Craig McGlashan

Njord Partners’ Arvid Trolle: AI now a ‘natural part’ of how firm operates; Advent agrees to acquire FNZ Bank

FNZ Bank is an independent wealth management banking and infrastructure provider in Germany, offering banking, custody, transaction execution and regulatory services.

Njord Partners’ Arvid Trolle: AI a ‘key part’ of operational improvements

The special situations investor is seeing ‘resilience’ in the value segment, including in the exit market, the firm’s co-founder told PE Hub.

Graphite’s Mike Tilbury: Rise of AI content could lead to ‘rights-clean’ data re-rating; Mutares completes largest-ever deal with Sabic carve-out

Mutares has completed its largest deal with the $450 million EV acquisition of Sabic’s engineering thermoplastics business in the Americas and Europe.

Providence’s Karim Tabet: More sellers ‘realistic’ on must-move assets

New investment opportunities are arising in comms, live events and education against the backdrop of AI, according to the firm’s head of Europe.

TowerBrook’s Joseph Knoll: Europe offers lower multiples but more challenging regulatory environment; ECP, KKR offer for DCC Energy accepted

Astorg’s Judith Charpentier: How to boost exit optionality; Epiris names Owen Wilson as managing partner; Platinum, Nestlé sign $5.6bn beverage JV

Astorg’s Judith Charpentier: Mid-market focus will maximize exit choices

While the valuation gap is ‘slightly reducing,’ the volatile macro backdrop makes exit optionality even more important, Astorg’s co-managing partner told PE Hub.

Hg backs UK proptech company Street Group with plans to deepen AI capabilities; Proptech deal roundup

Street Group has built an operating system for estate and letting agents, of which it counts thousands of branches among its customers.

CD&R-backed OCG in take-private move for facilities management company Mitie; Apax to buy pair of titles from Epiris-backed Delinian

The Mitie board has unanimously recommended the deal. It gives a premium of 46.8 percent to Mitie’s closing share price yesterday.

Montagu’s Christoph Leitner-Dietmaier: Carve-out complexity offers advantages; Arlington to take photonics biz G&H private

Bridgepoint has agreed to acquire a majority stake in GBA Group, a laboratory testing business based in Hamburg, Germany.