Commentary

Thoma Bravo announces deals in drug diversion sector; plus, generative AI in healthcare

Thoma Bravo backs medication intelligence firm Bluesight.

Bain & Co sees deal drop, but EQT touts ‘conducive’ environment; Searchlight in for Gresham

Searchlight Capital Partners looks close to acquiring London-headquartered alternative asset manager Gresham House.

5 PE backed food focused deals; plus a healthy demand for renewable energy on commercial properties

Private equity bets on the food services sector.

A week in software deals: Exits pick up pace

Nordic Capital, The Riverside Company and Accel-KKR are among the firms that announced exits this week.

GTCR shares details of Worldpay strategy; Accel-KKR to exit KCS in reported $1bn deal

Accel-KKR is selling Kerridge Commercial Systems to CapVest.

Accel-KKR to sell KCS to CapVest; Exponent backs TestingCo; Antin wins bank support for Opdenergy move

Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) is an ERP and business management software provider for distributors, wholesalers and related trades.

Bonderman family office Wildcat pushes for Consolidated Communications to reject offer; Apollo spearheads $1bn-plus Apogem secondary

Edison Partners exits digital customer education business Northpass.

GSAM nets more Frøy shares; Riverside sells hospitality biz to Hg, TA and GIC portfolio company

Cap10 has completed its take-private of Sureserve, a UK social housing services provider.

Rainier Partners, Pfingsten Partners and Southfield Capital show lower middle market alive and well

Rainier Partners invests in floor services provider SCI.

Inflexion makes take-private move for DWF Group; LLCP’s Law Business Research in add-on

The board of DWF Group, a UK legal and business services provider, is in talks with Inflexion Private Equity Partners about a possible cash offer for the listed business.