Craig McGlashan

EQT agrees £2.1bn deal for video games biz Keywords Studios

Main buys financial management tech provider.

Agilitas’ Prodieco makes US push with Gemel buy; AIP, Good Springs, Clearlake in deal action

Agilitas Private Equity’s Prodieco, a business based in Ireland, acquires a US company; a trio of deals in the industrial and manufacturing sector: American Industrial Partners is investing in a near-200-year-old explosives business; Good Springs Capital is buying into a provider of plumbing, HVAC and electrical installation services; and Clearlake Capital Group has invested in a manufacturing enterprise resource planning and supply chain software provider.

Livingbridge sees North America growth for Quorum Cyber

Peel Hunt on UK take-private drop; Big deals for BlackRock, Providence, Mutares and Partners.

CVC to take M Group from PAI

Main to buy SoftProject; Advent’s Nicolas Chavanne on Pride.

HIG agrees sale of Italian discount retailer to TDR

Bain Capital and BC Partners’ Fedrigoni in add-on; Schroders Capital unveils GenAI platform.

NFL’s scarcity value ‘almost like a Picasso’; L Catterton acquires Naomi Watts’ wellness business

L Catterton acquires holistic wellness brand Stripes Beauty founded by Naomi Watts.

Bridgepoint agrees £626m take-private of financial services consultancy

Carlyle to buy gas portfolio.

Mutares’ Ivo Hobson shares H2 2024 outlook

Searchlight, Ares invest in RSK Group.

Permira healthcare head Silvia Oteri reveals GLP-1 playbook

AI’s role in private equity; Ardian in for Alstef.

Triton’s OCU Group makes another add-on with RJ McLeod

RJ McLeod is a Scottish energy transition contractor.