Commentary

Inside Apax Partners’ sale of Kepro to Carlyle; and behind Bluejay’s backing of warehouse specialist BWT

Bluejay acquires warehouse firm BWT.

Ardian’s Forti on Neopharmed reinvestment; Eni in talks to buy PE-backed Neptune Energy

Neptune is owned by CVC Capital Partners, Carlyle Group and China Investment Corporation (CIC).

Vestar bets on sleep tech, LPs question GPs on pace of fundraising

Vestar invests in sleep tech firm Nox Health.

Tikehau sees shift in attitudes to aerospace; Agilitas navigates MTM buyout from Saab; Thoma Bravo’s SMA buys VisualCron

Martin Calderbank, managing partner of Agilitas, said the commercial marine shipping sector is undergoing a significant digital transformation.

Bank deal in Canada; preliminary talks underway in PE energy deal; Riverside bets on Italian food supplements

Royal Bank of Canada is buying HSBC's Canadian banking business.

Riverside looks for resilience with BioDue and takes bite of pasta maker; EQT in talks for Trescal stake

Trescal provides regulated calibration services for testing and measurement equipment in sectors such as transport, healthcare and telecoms, among others.

Inside deals with Vistria and GHO and Actis

Private equity bets on business services.

Actis’ Heintz talks energy security and Rezolv; CVC’s APRIL to switch to KKR; Private equity eyes cricket

CVC bought APRIL in 2019 and it has since focused on insurance distribution, and opened offices in Germany and Dubai.

Euromoney deal reaches finish line; Ontario Teachers’ goes for Scottish energy with SSEN Transmission

SSEN Transmission transports electricity generated from renewable resources, including onshore and offshore wind and hydro.

Castik’s Customs Support waves through Porath; Thoma Bravo’s Veriforce in UK move; Blackstone’s Atlantia bid hits threshold

Veriforce is a supply chain risk and compliance management company with headquarters in Houston, Texas.