PE Hub Wire

DuneGlass Capital-backed AlliedOMS is acquiring four oral care practices; insights from Reed Smith partner Nicole Aiken-Shaban on how President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy package would affect private equity deals in the healthcare sector; Altaline Capital Management makes a strategic growth investment in Brazos Safety Systems; Bain Capital and Warner Music Group launch a joint venture to allow for the purchase of up to $1.2 billion of “legendary” music catalogs.

An exclusive look at newly-formed Altaline Capital Management, a Los Angeles based PE shop focusing on the lower midmarket, put together by a trio of former dealmakers from KKR, HIG Capital and TA Associates; a look at growing PE investments in the legal technology space; catching up with Adam Arnett, the co-head of private equity at law firm Norton Rose, to learn his forecast for the second half of the year.

A quick look at some themes playing out in the market: the proliferation of data centers, and the increasing popularity of single-asset CVs in a challenging exit environment; a look at the Sterling Group’s sale of Artisan Design Group, a provider of flooring, cabinets and countertops, to retailer Lowe’s for $1.3 billion.

Battery Ventures-backed Forterro has entered a binding agreement to acquire Targit.