Craig McGlashan

Ardian integrating AI risks and opportunities into deal analysis framework

Gen AI offers value creation enhancement, but portco legacy systems must first be adapted, Pauline Thomson, head of data science, told PE Hub.

Short holds in focus: Carlyle’s Petr Rieger on Tescan’s rapid EBITDA growth during three-year hold; Eurazeo to sell Ex Nihilo stake to L Catterton after two years

OpenAI: Latest ChatGPT model ‘incredibly valuable’ for investment analysis amid ‘super high’ PE adoption; CVC in talks with Infravia over Celeste stake

CVC DIF, the infrastructure business of CVC, has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire an 88 percent stake in Celeste from Infravia Capital Partners.

Warburg Pincus’ Andrew Sibbald: More assets to come to market in 2026 but price gap could widen; Inflexion launches insurance broking platform

Inflexion is launching an insurance broking platform with a cornerstone investment in the Ascend Broking Group.

Warburg Pincus’ Andrew Sibbald: Price divergence to rise in 2026

The discrepancy between high- and low-performing assets will grow as more portfolio companies come to market, says the head of Europe.

T2Y Capital reports increase in inbound investment enquiries; Triton agrees exit of traffic management business to I Squared

Triton has agreed to sell Ramudden Global, an international provider of temporary traffic management services for critical infrastructure projects, to I Squared Capital.

Inflexion’s Axiom GRC makes second US acquisition; Main, GCP and LDC looking at international expansion for new investments

Main, GCP and LDC on the hunt for international expansion for new investments.

Tikehau Capital’s Emmanuel Laillier: Newcomers to defense deals still in ‘training curve’; Bridgepoint, Carlyle, HIG, LLCP and Oakley in dealmaking action

Glas is a global provider of loan administration and bond trustee services.

Tikehau’s Emmanuel Laillier: No sign yet of extra GP competition for European defense assets

The GP’s background in aerospace and defense is attracting more European LPs.

PAI’s Frédéric Stévenin: Competition rising for quality assets

Buyers and sellers are increasingly aligned for assets in the real economy with predictable cashflows are finding, Stévenin told PE Hub.