M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2025-09-16 |
| Target | 7 Brew |
| Sector | Beverages |
| Buyer(s) |
Franchise Equity Partners
WJ Partners |
| Sellers(s) | The Blackstone Group |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Advisor(s) | Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Legal) |
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| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Franchise Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm focused on the franchising sector. The Firm seeks to invest as a minority investment partner in a variety of franchise concepts and help scale them nationally. Franchise Equity Partners is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 2 |
| Sector: Beverages M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: Arkansas M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 |
IMO Car Wash
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom IMO Car Wash operates automatic drive-through car-wash services that provide washes at its network of locations across several countries, offering convenience, vehicle-cleaning services, subscription/wash-voucher options, and services tailored for private customers as well as fleets. IMO Car Wash is based in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
WJ Partners is a private equity group focused on Southeast US-based, lower middle-market companies with a minimum of $1 million in EBITDA. The Firm will consider opportunities in a range of industries, including business and professional services, consumer products/services, industrial services, and specialty finance. WJ Partners does not invest in real estate, technology, start-ups, or operational turnarounds. WJ Partners is based in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 6 of 6 |
| Sector: Beverages M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: Arkansas M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 6 of 6 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-12 |
PUPCO
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States PUPCO is a distributor and servicer of strut channel, cable tray, fittings, and associated components used in electrical infrastructure. With locations in Charlotte and Norfolk, Virginia, PUPCO serves a national customer base including power plants, data centers, solar farms, healthcare facilities, and industrial construction. PUPCO was founded in 1973 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 394.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Blackstone Group is a global alternative investment management firm. The Firm's investment activities span real estate, secondary investments, hedge funds, credit, infrastructure, and private equity. Blackstone's private equity group targets opportunities globally including buyout acquisitions of established companies, development projects, growth equity financings, and industry consolidations. Sectors of interest include automotive, healthcare, chemicals, industrial, commercial property, lodging, communications, media/publishing, consumer & retail, packaging, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, energy, technology, entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, theme parks, food & beverage, and transportation. Blackstone's private equity real estate group looks for opportunities across North/South America, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe. The real estate group will consider both equity and debt investments. Areas of interest include healthcare, hotel, industrial, office, residential, and retail. The Blackstone Group was formed in 1987 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 191 of 193 |
| Sector: Beverages M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 27 of 28 |
| State: Arkansas M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 117 of 117 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 9 of 11 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-15 |
Hill Top Energy Center
Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, United States Hill Top Energy Center is a natural gas-fired combined cycle project. The 620-megawatt natural gas-fired Hill Top Energy Center enables the energy project to sell capacity and energy to the Pennsylvania-Jersey-Maryland (PJM) regional transmission organization, the largest competitive power market in the United States. Hill Top Energy Center is based in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania. |
Buy | $1.0B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-21 |
Hologic
Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States Hologic is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostic products, medical imaging systems, and surgical products, with an emphasis on serving the healthcare needs of women throughout the world. Hologic was formed in 1985 and is based in Marlborough, Massachusetts. |
Buy | $18.3B |
