Rafael Canton

Roark’s deal for Dave’s Hot Chicken underscores PE’s franchising focus; AI powers CapVest’s Datasite deal for Grata

Parsing a couple of deals in the consumer and technology sectors: Roark Capital made an investment in fast food hot chicken chain Dave’s Hot Chicken for a reported $1 billion, and CapVest-backed Datasite acquired Grata, a New York City-based private market intelligence company for dealmakers; the fourth season of the Disruption Matters Podcast launches.

TPG continues PE’s attraction for software take-privates; Swander Pace goes private label with Maple Donuts deal

Thoma Bravo, Vista and Turn/River have also made take-private software deals in 2025.

TPG aims to build software portfolio with AvidXchange and Sabre Hospitality; Lindsay Goldberg-backed Liquid Tech Solutions said to field second-round offers

Catching up with Tim Millikin, partner at TPG, about the firm's recent deals in the software sector; several infrastructure funds are in the second round of a sale process to acquire Lindsay Goldberg-backed diesel refueling station company Liquid Tech Solutions; Brookfield Asset Management and CDPQ have acquired Antylia Scientific for about $1.34 billion from GTCR.

TPG looks to leverage tech inflection points with AvidXchange and Sabre Hospitality deals

'We look to invest in companies that have strong underlying franchises where we think TPG can bring a growth-oriented transformational thesis to support them,' says partner Tim Millikin.

Sterling draws on operational savvy in sale of West Star Aviation to Greenbriar; PE firms still like pest control

Greenbriar Equity Group acquires West Star Aviation from the Sterling Group; why we’ve seen deals in the pest control services subsector over the past year; insights on the consumer sector from a panel last week at the ONE Houlihan Lokey Global Conference in New York.

GPs can’t just sell products anymore, says Nicole Musicco; Argand eyes international growth for Capezio

How the rise of evergreen vehicles will change the LP-GP relationship; a deep dive into the deal Argand Partners made for dancewear brand Capezio; a look at PE interest in car washes.

TPG on a roll with AvidXchange and Peppertree deals; DC Advisory expects measured recovery for dealmaking in H2

An exclusive look at DC Advisory’s US Private Equity Mid-Market Monitor: Q1 2025 & Outlook; TPG makes a pair of deal announcements; digging into why PE firms are interested in tax software providers.

Dave Checketts and the Eccles family come full circle with joint venture

Checketts and Cynosure’s Spencer Eccles told PE Hub they’re looking to make three to five investments in their recently launched Sports Capital Fund I.

Audax said to be close to launching sale process for Justrite; Chef Boyardee acquisition fits Brynwood's buy and build strategy

A scoop to share on Audax Private Equity, which is expected to launch a sale process for portfolio company Justrite Manufacturing in the coming weeks; taking stock of Brynwood Partners-backed Hometown Food Company, which acquired the Chef Boyardee brand for $600 million; insights from Hamilton Lane’s PE Hub attended 2025 Market Overview.

Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, New Mountain are snatching up music rights; Northrim's Crawford Gates is a dealmaker to watch

A dive into the consumer sector and the high volume of deals in music royalties and copyrights; a look into the career of Crawford Gates, a principal at Northrim Horizon, as part of PE Hub’s Dealmakers to Watch series; also: Right Lane Industries, a holding company that’s a spin-off of Right Lane Capital, and Hillenbrand have agreed to sell TerraSource; finally, insights from Ropes & Gray on how PE deal volume has dropped in Q1 of 2025.