Commentary

Astorg, BayPine, Blackstone bet on pharma CRO tailwinds; Frazier Healthcare Partners heads east with New York office opening

A roundup of five deals to showcase the scaling potential for investments in the pharma contract research organizations space; Seattle-based Frazier Healthcare Partners is aiming to scale up their businesses with the opening of a New York office this summer, and PE Hub, as part of its Dealmakers to Watch series, speaks with office head Philip Zaorski about how an East Coast office will help the firm; looking at several deals covered by PE Hub in the mental health space.

Arlington Capital seeks bank for sale of aerospace parts maker Forged Solutions; Companies for sale activity rises in Q2

An aerospace, defense and government services-focused PE firm that is interviewing banks for the sale of a 2019 aerospace parts portfolio company; a companies-for-sale update, highlighting a bump up in companies to be testing the market in the near-term; two new energy deals involving Texas upstream and midstream companies.

Exit median multiples take a dive, says MSCI; TA Associates in $750m offer for UK software biz

TA Associates, a Boston-based private equity firm, has made an offer for UK software company FD Technologies.

Astorg to take majority stake in biotech ingredients biz from TA; Palatine buys experience intelligence provider

Palatine has acquired a majority stake in Atombit Group, an experience intelligence and AI services provider.

Stellex, Balmoral said to be circling Baker Hughes’ digital tools products; 3G Capital to take Skechers private for $9bn

A scoop on Baker Hughes involving a potential divestment of three digital products used in oil and gas and industrials markets; a Dealmakers to Watch series profile on former Utah Jazz owner Dave Checketts’ new investment firm formed with the Cynosure Group’s Spencer P Eccles; 3G Capital’s latest foray taking popular shoe brand Skechers private for $9 billion.

Private equity firms taking ‘pencils-down approach’ on tech, says Houlihan Lokey’s Sascha Pfeiffer; Verdane agrees to exit maritime data business Danelec

Danelec is a provider of advanced digital products for maritime data collection and analysis.

Audax said to be close to launching sale process for Justrite; Chef Boyardee acquisition fits Brynwood's buy and build strategy

A scoop to share on Audax Private Equity, which is expected to launch a sale process for portfolio company Justrite Manufacturing in the coming weeks; taking stock of Brynwood Partners-backed Hometown Food Company, which acquired the Chef Boyardee brand for $600 million; insights from Hamilton Lane’s PE Hub attended 2025 Market Overview.