Rafael Canton

Eli Manning: 'Youth sports taught me so many critical life lessons'

The former NY Giants QB turned private equity investor discusses Brand Velocity Group's recent investment in RCX Sports.

Peak Rock to test market for Berner Food & Beverage, sources say; IVEST and Cloverlay grew Care Bears through licensing before exit to Authentic Brands

Peak Rock Capital is in the pre-stages of launching a sale process for 2015 portfolio company Berner Food & Beverage; examining how IVEST Consumer Partners and Cloverlay grew entertainment franchise Care Bears before selling to Authentic Brands Group.

Exclusive: Peak Rock to test buyout market for private-label food company Berner, sources say

Since Peak Rock acquired Berner in 2015, the business has increased 3x in revenue and 6x in EBITDA, one source told PE Hub.

Ode with Anthropic launches as PE firms team up with AI specialists; Blackstone, Apollo and KKR provide $5.34bn to Williams projects

Also featured is GIP's agreement to acquire a majority and controlling interest in Summit Ridge Energy.

Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Anthropic launch AI services provider, as PE firms team up with AI specialists

The new company is called Ode with Anthropic and includes backing from Apollo Global Management, General Atlantic, GIC, Goldman Sachs, Leonard Green and Sequoia Capital.

World Cup shines light on PE soccer deals; Blue Owl has high hopes for Cleveland Cavaliers; Bruin fetches $530m for Full Swing

Apollo, KKR and Avenue Sports are a few of the firms that have made deals in the soccer sector over the past year.

Exclusive: Unity Partners buys Meaden & Moore Advisors, expects to do add-ons

The acquisition sits at the intersection of two sectors that Unity invests in, accounting services and insurance services, Peter Cozzi told PE Hub.

IVEST and Cloverlay to sell Care Bears to Authentic after quadrupling business in three years; Abry and Lightbay lead recent MSP deals

The agreement to sell Care Bears by IVEST and Cloverlay is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026.

Orangewood, Great Hill, Bessemer and others bet on franchises, as AI transforms customer feedback and service for restaurants and retail

Orangewood Partners' Alan Goldfarb also offers insight on the opportunity for investing in and growing franchisees.

Northleaf, Cornell lead recent PE laundry services deals; Disruption Matters returns; PE firms tackle college sports

A look at the laundry services sector, which is drawing attention from private equity investors; diving into PE’s growing interest in college sports; a teaser for The Disruption Matters special podcast miniseries, which is returning for its fifth season.