Mary Kathleen Flynn

'CIOs are slowly shifting into a risk-on mentality for private equity,' say the Riverside Company co-CEOs

Béla Szigethy and Stewart Kohl: 'Investors remain highly discerning, selective and willing to do more work, dig deeper in diligence, be more patient and demanding, and GPs must respond with enhanced fundraising capacity and improved stewardship.'

PE Hub’s top stories of 2025 included our scoop on Baker Hughes readying assets for sale, a Q&A with Blackstone on AI, and soaring HVAC deals

PE Hub’s Outlook series featuring Q&As with PE thought leaders continues today with Mike Bego, managing partner, Kline Hill Partners; and looking back, I’m sharing some highlights of PE Hub’s coverage this year, showcasing three of our most widely read stories.

GP-led continuation vehicles still in demand, even as M&A picks up

'A growing set of now 28,000-plus buyout companies with diminished IPO and M&A exit avenues lies in wait,' says Kline Hill Partners' Mike Bego.

GTCR reveals a big sale; the exit environment is likely to continue improving in 2025; plus what drove accounting deals in 2024

GTCR is selling insurance broker AssuredPartners for $13.45 billion.

Tariffs top of mind for PE dealmakers; Astorg outlines ambitions for assisted reproductive technology platform

The potential impact on PE deals of higher tariffs on goods from China, Canada, Mexico and others; Astorg completes its take-private of Hamilton Thorne; a reminder about our Deal of the Year awards.

Tariff impact on PE deals: What’s exposed, what’s resilient?

B2B service providers and targets with US-based manufacturing, transportation and logistics will command premiums, say West Monroe’s Brad Haller and Jeremy Tancredi.

What’s ahead for dealmakers under the new administration? EQT’s Eric Liu, OEP’s Greg Belinfanti, Riverside’s Béla Szigethy and Stewart Kohl weigh in

As the year winds down, we’ve been asking our sources to look ahead to the new year and share their thoughts on what’s to come for private equity dealmaking, especially in light of the upcoming change in US government.

EQT's Eric Liu: FTC leadership change likely to improve dealmaking, but heightened attention on PE will remain

'One wild card factor' is the nomination of RFK Jr as head of HHS. His nomination 'does create more uncertainty, which investors do not like.'

KKR’s Pete Stavros, TPG’s Jon Winkelried to speak at NEXUS 2025; Investcorp, PSP back PKF O'Connor Davies

Private equity bets on accounting firms.

PEI Group’s NEXUS 2025: KKR’s Pete Stavros, EQT's Suzanne Donohoe, Warburg Pincus’s Chip Kaye to speak

Featured thought leaders at the March 2025 summit also include Thoma Bravo’s Orlando Bravo, Luminate Capital’s Hollie Haynes and TPG’s Jon Winkelried.