Mary Kathleen Flynn

Thoma Bravo announces yet another take-private deal – $1.4bn for PROS Holdings; Plus, Bill Mixon talks about his next healthcare investment with Waud Capital

Thoma Bravo acquiring e-commerce specialist PROS Holdings in an all-cash deal that values the company at $1.4 billion; a profile of healthcare exec Bill Mixon, who’s led many PE-backed companies. Now Mixon is teaming up with Waud Capital, and we’ll share what type of healthcare company they’re looking to invest in.

Blackstone buys Hill Top Energy Center from Ardian, as data centers drive unprecedented power demand growth; how OEP will invest Fund IX

Leading with a scoop: Blackstone is acquiring Hill Top Energy Center from Ardian for about $1 billion; an interview with One Equity Partners president Greg Belinfanti about how the firm plans to invest its recently closed $3.25 billion ninth flagship fund.

PE Hub’s top stories from August included our Q2 report, 15 notable deals and private equity enthusiasm for opening up 401(k)s to alt assets

A look at some of our recent stories that you may have missed, including: our quarterly report on Q2 – which delivered the lowest volume of completed private equity deals since the same quarter in 2020; 15 notable deals that managed to close in the first half of the year, despite the uncertainty in the market; reaction to the executive order that helps pave the way toward opening up 401(k) and other workplace retirement plans to alternative assets.

Staff picks: PE Hub team members share recommendations for books, podcasts, art

When the editorial team at PE Hub is not covering private equity deals, we’re reading everything from thought-provoking books about AI, debt and weather forecasting to bestselling novels and classic Agatha Christie whodunits.

PE deals dropped 17 percent in Q2, the lowest level since Q2 2020, as tariff turmoil took a toll

For months, we’ve had anecdotal evidence that April’s tariff rollercoaster ride took a toll on dealmaking. Today, we’ve got the numbers to prove it.

Yellow Wood, Sojourner bank on brands like ChapStick and Yardley London; Cash flow is king, according to BDO survey

Yellow Wood-backed Suave has launched 34 new products across hair care, body care and men’s care categories in the last two and a half years.

Blackstone, Cinven, Silver Lake, Thoma Bravo and TPG and were among the PE firms that managed to close significant deals in H1

We also have new commentary about last week’s executive order aimed at opening up access to alternative assets to 401(k)s and other plans.

Apollo, Blackstone, Carlyle, KKR enthusiastic about 401(k) plan executive order

While the EO is encouraging, significant regulatory and legal hurdles remain before it can be fully implemented, point out some PE pros.

TPG says artificial intelligence is transforming business services companies; agents are what’s next for private equity and AI

Featuring an important theme on the mind of dealmakers: Artificial Intelligence; insights from TPG on how AI is transforming business services companies; interviews PE Hub reporter Rafael Canton has conducted about AI adoption at private equity firms.

Apollo’s David Sambur: ‘We have not seen the floodgates open just yet’

'What comes next requires more price discipline, a focus on operational value creation and a back-to-basics mindset for the private equity industry,' Sambur tells affiliate title PE Hub.