Dealmaking

Global PE eyes Spain’s favorable valuations, says DLA Piper; Ares deploys secondaries strategy in Apax Global Alpha buyout

AGA is an investment trust headquartered in Guernsey.

Ares’ secondaries unit backs Apax Global Alpha take-private

The transaction involves a continuation fund-like structure, Secondaries Investor understands, and includes an option for backers of the UK investment trust to roll into a new fund, filings show.

Increased confidence, clarity expected to accelerate dealmaking this fall; Audax, Lindsay Goldberg rack up exits

Details of two sales processes that yielded exits for Audax Private Equity and Lindsay Goldberg; a resurgence of optimism about M&A; a Dealmakers to watch story that highlights a new firm launched by former L2 Capital and Prestwick Partners dealmakers.

Signal Rock’s Sam Hafermann sees 'obsession and opportunity' in lower mid-market

'The lower mid-market is inefficient and messy, which is exactly what makes it compelling to us. It’s friends of friends, brokers in rural towns or niche online platforms. You have to dig,' Hafermann told PE Hub.

Perwyn, SilverTree-backed Salesmanago makes add-on in Poland; European PE AUM hits new high

Perwyn and SilverTree acquired Salesmanago in 2021.

Guide to VC secondaries buyers (updated)

Our directory, first published in July 2024, has grown to 31 firms that manage more than $94bn in secondaries capital.

Tech deal processes will kick off after Labor Day, predicts Clearlake’s Prashant Mehrotra; Disruption Matters podcast features AI tools

A Q&A with Prashant Mehrotra, partner and managing director at Clearlake Capital Group, who discussed his outlook for tech sector M&A in the second half of 2025 and how AI is expected to drive deals within the sector; the latest episode of the fourth season of the Disruption Matters podcast miniseries has dropped and features leaders at Goldman Sachs, Partners Group, AlixPartners, BayPine and Prysm Capital discussing best practices for leveraging AI to help companies grow.

Clearlake’s Prashant Mehrotra: Tale of two cities, as AI emboldens big bets from strategics while PE firms take a more measured approach

'If you unpack what's happened in PE, you've seen very episodic transactions, sometimes sponsor-to-sponsor, sometimes take-privates. But they're all largely focused on premier assets.'

Bain, PSG see EU regulatory tailwinds for Namirial-Signaturit tie-up; Less than half of UK accountants open to outside investment, survey finds

Bain and PSG entered exclusive negotiations to merge the companies in early July.

Bain Capital, PSG double down on digital sovereignty with Namirial-Signaturit merger

Bain and PSG entered exclusive talks for the merger of Namirial and Signaturit in early July.