Rafael Canton

Aurelius, Yellow Wood lead carve-out momentum in consumer sector; Antin to sell Vicinity at $2.9bn; Bain invests in Kahua

There was an 18 percent YoY increase in corporate carve-out deals in the first four months of 2026, according to DC Advisory.

Private equity looks to unlock value in consumer businesses via carve-outs

PE firms like Yellow Wood, Saothair Capital and Aurelius have made recent corporate carve-out deals in the consumer sector.

Tailwater makes investing shift to gas infrastructure; Fifth Ocean and Tartan Investment back durable live events sector with CPR deal

A deep dive into Tailwater Capital and the firm’s investment shift toward gas infrastructure deals; Fifth Ocean Capital and Tartan Investment Partners make an investment in Complete Production Resources.

Butterfly to buy food packager Sabert; Main Post, CapVest invest in snacking; NBA amends PE rule

There were 65 snacking M&A transactions completed in H1 of 2026, up from 50 during the same time frame in 2025, according to Houlihan Lokey.

Changing attitude of consumers leads to increased PE interest in better-for-you foods; OceanSound-backed PAR excellence acquires Terso

Digging into how evolving consumer tendencies are driving private equity’s interest in the better-for-you food and beverage subsector; OceanSound Partners-backed PAR Excellence Systems announces acquisition of Terso Solutions, a provider of RFID inventory-tracking technology to the healthcare industry.

Investors bullish on Major League Baseball despite potential lockout; Niobrara acquires managed IT services provider MSP Corp

Also featured is a look at HR software deals from private equity firms Thoma Bravo, Gryphon and Main Capital.

Major League Baseball drawing significant investor interest despite potential lockout

MLB has welcomed in new investors including Apollo, Harbinger and an ownership group led by Kwanza Jones and José E Feliciano.

Bain Capital’s Max de Groen expects deal activity to pick up over next year; Genstar and Aksia make growth investment in Richey May

Max de Groen, partner and co-head of Technology, North America Private Equity at Bain Capital, on how his firm is navigating disruption from AI in software; Genstar Capital and Aksia make a growth investment in Richey May; New Mountain Capital agrees to make a significant minority investment in Appleby Global Group.

Bain Capital's Max de Groen: 'Transformational nature of AI has put an increased focus on quality' in tech investments

Bain is one of several private equity firms backing the OpenAI Deployment Company.

New Water Capital acquires lid manufacturer LidWorks; Carlyle, Clearlake among PE firms targeting cybersecurity firms

Also mentioned are Carlyle, Dynasty Equity and Sixth Street's minority stake investments in the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.