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Ironbridge said to hold bake-off for strategic review of Handi Foods; Consumer investors embrace broader active lifestyle

We also have a look at dealmaking in the fire safety sector after RIverside's deal for Accurate Fire Equipment.

Exclusive: Sheridan buys National Care Systems, seeks add-ons for the RCM provider

There's a 'great need' for RCM providers focused on post-acute healthcare services, Sheridan's Jonathan Lewis told PE Hub.

Real estate asset class driving deals in tech; HCI agrees to sell SDS Rx to business unit of DHL Group

Private equity has has a busy 2025 with restaurants after Rhône acquired fast casual franchise Freddy’s.

Apollo expected to launch $5bn sports vehicle; Verlinvest is taking Insomnia Cookies into train stations and airports

Also, Blackstone portfolio company Legence has launched the roadshow for its proposed IPO.

Lee Equity builds Solaris sixfold before sale; Thoma Bravo’s busy August delivers more take-privates in software

How Lee Equity Partners grew Solaris Health sixfold before selling the business this month in a deal that values it at $2.4 billion; Vector Capital Management has agreed to acquire Showpad, a provider of AI revenue enablement technology; why take-privates in software are attractive to PE firms.

Ready for take off: 8 deals in travel and hospitality tech

KKR, TPG and PSG are a few of the firms that have been making deals in the travel and hospitality tech sector.

Exclusive: Peak Rock buys Aegis Software, expects M&A to be a meaningful driver of growth

'Manufacturing execution software is an attractive subsector, growing more than 10% per year,' Peak Rock's Preston Thomas told PE Hub.

American Securities and CD&R sell FBM to Lowe’s for $8.8bn; Apollo bets on IT services with Trace3 deal

FTV Capital and Lead Edge Capital are also making a minority investment in Highway, a tech provider that aims to reduce fraud.

Apollo sees consolidation in IT services as companies seek centralized access

Apollo partner Robert Kalsow-Ramos discussed the recent acquisition of Trace3 with PE Hub.

How TSG Consumer and others are ‘finding the right pockets where consumers are still willing to open up their pocketbooks’

Advent also agreed to acquire insurance software provider Sapiens in a $2.5 billion take-private deal.