Dealmaking

KKR's Josh Weisenbeck: Food processing is ripe for automation and consolidation

'Food processing remains surprisingly early in its automation journey,' Weisenbeck said in an interview with PE Hub about about KKR portco Fortifi.

Dynamix’s Andrejka Bernatova: Europe’s fragmented power market limiting scalability; Axcel plans business law internationalization with new platform

AGRD Partners is a legal services group made up of six business law firms in Sweden.

Dynamix Capital: PE favors US over Europe in digital infra race amid scalability, power constraints

‘Europe’s fragmented market limits gigawatts of scalability, whereas US projects can reach gigawatt levels,’ says Dynamix’s Bernatova.

Exclusive: DuPont and Venator to test market for treated wood maker Viance, sources say

Viance, which sells products under the D-Blaze, Ecolife, Preserve, TimberSaver, UltraPole NXT and UltraTie brans, is expected to appeal to private equity firms and strategic buyers.

Yellow Wood, Sojourner bank on brands like ChapStick and Yardley London; Cash flow is king, according to BDO survey

Yellow Wood-backed Suave has launched 34 new products across hair care, body care and men’s care categories in the last two and a half years.

Genstar completes majority investment in First Eagle

The sellers included Blackstone and Corsair.

How Yellow Wood, Sojourner breathe new life into legacy brands like Suave and Aqua Net

Well-known consumer brands bring 'a loyal following that can be bulletproof,' said Houlihan Lokey’s Tim Leach.

PAI Partners’ Frédéric Stévenin: ‘Robust pipeline of opportunities in Europe’; Advent makes take-private bid for positioning and comms company U-blox

Inspired is a UK-based commercial energy and sustainability advisor.

PAI Partners’ Frédéric Stévenin: Investor interest in Europe accelerating

The private equity firm sees a robust pipeline of opportunities, especially across the real economy, the energy transition and automation.

Lee Equity to sell urology platform for $1.9bn to Cardinal Health; Bain, Arlington, Revelstoke invest in immunotherapy; H1 healthcare deals that mattered

In urology dealmaking, the landscape is highly fragmented and includes profitable ancillary services for diverse revenue streams.