PE Hub Wire

New State and Astara-backed companies bulk up on roofing and electrical services; Q1 dealflow ‘not as strong as hoped,’ says KPMG

A look at quarterly M&A activity from KPMG and exploring what the busiest sectors were during the first quarter of this year; a weekly round-up of companies-for-sale coverage; two new deals involving roofing and electrical services add-ons.

KarpReilly in first round sale process for Stio; Brigade and Macellum team up to buy Family Dollar for $1 bn

KarpReilly is in the first round of a sale process for outdoor apparel brand Stio; Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management acquiring Family Dollar from Dollar Tree for $1 billion; a deep dive into Bluestone Equity Partners-backed RWS Global acquiring Harmony Helpers.

BayPine aims to transform traditional core economy companies; NYC pension wants GPs to focus on exits

An interview with Anjan Mukherjee, co-founder and managing partner of emerging manager BayPine, which is focusing on digitizing the middle market; snippets from a video conversation between Eneasz Kadziela, head of private equity and deputy CIO for the New York City comptroller, and Chris Witkowsky, private equity editor, PEI Group; a preview of PEI Group’s Investor Relations Network’s New York Forum.

GTCR’s Collin Roche eyes exits; TJC’s Kristin Custar, Hg’s Tom Eckersley to speak at Investor Relations Network’s New York Forum

A video conversation with Collin Roche, co-CEO at GTCR, about dealmaking in the financial services sector. And previewing this week's 20th anniversary of PEI Group’s Investor Relations Network’s New York Forum: interviews with The Jordan Company's Kristin Custar about brand evolution during market revolution and Hg's Tom Eckersley about brand evolution during market revolution.

Beth Pickens explains TSG’s ‘very specific’ mandate; PAI in two deals; Agilitas carves out a tech services biz

PAI Partners has agreed to sell a minority stake in European Camping Group.

Odyssey, Permira and Stella Point focus on pharma marketing; Berkshire and Vistria merge post-acute home care tech platforms

Highlighting deals by PE firms pursuing investments in marketing agencies focused on pharma and life sciences; insights on a home care merger between a company backed by Berkshire Partners and one backed by The Vistria Group.

PE bets on ‘fragmented’ restaurant industry; Mérieux in wound care carve-out

Mérieux Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in Curea Medical.