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PE-backed Mercer snatches up wealth managers, as recession fears drive demand

'It's awfully hard for those small firms to compete and so they need to join large firms to survive," said Mercer vice-chairman David Barton.

Alpine's Axcel expands into exam prep through EduMind acquisition

'There is significant opportunity for Axcel businesses to grow independently as well as the opportunity to build a family of businesses that are stronger together than they are apart,' Jonathan Zeidan told PE Hub.

Bernhard's Mark Spender: Electric utilities shift from power generation to transmission and distribution

In September, Bernhard portfolio company United Utility Services agreed to acquire BHI Power Delivery.

PCS solves pain points in transportation management, said LLR's Michael Pantilione

'We feel like the space is large enough to create multiple winners,' he said.

Vision Ridge's Reuben Munger: EV industry is 'at an inflection point'

'We are in a moment when the adoption of electric vehicles is accelerating, and manufacturers are coming up with better models,' Munger said.

Ronin-backed Due North picks up another refrigerated display maker

'The North American refrigeration sector, particularly in commercial coolers, saw little consolidation until recently due to limited capital,' said Ronin's David Feierstein.

LLR backs 'mission-critical' MMS provider Stratix

LLR principal Jesse Gray gave PE Hub an exclusive interview on the deal.

Morrison Foerster's Omar Pringle: Opportunistic M&A 'not that simple'

There is 'a reluctance of buyers to devote a lot of resources towards looking at companies or participating in auctions that they ultimately don't think that they may win or be competitive in.'

Vision Ridge joins other investors in $1 billion funding of TeraWatt EV charging

With an expected wide scale adoption of electric vehicles supported by federal and state funding as, appetite is growing among PE firms to invest in this space.

As students head back to school, PE-backed edtech deals may be slowing down

Selling may be the right move for private equity, as Thoma Bravo's sale of Frontline to Roper suggests.