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GTCR bets on home security; Francisco Partners to buy OEConnection from Genstar; Trive forms vacation rental platform

A Q&A with Tom Ehrhart, a managing director at GTCR, who detailed how the firm will leverage its long history of investing in residential and commercial security space, to grow SimpliSafe; Francisco Partners agrees to acquire OEConnection, an auto tech platform, from Genstar Capital; Trive Capital forms Avari, a short-term vacation rental property management platform.

Defense sector propels Arlington Capital Partners fund to $6bn in five months

The firm focuses on sectors heavily regulated by governments, in which the government is also the biggest spender.

Bonaccord Capital takes minority stake in Kingswood Capital

Kingswood’s founder tells Buyouts that the firm has had 30 DPI events in four years.

Lexington taps growing interest in 'up and coming' managers for newest co-investment fund

Already 30% deployed, LPs also took to the portfolio’s existing performance, a Lexington partner told Buyouts.

How American Securities built one of its best-performing portcos; MiddleGround Capital to exit Lindsay Precast

Talking with American Securities partner Kevin Penn who detailed how the firm scaled FBM before its sale last month; Gemspring Capital Management has acquired The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s polymer chemicals business; MiddleGround Capital is set to sell Lindsay Precast to TJC; a look at the strategic partnership between Hamilton Lane and The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

American Securities turned FBM into its best platform amid covid-era housing demand

FBM made four major acquisitions and almost 20 smaller ones during American Securities ownership.

Wafra’s Capital Constellation all but hits target for Fund V

The platform’s fifth fund held an initial close a year since capital raising began, according to Buyouts data.

PE deal volume and value rose slightly in Q3; Archimed buys Ark Diagnostics in $428m carveout

Dealmaking picked up in the third quarter, and PEI Group's data journalism team crunched the numbers from S&P Global Market Intelligence data to show where the most activity is taking place; Archimed carves out Ark Diagnostics from Soulbrain; a new episode of PEI Group’s Disruption Matters podcast miniseries, in which PE executives discuss charting a better path to growth in 2026.

Diversis Capital nearly doubles fund size with third vehicle

The firm, which launched with a deal-by-deal model, has invested heavily in operating partners as part of its investment thesis.

As it rebrands, should PE abandon its origin story?

The PE industry’s plucky roots fed its growth into an established industry with a famed reputation. But which part of that story is the one individual investors want to buy into?