PE Hub Wire

Baker Hughes to sell product groups, sources say; TPG buys the rest of DirecTV, merges it with Dish

TPG is acquiring AT&T’s remaining 70 percent stake in DirecTV for $7.6 billion.

Seven2’s Bruno Candelier: Appetite returning to food sector; BC Partners’ Springer Nature sets IPO price

Springer Nature is a German academic publisher.

Heartwood Partners banks on onshoring, plus TPG Growth invests in Homrich Berg

TPG Growth backs wealth management firm Homrich Berg.

Ardian to exit paint and coatings biz for €230m; MCH-backed Europastry launches IPO; Private equity fancies travel tech deals  

Corob saw a turnover of over €110m in 2023, of which over 90 percent was generated outside Italy.

ECP eyes carbon capture, hydrogen opportunities; Generate Capital weighs in during Climate Week

PE Hub does a deep dive into ECP's acquisition of ProEnergy Holdings.

LDC’s Deltron gets busy in elevator industry; KKR, Skip Capital move for Queensland Airports; CD&R’s Morrisons sells properties

Queensland Airports' portfolio comprises Gold Coast, Townsville, Longreach and Mount Isa airports.

Oaktree Special Situations leverages ‘good company, bad balance sheet’; New Heritage finds swag

Beach Point is acquiring Metro Franchising, the largest Dunkin’ Franchisee in the New York metro region.

Kartesia invests in smart coatings biz; BC in basketball play; Thoma Bravo’s Darktrace deal nears end

Thoma Bravo’s take-private of UK cybersecurity company Darktrace is set to wrap up on October 1 after the deal won court approval.

Blackstone, Vista to take Smartsheet private for $8.4bn; Vantage Point vets PE investors

Sixth Street is taking a minority stake data center company EdgeConneX.

KKR wraps up IQGeo take-private; CDPQ to take minority in First Hydro; Fertility, govtech among recent PE trends

IQGeo provides software to telecoms and utility operators.