PE Hub Wire

KKR on opportunities in testing and measurements; newbie Coalesce Capital makes first deal

Coalesce Capital makes inaugural investment in compliance firm.

Main Capital planning ‘record’ exits; GSAM bid for Kahoot wins PwC backing

PricewaterhouseCoopers said that a take-private offer by a group led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management for edutainment company Kahoot is fair to shareholders.

Gallant Capital plans IT services platform via merger; Osceola fuels add-on craze with quartet

Osceola Capital acquires four-add-ons for its sales and marketing platform Forward Solutions.

Accel-KKR portfolio company bids for accounts payable biz

Soho Square exit; Battery Ventures on GenAI

Blackstone’s Martin Brand weighs in on high-quality assets, generative AI and recession resistance

Blackstone's Brand holds forth on a number of issues.

GSAM hooks 90% of fishing business Frøy

Oaktree mining biz sells tungsten producer

Vista closes $4.6bn sale of Apptio to IBM; Brookfield and Braemont invest in insurance

A look at six private equity-backed insurance deals; the completion of Vista’s $4.6 billion sale of Apptio to IBM; and Northleaf’s $200 million investment in Tillman FiberCo.

SHS takes majority stake in life science robotics company

KKR teams up with Italy on telecoms bid.

GTCR revisits commercial security in $1.6bn carveout; Battery Ventures sees H2 recovery

A Deep Dive into GTCR’s $1.6 billion carveout from ADT; an H2 Outlook Q&A with Battery Ventures’ Zak Ewen; and a sentiment survey of private equity and investment banking folks.

Battery Ventures expects deal vol recovery in H2

Oakley carves-out dental trio from Nordic Capital’s EDG.