Dealmaking

EIV Capital’s Kristin Kelly on the resilience of the oil and gas sector; Carlyle and PAI Partners to exit Theramex; PEI Private Equity Awards open

The latest profile in our Dealmakers to Watch series: Kristin Kelly, a partner at Houston-based energy-focused PE firm EIV Capital; Carlyle and PAI Partners agree to sell specialty pharmaceutical company Theramex; O2 Investment Partners sells Xobee Networks to Brite; submissions for the PEI Private Equity Awards 2026 are open.

Garnett Station’s Rafi Haramati: Tech key to vacation rental investment thesis; Cybersecurity has ‘never been more valuable,’ says Thoma Bravo’s Carl Press

Checking in on a sector that is about as AI-resilient as it comes: vacation rentals; another look at our recent TMT Sector Spotlight, with the views of Carl Press, partner and co-lead of Explore Fund, at Thoma Bravo.

Three reasons why PE is gung-ho over vacation rentals

‘It’s a very large market, very fragmented,’ Rafi Haramati of Garnett Station tells PEI Private Equity. ‘There is a logic to consolidation and proven players have scaled.’

Deep Dive: Why Asia-Pacific private equity is shifting from growth to control

APAC was once defined by minority growth investing. Today, buyouts are taking center stage for the region’s next chapter.

Goldman Sachs, Shore Capital, NewSpring back fragmented urgent care market; Trivest’s Wheelhouse picks up garage door business

A look at recent urgent care services transactions from the likes of Goldman Sachs, Shore Capital and NewSpring Capital Partners; Trivest Partners portfolio company Wheelhouse acquires All Star Garage Door; They Said It: pulling from our Sector Spotlight on the TMT industry.

PE eyes multi-revenue stream, regional growth in urgent care: 7 deals

Goldman Sachs, NewSpring Capital and TPG Growth are among the PE firms pursuing investments in urgent care services.

Dealmakers bullish on UK post-Budget; Polaris Growth Fund backs aerial drones biz; Exponent to carve out flow control company

‘While the UK market has had its challenges – obviously off the back of covid-19 and Brexit – it’s starting to perform well,’ says LLCP’s Josh Kaufman.

Private equity in the UK: GPs see 'very strong' deal pipeline post-Budget

Main Capital Partners and LLCP are among the firms that are bullish on dealmaking opportunities in the UK.

Avance-backed Alchemy Technology Group buys Austin cybersecurity provider Freeit Data Solutions

The Austin-based company provides data management, infrastructure and cybersecurity services, with a focus on state, local and education customers.