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Private Equity Finds Its Next Target: Firms Powering AI, Energy, Industrial Growth

BenzingaJul 15, 2026, 4:42 PMCaroline Ryan

Private equity is moving beyond software and consumer brands to the companies building America’s next wave of infrastructure.

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