Dealmaking

A&D dealmaking to face more scrutiny after midterm elections; Aurelius to carve out Resonac’s graphite business unit

We hear from DealSage CEO and co-founder Mario Mancuso on his outlook for aerospace and defense dealmaking and what impact a Democrat Party-led Congress might have; Aurelius agrees to acquire Resonac’s Graphite business unit; Mutares agrees to sell Guascor Energy to Oaktree’s Power Opportunities strategy.

Beltway pro sees more caution ahead for A&D deals but M&A will stay robust

Overall M&A volume should stay strong as buyers seek out faster-growing businesses, says Mario Mancuso, CEO and co-founder of DealSage, who also led the CFIUS and national security practice at Kirkland & Ellis.

Wind Point to buy building services firm CSS and plastics colorant maker Chroma Color; Motive and CC agree to sale of Wilshire

Beginning the Wire with a look at Wind Point Partners, which is buying CSS Facility Services and Chroma Color; Then, Motive Partners and CC Capital have agreed to sell Wilshire to professional services firm Marsh; We also have a sponsored Q&A with Brown & Brown about portfolio management; KKR announced a goal to hire 250,000 veterans and military spouses across its portfolio by 2040.

Wind Point taps new fund to buy Arsenal’s Chroma Color and Silver Oak’s CSS Facility

Chicago firm looks to make equity investments of up to $400m from its $3.2bn flagship fund, Wind Point Partners XI.

Astorg’s Olivier Lieven: Mid-cap PE has ‘role to play’ in medtech carve-outs; KPS to buy packaging division from MM Group for €2.4bn

Delving into the medtech sector, which is ripe for carve-out and take-private deals; KPS Capital Partners signs a definitive agreement to acquire MM Packaging from MM Group; Astorg agrees to sell iGM Resins after navigating the company through a challenging time for the European chemicals sector.

Why private equity is chasing medtech carve-outs and take-privates

'On the private equity side, we continue to see interest in original equipment manufacturer suppliers. Women's health is another sector that's been underinvested, and I think there are some nice opportunities there,' says Truist's Pete Cataldo.

Brown & Brown on insuring IRR with portfolio aggregation solutions

Brown & Brown’s Neil Krauter Sr and Neil Krauter Jr explain why the cost of failing to purchase adequate insurance coverage for portfolio businesses can be significant and how aggregation and portfolio solutions manage fund-level risk.

How long can A&D’s record-breaking deal streak last? AE Industrial’s Jon Lusczakoski and OceanSound’s Joe Benavides weigh in

Talking with aerospace and defense dealmakers to find out whether a hot streak for the sector has room to run; Mutares agrees to sell the firefighter business unit of Magirus; Accel-KKR has agreed to sell maritime software company Navtor.

Private equity's A&D interest hits new heights but GPs warn of overcrowding

AE Industrial, Blackstone, Carlyle and OceanSound dealmakers told PEI Private Equity about the opportunities and challenges ahead in aerospace and defense.

Thoma Bravo, Vista back identity security assets; Hospital hacks spur add-on for Altaris-backed Tegria

A look at identity security, a subsector that has seen deals this year from PE firms such as Thoma Bravo and Vista Equity Partners; an add-on deal by Altaris-backed healthcare technology business Tegria; insight on how agentic AI-powered attacks are changing venture capital investment strategies within the sector.