PE Hub Wire

Thoma Bravo, FP and TPG close take-private transactions; plus, 5 PE-backed music deals

PE bets on music rights with five notable deals.

CVC Capital’s Gridspertise bags Aidon

A week in pharma add-ons.

Butterfly and Equilibrium take a deep dive into aquaculture; Kain Capital hires new CTO

Kain Capital names Gupta as chief technology officer.

William Blair talks Nordic tech outlook

Inflexion to sell Chambers and Partners, reports say.

STG takes Pro Tools maker private; CORE Industrial adds on; healthcare M&A picks up

STG completes take-private buyout of Pro Tools maker Avid Technology.

Bregal Unternehmerkapital hits €1bn capital gains with EA exit

Triton completes Caverion bid.

Ardian acquires $2.1bn PE portfolio from CPP Investments; Lincoln Road scoops up landscaping deals

Lincoln Road bets on landscaping services.

Stanley Capital talks generative AI boom

Livingbridge mulls Superbike sale, say reports.

Bain Capital to buy Guidehouse from Veritas for $5.3bn; Audax files countersuit against HIG over Mobileum

The gloves are off as Audax accuses HIG of mismanagement of Mobileum after HIG accused Audax of fraud.

Archimed on ‘challenging’ healthcare exits

PE’s increasing interest in take-privates.