners-in-%242.2-Billion-Transaction) · [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1721947/000110465925120004/tm2531992-2_defm14a.htm) |
| 11 | [Thoma Bravo](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/thoma-bravo/) | PROS Holdings, Inc. · PRO | AI | [$1.12B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1392972/000119312525262697/d24933ddefm14a.htm) | 2025-10-22 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1392972/000119312525262697/d24933ddefm14a.htm) |
| 12 | [Blackstone](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/blackstone/) | Hologic · HOLX | Bio and health | [$18B](https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/blackstone-tpg-acquire-hologic-in-usd18b-deal/ar-AA1OYLTU) | 2025-10-21 | [Hologic](https://www.hologic.com/about/press-release/hologic-be-acquired-blackstone-and-tpg-79-share) |
| 13 | Sumisho Air Lease Corporation | Air Lease Corp · AL | Uncategorized | [$7.26B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1487712/000119312525264858/d28474ddefm14a.htm) | 2025-10-15 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1487712/000119312525264858/d28474ddefm14a.htm) |
| 14 | [Lone Star Funds](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/lone-star-japan-acquisitions/) | Hillenbrand · HI | Robotics and hardware | [$2.26B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1417398/000114036125043734/ny20057804x2_defm14a.htm) | 2025-10-15 | [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hillenbrand-announces-agreement-to-be-acquired-by-lone-star-for-32-00-per-share-302584799.html) · [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1417398/000114036125043734/ny20057804x2_defm14a.htm) |
| 15 | [Warburg Pincus](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/warburg-pincus/) | PSI Software · PSAN | Robotics and hardware | Not disclosed | 2025-10-13 | [Morningstar.com](https://www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jones/20251013540/warburg-pincus-to-acquire-psi-software-for-over-800-million) |

## The biggest take-privates by price

| # | Buyer | Company | Category | Price | Announced | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Public Investment Fund | Electronic Arts · EA | Gaming | [$52.52B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/000114036125042872/ny20056157x2_defm14a.htm) | 2025-09-29 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/000114036125042872/ny20056157x2_defm14a.htm) |
| 2 | [Blackstone](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/blackstone/) | Hologic · HOLX | Bio and health | [$18B](https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/blackstone-tpg-acquire-hologic-in-usd18b-deal/ar-AA1OYLTU) | 2025-10-21 | [Hologic](https://www.hologic.com/about/press-release/hologic-be-acquired-blackstone-and-tpg-79-share) |
| 3 | [Thoma Bravo](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/thoma-bravo/) | Dayforce · DAY | Payments and stablecoins | [$12.3B](https://globallegalchronicle.com/dayforce-to-be-acquired-by-thoma-bravo-in-us12-3-billion-all-cash-transaction/) | 2025-08-21 | [globallegalchronicle.com](https://globallegalchronicle.com/dayforce-to-be-acquired-by-thoma-bravo-in-us12-3-billion-all-cash-transaction/) |
| 4 | [Blackstone Infrastructure](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/blackstone/) | TXNM Energy · TXNM | Energy and climate | [$11.5B](https://www.investopedia.com/txnm-energy-stock-hits-all-time-high-on-usd11-5b-blackstone-deal-11737396) | 2025-05-19 | [Pulse 2.0](https://pulse2.com/blackstone-11-5-billion-acquisition-of-txnm-energy/) |
| 5 | [Advent International](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/advent-international/) | InPost · INPST | Logistics and mobility | [$9.27B](https://www.pehub.com/advent-and-inpost-to-lead-e7-8bn-inpost-takeover/) | 2026-02-09 | — |
| 6 | [Permira](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/permira/) | Clearwater Analytics · CWAN | Insurtech | [$8.4B](https://www.reuters.com/technology/permira-warburg-near-82-bln-deal-clearwater-analytics-sources-say-2025-12-21/) | 2025-12-21 | [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/technology/permira-warburg-near-82-bln-deal-clearwater-analytics-sources-say-2025-12-21/) |
| 7 | [Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/kohlberg-kravis-roberts/) | DCC Energy · DCC | Energy and climate | [$7.7B](https://www.pehub.com/ecp-kkr-agree-to-acquire-dcc-energy-in-7-7bn-deal/) | 2026-07-27 | [Briefs Finance](https://www.briefs.co/news/kkr-and-ecp-acquire-dcc-energy-for-5-7-billion/) |
| 8 | [Apollo](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/apollo-asset-management/) | EasyJet · EZJ | Logistics and mobility | [$7.68B](https://pulse2.com/easyjet-apollo-to-acquire-airline-for-5-7-billion-in-recommended-cash-deal/) | 2026-08-06 | [Pulse 2.0](https://pulse2.com/easyjet-apollo-to-acquire-airline-for-5-7-billion-in-recommended-cash-deal/) |
| 9 | Sumisho Air Lease Corporation | Air Lease Corp · AL | Uncategorized | [$7.26B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1487712/000119312525264858/d28474ddefm14a.htm) | 2025-10-15 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1487712/000119312525264858/d28474ddefm14a.htm) |
| 10 | [Hg](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/hg/) | OneStream Software · OS | AI | [$6.4B](https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/hg-will-buy-onestream-64-billion-deal-2026-01-06/) | 2026-01-06 | [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/hg-will-buy-onestream-64-billion-deal-2026-01-06/) |

Prices are the figure the source gives: for a US deal usually the equity value from the proxy statement (the price per share times the shares), elsewhere often the enterprise value from the announcement, converted to US dollars on the day of the announcement.

## Take-privates confirmed by an SEC filing

These are the take-privates whose merger proxy statement is linked, the strongest evidence a deal is a take-private: the filing names the buyer's acquisition vehicle, the price per share and the shareholder vote.

| # | Buyer | Company | Category | Price | Announced | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Safe Harbor Marinas · add-on, backed by [Blackstone](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/blackstone/) | MarineMax · HZO | E-commerce and retail | [$1.17B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1057060/000119312526412241/d130789ddefm14a.htm) | 2026-08-10 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1057060/000119312526412241/d130789ddefm14a.htm) |
| 2 | [Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/kohlberg-kravis-roberts/) | Integer · ITGR | Bio and health | [$4.32B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1114483/000114036126036420/ny20080277x2_defm14a.htm) | 2026-08-03 | [GlobeNewswire](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/03/3337312/0/en/integer-to-be-acquired-by-kkr-in-transaction-valued-at-approximately-5-7-billion.html) · [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1114483/000114036126036420/ny20080277x2_defm14a.htm) |
| 3 | [Arcline Investment Management](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/arcline-investment-management/) | AstroNova · ALOT | Fintech | [$227.39M](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8146/000119312526326441/d140981ddefm14a.htm) | 2026-06-16 | [PE Hub](https://www.pehub.com/arcline-to-take-tech-company-astronova-private-for-29-per-share/) · [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8146/000119312526326441/d140981ddefm14a.htm) |
| 4 | [Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/wcas/) | Select Medical · SEM | Bio and health | [$3.9B](https://www.citybiz.co/article/868232/select-medical-completes-3-9-billion-acquisition-by-investor-consortium/) | 2026-03-02 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1320414/000110465926064024/tm268269-4_defm14a.htm) |
| 5 | [Searchlight Capital Partners](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/searchlight-capital-partners/) | KORE Wireless · KORE | Logistics and mobility | [$163.01M](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1855457/000114036126025086/ny20068726x6_defm14a.htm) | 2026-02-27 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1855457/000114036126025086/ny20068726x6_defm14a.htm) |
| 6 | [Kinderhook Industries](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/kinderhook/) | Enhabit Home Health & Hospice · EHAB | Bio and health | [$706.91M](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803737/000119312526154881/d48559ddefm14a.htm) | 2026-02-23 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803737/000119312526154881/d48559ddefm14a.htm) |
| 7 | [Advent International](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/advent-international/) | Heidrick & Struggles International · HSII | Fintech | [$1.23B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1066605/000119312525261675/d176641ddefm14a.htm) | 2025-12-10 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1066605/000119312525261675/d176641ddefm14a.htm) |
| 8 | [Francisco Partners](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/francisco-partners/) | Jamf · JAMF | Security and privacy | [$1.75B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1721947/000110465925120004/tm2531992-2_defm14a.htm) | 2025-10-29 | [Business Wire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251029315180/en/Jamf-Enters-into-Definitive-Agreement-to-be-Acquired-by-Francisco-Partners-in-%242.2-Billion-Transaction) · [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1721947/000110465925120004/tm2531992-2_defm14a.htm) |
| 9 | [Thoma Bravo](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/thoma-bravo/) | PROS Holdings, Inc. · PRO | AI | [$1.12B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1392972/000119312525262697/d24933ddefm14a.htm) | 2025-10-22 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1392972/000119312525262697/d24933ddefm14a.htm) |
| 10 | Sumisho Air Lease Corporation | Air Lease Corp · AL | Uncategorized | [$7.26B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1487712/000119312525264858/d28474ddefm14a.htm) | 2025-10-15 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1487712/000119312525264858/d28474ddefm14a.htm) |
| 11 | [Lone Star Funds](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/lone-star-japan-acquisitions/) | Hillenbrand · HI | Robotics and hardware | [$2.26B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1417398/000114036125043734/ny20057804x2_defm14a.htm) | 2025-10-15 | [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hillenbrand-announces-agreement-to-be-acquired-by-lone-star-for-32-00-per-share-302584799.html) · [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1417398/000114036125043734/ny20057804x2_defm14a.htm) |
| 12 | Public Investment Fund | Electronic Arts · EA | Gaming | [$52.52B](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/000114036125042872/ny20056157x2_defm14a.htm) | 2025-09-29 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/000114036125042872/ny20056157x2_defm14a.htm) |
| 13 | DigitalBridge | WideOpenWest · WOW | Uncategorized | [$445.66M](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1701051/000110465925102255/tm2523589-7_defm14a.htm) | 2025-08-11 | [SEC filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1701051/000110465925102255/tm2523589-7_defm14a.htm) |

## Who is doing the take-privates

Take-privates by private equity firm, the firm's own deals and those of the companies it owns together, firms with more than one first:

| Firm | Take-privates | Share | Price announced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Blackstone](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/blackstone/) | 6 | 7% | 6 |
| [Thoma Bravo](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/thoma-bravo/) | 6 | 7% | 5 |
| [KKR](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/kohlberg-kravis-roberts/) | 4 | 5% | 3 |
| [Advent International](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/advent-international/) | 3 | 4% | 3 |
| [Francisco Partners](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/francisco-partners/) | 3 | 4% | 2 |

The two software specialists lead: [Francisco Partners](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/francisco-partners/) (Weave, Jamf and Blackline Safety) and [Thoma Bravo](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/thoma-bravo/) (PROS, Kneat and the specialty insurer Accelerant) have three each. Beyond them the list is spread out, with one take-private for most firms. The other 14 take-privates were bought by companies and other investors, such as a competitor or a growth equity firm. Every firm's take-privates are on its page in [the PE firm directory](https://recentfunding.com/pe-firms/).

## Which sectors are being taken private

| Category | Take-privates | Share | Price announced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bio and health | 17 | 18% | 11 |
| Robotics and hardware | 11 | 11% | 9 |
| Fintech | 8 | 8% | 6 |
| AI | 7 | 7% | 4 |
| Proptech | 7 | 7% | 5 |
| Uncategorized | 6 | 6% | 4 |
| Energy and climate | 5 | 5% | 3 |
| Food and agriculture | 5 | 5% | 3 |
| Logistics and mobility | 5 | 5% | 5 |
| E-commerce and retail | 4 | 4% | 3 |
| Insurtech | 4 | 4% | 4 |
| Infra and devtools | 3 | 3% | 0 |
| Payments and stablecoins | 3 | 3% | 1 |
| Security and privacy | 3 | 3% | 1 |
| Enterprise software | 2 | 2% | 2 |
| Media and marketing | 2 | 2% | 1 |
| Consumer and social | 1 | 1% | 1 |
| Data and analytics | 1 | 1% | 1 |
| Gaming | 1 | 1% | 1 |
| HR and work | 1 | 1% | 1 |

Health care leads: medical device makers (Hologic, Integer, Avanos Medical), a home health and hospice operator (Enhabit), a hospital operator (Select Medical) and a pharmaceutical company (Esperion). Industrial companies come next. Recent Funding's categories are built for startups, so traditional businesses land in the nearest one: industrial manufacturers and distributors are in robotics and hardware, and software companies are spread over the category of what their software does (Clearwater Analytics and Accelerant in insurtech, Jamf in security, PROS and Weave in AI).

## What this list misses

This is not every take-private in the world. A deal is only here when Recent Funding found evidence of a listing: an SEC filing, a headline that says the company goes private or gives its ticker, or an article that confirms the listing on record. A take-private whose sources say neither stays among [the private equity deals](https://recentfunding.com/blog/private-equity-acquisitions/) without the mark until one does; a sale of a listed company's division or business unit never gets it, since the parent stays listed. For the market as a whole, PitchBook counted [11 US PE take-privates in the second quarter of 2026](https://pitchbook.brightspotcdn.com/40/42/bbeb88094080abaea3d7c87530b8/q2-2026-us-pe-breakdown.pdf), worth [$6.2B](https://pitchbook.brightspotcdn.com/40/42/bbeb88094080abaea3d7c87530b8/q2-2026-us-pe-breakdown.pdf), a 90.1% fall from the first quarter, as sponsors held back with public markets at new highs.

A review of this list for this post also took out records that were wrong: a few SEC filings had been matched to the wrong buyer or company name, one deal was a division sale rather than a take-private, and one was an old deal with a new date. They are left out here and reported for a fix at the source.

## Take-privates and AI

Each take-private on Recent Funding also carries `ai_thesis`: set when an article about the deal says the buyer plans to rebuild the company around AI, with the sentence and its source. As of October 12, 2026, 1 of the 96 take-privates have one. Whether private equity will take companies private to rebuild them around AI and then list them again is an idea worth watching, and [the evidence for it so far](https://recentfunding.com/blog/private-equity-ai-take-private-relist/) is in its own post.

## Get the list from the API

```sh
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $RF_KEY" "https://recentfunding.com/api/v1/acquisitions?deal_type=take_private&limit=1"
```

The start of the response, from this post's data:

```json
{
  "acquisitions": [
    {
      "acquirer": {
        "name": "Transom Capital Group",
        "pe_firm_slug": "transom-capital-group",
        "pe_sponsor": null
      },
      "acquired": {
        "name": "SoundThinking",
        "slug": null,
        "ticker": "SSTI",
        "exchange": null
      },
      "announced_on": "2026-09-29",
      "price_usd": null,
      "price_source_url": null,
      "price_estimate": {
        "low": "110000000",
        "high": "110000000",
        "basis": "$8 a share × 13,163,790 shares outstanding"
      },
      "source_url": "https://pulse2.com/soundthinking-to-be-acquired-by-transom-capital-for-up-to-159-million/",
      "source_publisher": "Pulse 2.0",
      "category": "security-privacy",
      "buyer_type": "pe",
      "deal_type": "take_private",
      "ai_thesis": null
    }
  ],
  "count": 1,
  "next_offset": 1
}
```

Add `buyer=pe` for private equity buyers only, and `since=2026-01-01` for a window. `acquired.ticker` and `acquired.exchange` give the listing when known, `price_source_url` the article or SEC filing that states the price. The API is free and read-only; a [free API key](https://recentfunding.com/api-key/?from=blog) takes just an email, and the [API docs](https://recentfunding.com/docs/) list every field.

## Related on Recent Funding

- [Private equity deals, updated daily](https://recentfunding.com/acquisitions/?scope=pe)
- [Recent Funding API docs](https://recentfunding.com/docs/): every endpoint behind this post; a [free API key](https://recentfunding.com/api-key/?from=blog-related) takes just an email