Craig McGlashan

Mubadala and management to acquire Softbank’s Fortress; Amulet acquires clinical site platform

SPC-backed Patriot Pickle acquires pickle manufacturer First Place Foods.

Blackstone makes precious stone play; Bain reveals Caverion holding; Silver Lake takes stake in TeamSystem

TeamSystem is a provider of business software products to companies and accountants in Italy and Spain.

PAI’s Frédéric Stévenin on food inflation and Nestlé joint venture; Ambienta in education deal

Ambienta has acquired Gruppo Spaggiari Parma, a developer of software products for the dematerialisation and digitalisation of school activities.

Circular economy has ‘so much investment opportunity’; Oakley raises continuation fund

Oakley Capital has raised a continuation fund to extend its partnership with IU Group, a private university group in Germany.

FTV’s Vostrizansky on flood insurance and private equity; defense, natural gas and window cleaning add-on deals

PE-backed iNovex is acquiring defense contractor Innoplex.

Cinven sees greening opps; Brookfield puts Center Parcs up for sale, says report; Pollen in insurance play

Private equity companies are increasingly interested in professional services firms, according to law firm Mayer Brown.

TPG to enter new sectors with Angelo Gordon acquisition; Sixth Street kicks-off soccer series

TPG is acquiring Angelo Gordon for $2.7 billion.

Silver Lake and Bain Capital tussle for software firm heats up; Apollo pulls out of another take-private bid

Apollo Global Management’s take-private pursuit of John Wood Group is over, after the US private equity firm said it did not intend to make a firm offer for the Scottish engineering firm.

Corsair’s Raja Hadji-Touma tips consolidation in wealth and insurance

The sectors have plenty of owner operators ready for succession as well as growing regulatory burdens, says Hadji-Touma.

Px3 Partners’ debut deal; Atar goes international with add-on; Take-private deadlines extended

Keypoint Intelligence, a portfolio company of Atar Capital, has acquired ProPrintPerformance, a provider of intelligence platforms and training services.