Craig McGlashan

European mid-market set for ‘significant uplift’ in Q3; Gilde Healthcare combines spectroscopy businesses

Gilde Healthcare will combine Artinis Medical Systems and NIRx Medical Technologies.

Mid-market picking up ‘dramatically’ in Europe

Some large-cap private equity firms are showing interest in mid-cap deals, sources told PE Hub.

Private equity backs Europe’s data center push; Keensight’s Inherent Group in fourth add-on of the year

Systonic is a provider of secure, managed cloud hosting services based near Bordeaux.

EQT backs Europa Biosite as EU looks to bolster life sciences

‘The ambition here is to create the absolute undisputed European leader in the space,’ partner Rikke Nielsen told PE Hub.

KKR tops Advent with £4.1bn equity valuation for Spectris as confidence returns to large-cap; Graphite Capital completes sale of education biz

Private equity tackles women’s health challenges; BC Partners promotes pair; Warburg Pincus, Latour Capital and more in deal action

Private equity carve-outs are on the rise

Public market volatility stemming from uncertainty around the imposition of US tariffs could create carve-out opportunities in some regions.

Hg finds momentum in regtech with latest Cube add-on; Astorg makes France, Benelux mid-cap push with hire

Astorg has added to its growing presence in the mid-market by hiring Jérôme Triebel from Sagard as partner, head of France and Benelux for its Mid-Cap fund

How dealmakers should navigate the EU’s AI Act; Mutares plans portco IPO; EQT exits property remediation business

EQT will exit its stake in Recover, a Scandinavian property remediation specialist.

Thorough reviews of targets’ AI capabilities ‘critical’ under EU Act

Private equity firms investing in Europe will need to enhance their due diligence processes, Covington’s Lyndsey Laverack and Moritz Hüsch told PE Hub.