Dealmaking

Goldman Sachs takes majority stake in global risk management software developer Navex; Bain Capital and WMG seek 'legendary' music catalogs

Goldman Sachs Alternatives is acquiring a majority stake in risk management company Navex from BC Partners and Vista Equity Partners; behind the scenes of Bain Capital and Warner Music Group’s $1.2 billion music catalog joint venture.

Inside Bain Capital and Warner Music Group's $1.2bn music catalog JV

Legendary 'is definitely in the ears of the beholder. We look for artists that have a true fan base,' Bain Capital's Angelo Rufino told PE Hub.

Exits in focus: EQT’s new approach; Carlyle signs strategic sale of Calastone; CVC brings KKR into Etraveli, returns to secondaries for Nordic asset

Calastone is a global funds network and a tech provider to the wealth and asset management industry.

CVC returns to secondaries market with Nordic single-asset process

CVC is the latest manager to seek out a large continuation fund for a Europe-headquartered asset, Secondaries Investor has learned.

KKR, CVC, MidEuropa target hospitals; Waud launches medical supply chain platform

Continuous M&A opportunities and increasing care demands are among the reasons why firms like KKR, CVC Capital and MidEuropa are still betting on the hospital sector; spotlighting a recently announced partnership between Waud Capital Partners and healthcare executive Bill Mixon to build a new platform focused on the medical device and supply chain services market.

PE targets stakes in hospital sector: 5 deals

KKR, CVC Capital, MidEuropa and Ontario Teachers are among those pursuing investments in hospitals.

FTV among PE firms betting on legal tech; Advent, Sullivan Street in UK carve-out deals; A week in add-ons

Sullivan Street Partners has agreed to buy the aerostructures business of Senior.

7 PE-backed deals: Legal sector's race toward digital readiness

FTV, Oakley and Thoma Bravo are among the PE firms making deals in the legal tech sector.

KKR’s Henry McVey: ‘Investors must make their own luck;’ PCI Pharma, Eagle Fire find buyers in companies-for-sale update

Weekly companies-for-sale update, featuring two newly announced deals in fire safety and drug development; KKR announces strategic investment in HVAC equipment e-commerce site SupplyHouse; and sticking with KKR: talking points from Henry McVey’s 2025 Mid-Year Macro Global Outlook.

How EQT, Verdane and Hg actively manage exits  

Optimising exits in an environment where liquidity is challenging has become a mainstay in some managers’ playbooks.