PE Hub Wire

Cinven, CVC, HCAP pursue diagnostic healthcare companies; Healthcare IT trends drive Oak HC/FT-backed Reveleer’s add-on of Novillus

A five-deal listicle on the diagnostic healthcare provider sector, which has caught the attention of PE firms on both sides of the Atlantic, including Cinven, Clearview Capital, CVC and HCAP Partners; then a look at a healthcare IT platform add-on by an Oak HC/FT-backed company.

Sandberg, ARX Equity acquire Croatian traveltech biz; Permira shifts Asia focus to India, closing Hong Kong and Shanghai offices

Phobs was founded in 2004 and is based in Dubrovnik.

Fewer companies hitting the market than a year ago; law firms still need to modernize, finds Houlihan Lokey

Fewer companies hitting the market now than there were at this time last year, according to dozens of conversations dealmakers; a deal announcement involving an energy efficiency company; a look at the legal services market.

PSG to buy stake in cybersecurity biz Glasswall; Ardian- and Bridgepoint-backed Argon in add-on; Tariffs upping due diligence time, says Datasite

Glasswall provides zero-trust file protection products to the business-to-government and business-to-business sectors.

SolarWinds, Zuora and Smartsheet just went private with PE backers. Are more take-private software deals to come?

A deep dive on take-private software deals featuring interviews with Vista Equity Partners, Thoma Bravo and Goldman Sachs; Waste Control Specialists put into the market by its private equity owner JF Lehman & Company; Boeing’s pruning process may be Thoma Bravo’s gain; recent news regarding exit figures.

GTO Partners takes majority stake in Complea; Main Capital makes French platform debut; Pollen Street has competition for Argentex

Complea provides IT and digitalization services to private and public enterprises.

Sports exec Dave Checketts teams up with the Cynosure Group; healthcare tech drives big deals

A new firm is launching to invest in sports, founded by Dave Checketts – a former exec of the New York Knicks and the Utah Jazz – and the Cynosure Group, a private investment firm founded by the Eccles family – the Salt Lake City family known for finance and sports; a look at a landmark settlement that’s expected to kick off more PE investment in college sports; healthcare tech is generating a lot of deal activity.

Sullivan Street scouts more marine add-ons for Ancora; Investindustrial in £1.1bn carve-out from DCC; KKR offers $1.2bn for listed biotech biz

DCC Healthcare is an independently run healthcare division of DCC.

PE pros like Apollo’s David Sambur, Hamilton Lane’s Richard Hope and Sperry Mitchell’s Beatrice Mitchell find bright spots in today’s uncertain environment

Parsing a special report on the private equity industry’s reaction to tariff turmoil, including a podcast featuring PE Hub and sister publication editors sharing conclusions based on their reporting.

Dealmakers react to tariff ups and downs; PE firms invest in autism care; women leaders share advice on forging careers in private equity

The unmet needs in autism care are incentivizing PE firms to invest in opportunities to build, grow and sell platforms in the sector.