PE Hub Wire

Blackstone’s Alexander Walsh on ‘transformational’ AI

Searchlight wins Gresham shareholder vote.

Why BC Partners brought Apollo into the PetSmart fold; plus new add-on deals

The Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund forms a new PE firm.

Archimed makes public-to-private play

Schroders Capital's Nils Rode expects GP-led deal jump.

Trinity grows Visterra Landscaping with add-ons; BlackRock looking at education as Clearlake inks deal

Clearlake-backed Discovery Education agrees to acquire edtech firm DreamBox Learning.

BlackRock’s von Niederhaeusern: Europe potentially more attractive than US for take-privates

Cube takes Urbaser Nordic.

One Rock invests $500m in landscaping biz, and FFL closes clinical research site deal

Commercial landscaping services firm BrightView snags $500 million from One Rock.

Private equity fire, safety and security investment roundup, plus food deals from Subway and AVC

Roark is buying fast-food franchise Subway.

BlackRock’s Nathalie von Niederhaeusern on GenAI’s impact

Tech takes the spotlight

IVEST buys rights to Care Bears; PSG Equity on AppHub add-ons; SEC rules a Dodd-Frank moment

IVEST scoops up licensing rights to children's franchise Care Bears.

IPO exit route’s attraction in age of antitrust scrutiny

Main exits to Pollen Street.