Commentary

Blackstone, Vista to take Smartsheet private for $8.4bn; Vantage Point vets PE investors

Sixth Street is taking a minority stake data center company EdgeConneX.

KKR wraps up IQGeo take-private; CDPQ to take minority in First Hydro; Fertility, govtech among recent PE trends

IQGeo provides software to telecoms and utility operators.

Hamilton Lane says retail investors are a ‘massive’ opportunity for PE; Vista bets on shipping supply chain

Vista Equity Partners invests in Gnosis Freight.

Oaktree generates buzz in Italy with Banca Progetto sale; Alantra in technical fabrics deal; Celebrating 25 years of bisexual awareness

Los Angeles-based Oaktree agreed to sell its 99.8 percent stake in Banca Progetto to Centerbridge Partners in early September.

Private equity taps into fertility technologies; RF Investment Partners invests in Altro and Amici Pharmaceuticals

Private equity bets on fertility.

Stellex Capital acquires Fox Brothers; Platinum Equity goes for majority stake in preserved vegetables biz; A week in add-ons

Fox Brothers is an integrated services and materials provider to the construction and infra industry.

Help wanted: technology operating partners

The job description continues to evolve, as tech is not just a back-office function but a value creation tool, writes Charley Betzig, of Heller Search Associates.

BV Investment moves to second round of Becklar sale; KKR and CPP orchestrate Axel Springer break-up; Align makes three add-ons for Counsel Press

ACP-backed Counsel Press inks three legal tech add-ons.

Sullivan Street sees addiction treatment potential; Oaktree, EQT play in busy sectors; Private equity firms hedging bets despite rate cuts

Sullivan Street acquired UKAT earlier this month.

For Bridge Growth’s Alok Singh, 'tech is everything'; Blackstone’s Career Pathways enhances value creation

Bridge Growth Partners’ Alok Singh discusses trends in tech deal-making.