Commentary

Investors bullish on Major League Baseball despite potential lockout; Niobrara acquires managed IT services provider MSP Corp

Also featured is a look at HR software deals from private equity firms Thoma Bravo, Gryphon and Main Capital.

Providence Equity outlines the shared strategies in entertainment and B2B events investing; Brookfield to take plumbing product biz Reliance private

Eurazeo has completed a majority investment in Netco Group, a European provider of critical maintenance services for conveyor systems used in vital industries.

KKR, Neuberger to take minority stake in Datavant; Carlyle joins MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium as PE firms double down on AI

Neuberger and KKR agree to acquire a significant minority stake in health information tech company Datavant from New Mountain Capital; RedCloud Capital invests in APS Environmental Group; Carlyle joins the MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium to explore how AI can support investment decision-making and portfolio management.

Bain Capital’s Max de Groen expects deal activity to pick up over next year; Genstar and Aksia make growth investment in Richey May

Max de Groen, partner and co-head of Technology, North America Private Equity at Bain Capital, on how his firm is navigating disruption from AI in software; Genstar Capital and Aksia make a growth investment in Richey May; New Mountain Capital agrees to make a significant minority investment in Appleby Global Group.

HOF Capital, Main Capital bet on automotive; Hudson Hill’s Eric Rosen featured in They Said It

Main Capital Partners announced this week that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in VWE Automotive, a provider of software, data and transaction services for the automotive sector.

Blackstone targets liquid cooling with FCH; FFL scoops up office of the CFO biz Waylin Partners

Blackstone agrees to acquire a provider of data center cooling services and components; FFL Partners completes investment in a provider of services focused on the office of the chief financial officer of private equity-backed companies; a companies-for-sale update.