Craig McGlashan

Five-plus-five asset cycle critical in age of AI, says KPMG’s Tilman Ost; ‘Heightened scrutiny’ on tech-adjacent deals coming to Europe, says A&O Shearman

'People are still positive on software, but it must be very niche, mission-critical, depending on precisely which applications are you going for,' says Tilman Ost, global private equity advisory leader at KPMG.

Peak Rock’s Alex Dabbous outlines add-on plans for food ingredients biz JR Dalziel; Triton to buy power transmission company Flender from Carlyle

Triton Partners is making another play in the industrial power transmission market after agreeing to acquire Flender from Carlyle.

Data quality, visibility key to exits, says JMAN Group; OEP acquires Leviat; Consolid agrees to sell tax advisor

'Buyers increasingly want evidence of measurable operational improvement, not generic AI narratives,' Harrison Tull, associate partner at JMAN Group, told PE Hub.

Exclusive: Astorg portco Steliau to acquire H2’s Acal BFI

The tie-up between the European electronic component distributors is a ‘unique opportunity,’ Astorg’s Adrien Celdran tells PE Hub in an exclusive English language interview.

Saudi’s PIF rethinks supply chain strategy; Inflexion backs German insurance broker; KKR plans Milan office

Inflexion has invested in the launch of Mittelstands-Assekuranz-Partner, a new German multi-specialist insurance broker.

Hg makes move in busy rights and royalties sector with Rightsline deal; Ambienta’s NDA adds pipe company

Ambienta-backed No Dig Alliance has acquired JS Drilling Solutions, an underground pipe installation business.

Permira agrees to A$3.4bn exit from I-MED Radiology; Bowmark, Bridgepoint to sell Helio Intelligence to ECI; Oakley buying XTEL stake from Bain, SilverTree

'Helio has built an impressive position as the go-to provider of political intelligence and monitoring services across Europe,' said Toby Fitzherbert, investment director at ECI.

Partners Group’s Todd Miller: Total Return Strategy to focus on mature heavy industries and traditional sectors; CVC and GBL launch take-private for Recordati

'We felt like there was white space in the corporate private equity market for a yield-focused strategy – it doesn’t really exist in a major way,' said Miller.

EQT’s Per Franzén: ‘Very, very high sense of urgency’ to operationalize AI across portcos; AI’s legacy code rewriting abilities may expand PE’s investable universe

'AI is the most important theme of our generation,' said Franzén.

Healthcare specialists GHO and CBC sign tie-up; Data room figures suggest financial services M&A growth; Eurazeo to acquire cybersecurity biz

GHO and CBC co-founders Mike Mortimer and Fu Wei will serve as co-CEOs of the combined company.