Sophie Rose

PE doubles down on dentistry amid shifting landscape; Capstone predicts apparel and footwear M&A pick up

Capstone anticipates an influx of deal activity through the fourth quarter of 2025 and into 2026, as companies and fund managers digest recent economic and political volatility and these pressures subside.

PE adopts country-by-country playbooks for busy European dentistry sector

Palamon, Bridgepoint and OTPP are among the firms investing in the dental sector.

Carlyle to buy Intelliflo from Invesco

The purchase price of up to $200 million is comprised of $135 million at closing, and up to an additional $65 million in potential future earn outs.

Main Capital-backed Procilon buys POS Solutions

The acquisition of POS marks the first add-on since Main Capital’s backing.

PE goes for baked goods: 7 deals

DBAY Advisors, Aksìa and Wise Equity are among the firms picking up investments in the baked goods sector.

HIG Capital agrees to buy Avanta Salud Integral

Avanta’s founder, Josep Pla, together with current minority investor MCH Private Equity, will reinvest alongside HIG for a minority ownership interest.

YFM Equity backs advertising production consultancy MurphyCobb & Associates

MCA is the consultancy behind production strategies for brands including Reckitt, Mars, Coty and Toyota.

CVC opens tender offer for cyber security business WithSecure

WithSecure, formerly F-Secure Business, is a European cyber security business.

Main Capital-backed Unik System Design buys LEB System

The acquisition of LEB represents Unik’s first add-on acquisition since Main Capital became a majority investor in September 2023.

PE-backed Comply365 buys aviation AI provider Beams

Comply365 is a provider of operational content, safety and training management services for the aviation, rail, defense and space industries.