Commentary

What to watch in M&A during the election cycle

Uncertainty rules, but global consumer deal kickoffs are way up in the first half of this year, suggesting an M&A wave could be on the way, writes Rusty Wiley, Datasite president & CEO.

Citation Capital buys pest control business; Susquehanna portco adds auto repair company

Citation Capital snaps up pest control services company Aptive Environmental.

K1 plans global growth for Board Intelligence

TA, Montagu in wealth management software deal.

What should we do with the CEO during a stalled exit?

Extended hold periods are now causing investors to reassess whether they have CEOs who will get them to the promised land after the eventual sale, writes Dan Hawkins, founder and CEO of Summit Leadership Partners.

EGI looks to strengthen Ardent’s position with IPO; Vistria’s Latif talks about getting into private equity

Riverside Company senior advisor Harvey Sigelbaum passes away.

Vestar among PE-firms hungry for foodservice; SFW sells Micromeritics at ‘strong valuation’; GTCR-backed Cloudbreak snaps up Voyce

Private equity gets bullish about foodservice.

Insight expects further healthcare momentum in H2

EQT’s Kim Henriksson heads to US; A week in tech.

Carlyle to carve out Worldpac for $1.5bn; Reddy Ice expected to test PE buyout interest

Stone Canyon may be putting Reddy Ice on the block.

MidEuropa plans rebuild of pharma CDMO Famar’s North American presence

NorthEdge sells Cutwel to Inflexion; Riverside invests in HR tech biz.

Vestar eyes expansion after Roland recap, Manna Tree takes larger portion of Verde Farms

Black Bay Energy Capital is selling Piñon Midstream for $950 million.