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High revenues, long-term prospects draw PE to industrials; Thoma Bravo featured in They Said It

Astorg-backed IPCOM announcing its intention to acquire a majority stake in Le Froid Pecomark is among the several industrials deals of the week.

Baird, Harvest, Olympus said to line up business services companies for sale; Littlejohn-backed Total Safety sells industrial business to Mill Point

A look at three business services companies being lined up for sale by private equity owners; highlighting Littlejohn & Co’s sale of the industrials business of Total Safety US to Mill Point.

FSN’s InstallatørGruppen hits $695m valuation in IPO; Phoenix to sell UK pension investment platform to Motive Partners

London-based Mobius serves institutional and wealth clients across defined benefit, defined contribution, and personal pension markets

'Zombie' funds, unrealized assets, longer hold periods challenge PE model; Technology spending is driving education deals

Also featured is Sentinel's deal to sell NSI Industries to Hubbell Incorporated for $3 bn.

Clearlake buys Pathway Capital as private markets firms consolidate; Godspeed invests in space infrastructure provider JP Donovan

Speaking with Ryan Craig, co-founder and managing director of Achieve Partners, to discuss the firm's investment in Alchemy, which helps companies build and manage internship programs; talking with Douglas T. Lake, Jr., founder and managing partner at Godspeed Capital, to discuss opportunities driving investments in the space infrastructure sector.

Thoma Bravo eyes cross-sell opportunities with HCSS and Nemetschek combo; Brand Velocity’s acquisition of RCX Sports highlights PE’s interest in youth sports

With Thoma Bravo agreeing in April to combine HCSS with Nemetschek’s build and construct segment, we’ll look at how the combined entity can help HCSS going forward; also: exploring private equity’s interest in youth sports.