Commentary

LightBay makes PEO play; Verlinvest and Mistral take piece of Insomnia

LightBay Capital has acquired professional employer organization Questco; a deep dive into Krispy Kreme selling a piece of its majority stake in Insomnia Cookies to Verlinvest and Mistral Equity Partners; a 2024 Private Equity survey from BDO.

Federated Hermes expects ‘two or three’ more European deals in 2024

Arctos supports Hayfin MBO; Ardian to exit HR software biz.

FTV’s Anderson: wealth management digitization in ‘early innings’; Schroders Capital upbeat on exits; Sixth Street in insurance deal

Sixth Street-led investor group inks deal to acquire Enstar Group for $5.1 billion.

Schroders Capital ‘positive’ about exit markets

Innova parts with eyecare retailer; AXA IM in GP stakes deal.

Battery Ventures’ Jesse Feldman is feeling 'pretty optimistic;' Bregal Sagemount backs environmental insurer

Private equity goes bullish over environmental insurance.

Battery’s Jesse Feldman sees path for dealmaking clearing

Inflexion to exit insurance broker; LDC plays in imaging sector.

KKR, SK Capital bet on rare disease treatment; Apollo to acquire IGT’s gaming and digital business and Everi for $6.3bn

Apollo continues to be bullish about gambling.

Main in govtech deal; EQT sells stake in fibre networks biz

Apollo picks up delivery service Evri for £2.7bn.

How to climb through the exit window

Developing a way out for continuation assets continues to be a challenge, writes Dan Ginsberg, managing director, private equity, SGS Maine Pointe.

Why private equity should champion DEI

The spotlight on corporate DEI programs underscores the need to understand the advantages of incorporating DEI into workplace culture, writes Hope Mago, a partner at HCAP.