Craig McGlashan

Back to school: private equity’s busy year in education

Dealmakers were busy in a range of sub-sectors within education, from fashion to software.

Earth Capital flags biomass for more investment after platform launch; Apollo distances itself from Man Utd reports

'Perhaps biomass isn’t quite as glamorous as the wind farms and the solar farms, but it has to form part of a bigger strategy,' said Earth Capital's Avent Bezuidenhoudt.

Accent Equity makes reinvestment play with Inteno Group; Palisade snaps up Malaby Biogas

Ufenau portfolio company GarLa Group moves into Germany via majority stake in Bietigheimer Gartengestaltung.

Apollo in reported talks over Man Utd stake; CapMan sees transport opportunities after early Norled exit

Earth Capital merges four bioenergy firms into Sustainable Energy Holdings.

Bain sees smart labelling future for Fedrigoni; Norwegian flurry as Mercell and Defero picked up

Thoma Bravo has purchased Mercell while Corsair-owned Axo bought Defero.

Bain Capital spies smart label and sustainable packaging growth for Fedrigoni

Fedrigoni has around 40 percent of global market share of wine and champagne labels.

Thoma Bravo in early talks over Darktrace bid; GRO Capital picks up Netigate

Darktrace market cap jumps over £500m after news breaks.

BC Partners’ Wautier spies potential vintage year; Aurelius Group reported to pull out of Clear Channel Europe deal

Financing markets could potentially get back to functionality by early 2023.

BC Partners’ Wautier: ‘One of the best vintages’ in years could follow repricing

Jean-Baptiste Wautier believes the spluttering financing market could be in better shape by early 2023.

Pictet: rising funding costs ‘not a game changer’ for PE; Graphite Capital exits YSC Consulting

Genstar Capital’s Apex Group wraps up purchase of Sanne.