Craig McGlashan

Main exits exam software services provider to ECI Partners; MusicBird acquires publishing catalog; Polaris invests in executive interim management biz

MusicBird has acquired the publishing catalog of Majid Jordan, a Toronto-based artist and production duo.

Dealmakers embracing complexity with take-privates and carve-outs in vogue, finds McKinsey; Not all software created equal

There has been an 'embrace of complexity' among dealmakers that calls for ever greater discernment of mispriced assets, according to McKinsey’s Global Private Markets Report 2026.

Data and customer communications key to defending against AI, says Parabellum’s Rami Cassis; CapVest to acquire energy tech services biz TSG

Baird Capital has made a strategic investment in Rapid Energy, a specialist provider of rapid-response and mission-critical temperature-control hire services.

Parabellum’s Rami Cassis: Data services pivot offers defensive moat against AI

The firm has just sold business process outsourcing company Parseq to Paragon Group

Security tech, children’s nursery businesses tipped for sales; Bridgepoint to exit Flexitallic, LBO France selling Dutscher Group; PAI’s Audiotonix in triple add-on

Bridgepoint will sell its stake in Flexitallic, a global provider of sealing and joint integrity products, to tire manufacturing giant Michelin.

Verdane’s Erik Osmundsen: Tighter environmental standards, AI water needs among theses for Bluewater Bio investment; Exponent agrees Optimas carve-out

Optimas International provides 'mission-critical' fasteners, c-class components and supply chain services into Europe and Asia.

Strong start to 2026 but middle-tier assets still stuck, says DC Advisory UK’s Tim Morris; Capza invests in aircraft cabin interior services company

FitzWalter has this morning said that its possible offer for London-listed Auction Technology Group is final, after not being granted access to due diligence.

Inflexion shares add-on plans for new insurance broking platform; Pollen Street to acquire fund administrator Tutman from Ventiga and J Leon

Tutman is a fund services platform providing fund administration, corporate service and transfer agency services to institutional investors, wealth managers and family offices.

Private equity firms turning AI hype into real value

There's still a lot of hype around AI, and not a lot of hard evidence it will live up to it. But PE firms have found compelling ways to create value with AI at their portfolio companies.

Ardian’s Pauline Thomson on AI threats and opportunities; Columna to sell stake in insurance claims management company MSA Mizar to TowerBrook

Epiris has agreed to sell a structured minority interest in Pure Cremation, a funeral services provider in the UK, to Centerbridge Partners.