Commentary

Permira to buy majority stake in Bain Capital-backed BioCatch at $1.3bn EV

PE interest in listed Alpha FMC.

BC Partners eyes 3.1x return on Presidio exit; Capital flows slow to small buyouts as exits stay strong

Small buyout shop deal exits are on the rise.

Sponsors have ‘more willingness’ to look at deals

Beauty a ‘mega sector’; Sun to sell Adler & Allan.

Gamut Capital backs printing services; Comvest, Kain, Windrose make moves in healthcare action; Riverspan in talc play

Riverspan invests in a talc supplier.

TDR, I Squared make winning bid for Applus

French state to buy parts of Atos; Riverside’s Dastex in add-on.

Impact investing and better healthcare for all

Private equity has an important role in making healthcare better and more equitable. Impact investors can help insure those outcomes, write Priya Parrish and Sophia Friedman of Impact Engine.

Thoma Bravo takes another cybersecurity firm private; About Healthcare adds on

Thoma Bravo agreed to acquire Darktrace in a take-private deal for $5.3 billion.

Blackstone in fresh Hipgnosis bid

Apollo goes for indoor climate control biz; Bregal on RegTech potential.

Apollo to take U.S. Silica private for $1.85bn; Madison Dearborn and HPS completes NFP sale for $13bn

Apollo taking industrial minerals firm U.S. Silica private for $1.85 billion; sponsor-backed take private transactions decreased in 2023; Madison Dearborn Partners and HPS Investment Partners complete sale of NFP for $13 billion; OpenGate Capital signs on to Ownership Works.

OpenGate parts with waterproofing supplier

Thoma Bravo relights Darktrace interest.