Commentary

Fitness and wellness industry ripe for wave of consolidation; IK Partners’ Plastiflex makes two add-ons

IK Partners portfolio company Plastiflex Group has acquired Smooth-Bor Plastics and TIK.

Carlyle’s Brian Bernasek sees path through uncertainty; 'Volatility is our friend,' says Apollo’s David Sambur

A Carlyle partner discusses how tariffs and DOGE cuts have affected the deal-making climate.

Private equity sees AI pricing potential in hospitality; Astorg in double add-on for Lebronze Alloys

LBA has acquired Allied Copper Alloys, a service center that specializes in precision slitting and service for special steels and copper alloy strips.

Riverside’s Stewart Kohl talks deal environment at NEXUS 2025; Healthcare technology offering private equity opportunities

Riverside's co-CEO Stewart Kohl holds forth on current stalled deal-making climate.

NEXUS 2025: Carlyle’s Brian Bernasek, Thoma Bravo’s Orlando Bravo, EQT’s Suzanne Donohoe, Advent’s Tricia Glynn, Silver Lake’s Joe Osnoss and Apollo’s David Sambur among the speakers

PEI Group’s NEXUS 2025 summit in Orlando kicks off this week.

Healthcare investors seek plan for tariff uncertainty; Altas Partners, LG&P and Riverside pursue fire and safety assets

A Q&A with West Monroe’s Beth Mosier and Jeremy Tancredi on how tariff uncertainty could affect healthcare investing; an eight-deal listicle on the fire and life safety services sector; a discussion between Private Equity International and Institutional Limited Partners Association’s Jennifer Choi on LP concerns for US GPs regarding the new administration’s stance on DEI policies.

European tech sector poised for stronger 2025, says Monument Group; S&P Global: Dealmaking still stalled

IDnow develops proprietary, AI-powered identity verification technologies.

Egg farms on the block; Oaktree’s Milwood Hobbs Jr discusses 'higher-for-longer' interest rates in preview of NEXUS Fireside Chat

An "On the block" series update about family-run chicken farms; a weekly wrap on companies for sale; a Q&A with Oaktree Capital’s Milwood Hobbs Jr on credit costs and restructuring themes.