Dealmaking

HighVista closes secondaries deal for 7 VC funds

Managed with Evercore, the HighVista deal drew more than 40 potential bidders and reinforces the Boston investment firm’s expanding presence in the secondary market.

TSCP, Roark bet on recession-resistant food and beverage franchises; Sixth Street takes minority stake in NFL’s New England Patriots

Highlighting the recession-resistant food and beverage franchise segment which has seen a flurry of deals over the past few months; Dean Metropoulos and family, and Sixth Street agree to acquire minority stakes in the New England Patriots of the National Football League; Atlas Holdings enters into an agreement to buy ODP Corporation in a deal that values ODP at approximately $1 billion.

Private equity bets on beverage and food chains: 6 standout deals

Rhône, Thompson Street and Roark are among the PE firms targeting food and beverage assets.

Providence to sell auto classifieds biz La Centrale for €1.1bn; Industrial tech M&A outlook cautious but purposeful, says EY-Parthenon

Paris-based La Centrale supports over 10,000 automotive professionals with SaaS tools.

MiddleGround’s Curley expects more industrials exits; Vista sells media analytics firm IAS to Novacap in $1.9bn deal

A Dealmakers to Watch profile of Tim Curley, an industrials banker that recently joined MiddleGround Capital to lead its exits and realizations strategy; Vista Equity announces sale of an optimization firm Integral Ad Sciences to Novacap in a $1.9 billion deal; a weekly companies-for-sale update.

MiddleGround's new hire, Tim Curley, expects exit pace to increase in mid-market industrials

MiddleGround has made one exit so far in 2025, with the September sale of Arrow Tru-Line to Chamberlain Group, a Blackstone portfolio company.

OceanSound eyes European defense tech; BasePoint ups offer for consumer credit biz IPF

OceanSound's Joe Benavides 'intrigued' by European defense

New York-based OceanSound is looking at Europe 'more closely' but barriers to entry remain.

Oak Hill found strategic interest in FTTH with Metronet sale; Shamrock’s Michael LaSalle is a dealmaker to watch

We also have insights on why tech deals are attractive from Bain & Company's 2025 Global Tech report.

India’s landmark continuation fund marks a 3x return within 18 months

ChrysCapital closed a roughly $700m continuation vehicle last year to house its stake in the National Stock Exchange of India.