Commentary

IK backs Kestrel Capital amid rising demand for wealth management; Tariffs test Europe’s tech sector, with cybersecurity and cloud showing resilience

Kestrel, based in Dublin, manages over €1 billion in assets.

Sale processes pick up in May; EQT’s Alex Darden discusses Seven Seas deal

Seven Seas Water Group is a Houston- and Tampa-based owner and operator of water and wastewater treatment plants across the US, Caribbean and Latin America.

PSG, Verdane see cross-border potential in European cybersecurity; Post-Brexit reset provides stability for private equity, says Calista

TA Associates, PSG Equity and Verdane agreed to sell Hornetsecurity Group, a global provider of AI-powered M365 security, data protection, compliance and security awareness services, to Thoma Bravo-backed Proofpoint in May.

TPG aims to build software portfolio with AvidXchange and Sabre Hospitality; Lindsay Goldberg-backed Liquid Tech Solutions said to field second-round offers

Catching up with Tim Millikin, partner at TPG, about the firm's recent deals in the software sector; several infrastructure funds are in the second round of a sale process to acquire Lindsay Goldberg-backed diesel refueling station company Liquid Tech Solutions; Brookfield Asset Management and CDPQ have acquired Antylia Scientific for about $1.34 billion from GTCR.

Littlejohn buys RailPros from Court Square as infra services heat up; how PE healthcare investors are handling tougher M&A regs in some states

An exclusive that Littlejohn & Co acquired RailPros, a Irving, Texas-based rail infrastructure service provider, from Court Square Capital Partners; some fresh insights into how dealmakers are navigating different regulatory terrains both at the federal and state level in healthcare M&A.

Triton’s Gahleitner says FläktGroup sale shows data center sector is robust; Charterhouse agrees to gelato and pastry ingredients exit

Charterhouse Capital Partners has agreed to sell Casa Optima, a global player in the artisanal gelato and pastry ingredients market.

PE spots opportunity in mental and behavioral health; New Mountain forms RCM platform via three-way merger

Recapping a seven-deal listicle on mental and behavioral healthcare, which has caught the attention of KKR, Clearview Capital, Northlane Capital Partners, and Sovereign Capital Partners, among others; shining the light on a three-way platform merger by New Mountain Capital in revenue cycle management.

TPG among PE firms scooping up hospitality tech companies; European cybersecurity market attracts US investors’ attention, says Houlihan

From accounting software to language processing tech that reduces booking times, private equity has been busy transacting in hospitality tech segment.