Dealmaking

Bridgepoint, Ontario Teachers’ among PE firms targeting dentistry; European tech M&A set for dynamic H2, says Latham & Watkins

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PE 'loves' highly fragmented dental sector: 8 deals

Palamon Capital Partners, Bridgepoint and Advent International are among the firms making deals in the sector.

Apollo, Blackstone, Carlyle, KKR enthusiastic about 401(k) plan executive order

While the EO is encouraging, significant regulatory and legal hurdles remain before it can be fully implemented, point out some PE pros.

How Bain Capital sees onshoring playing out in biopharma; Blackstone scoops up Enverus

How Bain Capital expects its recent investment in PCI Pharma Services to benefit from onshoring; CCMP Growth Advisors announces acquisition of Airo Mechanical, North Carolina-based provider of HVAC and plumbing installation services; a look at the latest deal from Blackstone, which agreed to acquire Enverus, an Austin-based data analytics energy intelligence platform.

Bain Capital expects PCI to benefit from nearshoring dynamics in biopharma

'Pharma is looking for fewer, scaled providers at an enterprise level to reduce risk and provide a better-integrated service,' said Bain Capital’s Sam Weil.

Defense asset demand complicates M&A processes, says DC Advisory; Cinven invests in financial services software biz Objectway

Arlington Capital Partners portfolio company AVS Bio has acquired a Dutch antibody discovery, engineering and characterization services provider.

Peak Rock doubled Shipley Do-Nuts revenue before exit to LLCP; Apollo, Carlyle and TPG report strong Q2 

Catching up with Robert Strauss and Michael Graham, senior managing director and managing director, respectively, at Peak Rock Capital, to learn more about their sale of Shipley Do-Nuts to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners; key points from second quarter results of The Carlyle Group, Apollo Global Management and TPG; a look at managed service providers.

Peak Rock’s exit of Shipley Do-Nuts driven by ‘proven resiliency’ of business

Shipley more than doubled its revenue and also roughly doubled its systemwide sales during Peak Rock's hold.

Take-privates in fashion as Advent, Nextalia plan Tinexta takeover; Blackstone announces biggest Japan deal with TechnoPro delisting

Rome-based Tinexta operates across three divisions: digital trust, cybersecurity and business innovation.

Crestview Partners to sell Elo Touch for $1.3bn; Amberjack details opportunities in infrastructure

We catch up with Jason Turowsky, a managing partner at Amberjack, about the generational opportunity offered by the supporting infrastructure to the oil and gas industry; Crestview Partners agrees to sell its Silicon Valley-based touch screen systems and components provider for $1.3 billion; Francisco Partners agrees to acquire a software provider for the legal industry; Poalim Equity makes a minority investment in Glassbox.