The Daily Buyout

Thursday, October 22, 2026

The Daily Buyout

20 deals · $16B announced

Private equity opened the day with a bang: EQT agreed to take Qiagen private in a €10.8 billion all-cash deal. LSEG followed with a $3.5 billion bet on credit data, and KKR carved out a Swiss industrial safety business. Here's the full rundown.

Top deal of the day

EQT agrees €10.8B all-cash takeover of Qiagen

$12.5BTake-privateHealthcare & Life Sciences

Qiagen and EQT Private Equity's EQT XI fund agreed a recommended voluntary all-cash public takeover offer for the diagnostics and life-sciences tools maker. Bidder Crown NL Bidco B.V., indirectly controlled by EQT XI, will offer €46.50 per share, valuing the deal at about €10.8 billion. EQT says the investment will leave EQT XI 10-15% invested.

Why it matters: It is one of the year's largest European take-privates and an early marquee deployment for EQT's new €23 billion flagship fund.

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Stonepeak completes purchase of Chicago Parking Meters

Infrastructure investor Stonepeak closed its acquisition of Chicago Parking Meters, LLC, operator of the City of Chicago's on-street parking system. It bought the business from a consortium of Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, Allianz and an Abu Dhabi Investment Authority subsidiary after receiving all regulatory approvals.

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