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On the block: Dairy farming and wineries

Sources have flagged a pair of large-scale dairy producers and a wine producer that will test the market for buyers, with targets of up to $40m EBITDA.

Exclusive: Wynnchurch to test market for garbage truck manufacturer Labrie, sources say

The Quebec-headquartered company could command a double-digit exit multiple, sources told PE Hub.

Increased confidence, clarity expected to accelerate dealmaking this fall; Audax, Lindsay Goldberg rack up exits

Details of two sales processes that yielded exits for Audax Private Equity and Lindsay Goldberg; a resurgence of optimism about M&A; a Dealmakers to watch story that highlights a new firm launched by former L2 Capital and Prestwick Partners dealmakers.

Signal Rock’s Sam Hafermann sees 'obsession and opportunity' in lower mid-market

'The lower mid-market is inefficient and messy, which is exactly what makes it compelling to us. It’s friends of friends, brokers in rural towns or niche online platforms. You have to dig,' Hafermann told PE Hub.

KKR’s Henry McVey: ‘Investors must make their own luck;’ PCI Pharma, Eagle Fire find buyers in companies-for-sale update

Weekly companies-for-sale update, featuring two newly announced deals in fire safety and drug development; KKR announces strategic investment in HVAC equipment e-commerce site SupplyHouse; and sticking with KKR: talking points from Henry McVey’s 2025 Mid-Year Macro Global Outlook.

Exclusive: Watchtower launches residential and commercial fencing platform

Founded in 2023 by former Sun Capital dealmakers, Watchtower is combining two fencing service providers to form the platform, which is seeking add-ons.

Strategic buyers prevail over PE bidders for industrial targets amid tariff uncertainty; FFL merges two MSPs

An exclusive deal announcement involving IT managed service providers; an outlook on the industrials and manufacturing M&A market; a sweet deal involving an Oregon pie producer.

Strategics pay high multiples for high-quality industrial and manufacturing targets

PE firms appear more anxious and hesitant. They're cautious about buying something at a premium multiple in this uncertain environment, investment bankers said.

MSCP’s Eric Kanter talks add-ons for emissions compliance biz Alliance; Bow River sells roofing company to TopBuild for $810m

A deep dive from Obey Martin Manayiti on a Morgan Stanley Capital Partners-backedcompany active in the air emissions controls and monitoring market; a weekly companies-for-sale update, which highlights three newly announced exits from this week.

How Medicaid cuts may affect healthcare deals; GenNx360 seeks add-ons for pipeline services platform

GenNx360 Capital is on the hunt for add-ons to pipeline services provider Shenandoah Industrial Solutions, which it acquired in September. We spoke with a firm partner about the strategy; a weekly companies-for-sale update, highlighting two deals involving portcos from New Mountain Capital and Bain Capital; how Medicaid cuts may affect private equity deals in the healthcare sector.