Craig McGlashan

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.

Stone Point, Further Global’s Kroll to acquire ABC Economics; Ardian in for healthcare recruitment platform; Iron Maiden join PE music royalties wave

Stone Point Capital and Further Global acquired Kroll – then named Duff & Phelps – from Permira in 2020.

Inflexion signs deal for single-use medical consumables biz Primed Group from Paragon Partners; Battery Ventures’ ORTEC adds TOBA HR Solutions

'Primed has significant opportunities to build on its leading market position,' said Andrew Neville, healthcare partner at Inflexion

Why water treatment? Nordic Capital’s Andreas Näsvik on sector’s attractiveness; Bridgepoint backs Danish defense biz; Ardian to buy German BMS company stake

Tighter environmental standards and increasing regulatory demands are creating ample opportunities for water infrastructure

HR tech deals to the fore with Shore Capital, Lightyear and Bridgepoint signing deals; Apollo bids for budget airline EasyJet

Apollo's offer gives EasyJet an equity value of £5.7 billion.

Searchlight’s James Redmayne: B2B events and blue-collar services ‘high-conviction’ areas for firm; PSG invests in CPM software company

'The bid-ask gap on quality assets is narrowing, and selective deal activity will pick up in H2 for those with a differentiated thesis,' Redmayne told PE Hub.

Tikehau’s Emmanuel Laillier: Electronics and mechanical components offer opportunities in defense tech; Defense deal round-up

'We have been working actively on several opportunities while continuing to strengthen our pipeline, with the next deal expected to materialize later this year or into next year,' TIkehau's Laillier told PE Hub.

Apheon acquires French frozen snack group Alma, looks for Benelux, Germany, UK expansion; Novo Holdings ramping up planetary health deal plans

Cinven’s Vitamin Well to merge with Waterland’s EMPWR; Apheon in talks to acquire orthopedic bone cement business; KKR to exit ship lessor Ocean Yield

Few sectors have drawn more attention this year than shipping, after the conflict between the US and Iran led to the closing of the Strait of Hormuz.