Dealmaking

Peak Rock, Sycamore tee up dairy and wine portfolio companies for sale; Five Point-backed midstream system sells to MPLX

A double whammy of companies-for-sale action to highlight: the first is the latest On-the-block series update about food and beverage companies testing the market for buyers, the second is a weekly companies-for-sale update; Five Points is selling a midstream energy provider based in the Permian Basin to a strategic buyer.

On the block: Dairy farming and wineries

Sources have flagged a pair of large-scale dairy producers and a wine producer that will test the market for buyers, with targets of up to $40m EBITDA.

PE eyes third-party wealth tech providers; Keensight to invest in consumer goods data biz

Main Capital Partners portfolio company, UnameIT, has announced the acquisition of Claire Automotive.

Cybersecurity sees uptick in quality deals, says Houlihan’s Keith Skirbe; HarbourView leads way in music royalty and copyright deals

Speaking with Keith Skirbe, a managing director in Houlihan Lokey’s Technology Group, to learn the latest in the cybersecurity segment; a look at some recent deals in the music royalties and copyrights sector, and how HarbourView Equity Partners has fared in the current fundraising environment; One Equity Partners, Warburg Pincus and Green Cement Investments agree to sell Eco Material Technologies to CRH for $2.1 billion.

PE exits reach highest half-year total since 2022 – EY report

Strategic sales accounted for 26% of all private equity exit transactions recorded between January and June.

Houlihan Lokey’s Keith Skirbe: Expect a rise in M&A deal activity in cybersecurity

'Q2 was still a little slow, but we have seen things pick up over the last month or so across the US and Europe.'

IFM Investors trounces infra rivals to win €300m bid for AirRail

The Australian manager is acquiring a 75% stake in the Madrid-based aviation ground handling business, with 100% of the asset’s equity valued at €180m.

EQT makes another move in Japan with Fujitec take-private; Add-ons for Astorg and Aquiline portcos

Blackstone real estate rising star Wesley LePatner killed in NYC shooting

The CEO of Blackstone's non-listed REIT and global head of its core-plus real estate business was 43.

Wynnchurch expected to sell truck maker; Spectrum bets on Quavo; GTCR to acquire FMG Suite from Aurora

An exclusive that Wynnchurch Capital is expected to launch a sale process for a waste collection truck manufacturer; Spectrum Equity is betting on rising demand for fraud management and dispute resolution software through a $300 million majority investment in Quavo; GTCR announced it has agreed to acquire FMG Suite from Aurora Capital Partners.