Energy Capital Partners Closes $8.1B Fund VI to Bet on AI-Driven Power Demand
    Private Equity

    Energy Capital Partners Closes $8.1B Fund VI to Bet on AI-Driven Power Demand

    Energy Capital Partners closed its sixth flagship fund, ECP VI, at $8.1 billion in total capital commitments on August 6, 2026, blowing past its original $5 billion target by more than 50% and hitting an expanded hard...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Eagle Point's $14B Private Credit Bet on U.S. Battery Manufacturing
    Alternative Investments

    Eagle Point's $14B Private Credit Bet on U.S. Battery Manufacturing

    Private credit managers raised $262 billion in the first half of 2026 alone, a 30% increase year-over-year, according to Credit Crunch's H1 2026 market analysis . The latest example: Eagle Point Credi

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
    Warren Equity Partners Closes $2.8B Fund V: Why LPs Doubled Down on Infrastructure Services
    Private Equity

    Warren Equity Partners Closes $2.8B Fund V: Why LPs Doubled Down on Infrastructure Services

    Warren Equity Partners closed its fifth flagship fund at a $2.8 billion hard cap on July 13, 2026, according to Alternatives Watch. That's more than double the $1.4 billion the Jacksonville Beach, Flo

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    Blackstone's Dresser Utility Solutions Buy: Inside a $28B Energy Transition PE Playbook
    Alternative Investments

    Blackstone's Dresser Utility Solutions Buy: Inside a $28B Energy Transition PE Playbook

    TL;DR: On July 6, 2026, Blackstone Energy Transition Partners agreed to buy Dresser Utility Solutions, a 145-year-old Houston-based maker of gas and water metering and instrumentation equipment, from

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    KKR's $4.2 Billion EDF Power Solutions Deal Signals Infrastructure's New Core Status
    Alternative Investments

    KKR's $4.2 Billion EDF Power Solutions Deal Signals Infrastructure's New Core Status

    KKR agreed on June 30, 2026 to pay approximately $4.2 billion in equity value, plus up to $390 million in earnouts, for EDF Power Solutions' entire U.S. and Canadian renewable energy business, a...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read