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Dive Brief:
- Growth in the defense, data center and artificial intelligence industries drove private equity investments in manufacturing in the first half of 2026, according to a report released Sept. 29 by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project.
- Manufacturing companies with over 500 employees made up over 20% of private equity acquisitions. The second quarter saw 26% of the largest manufacturing companies taken over by private equity firms, up from 16% in the first quarter.
- The defense growth came after former Cerberus private equity executives took over the…
