Dealmaking

Behavioral health, pediatrics still viable for private equity, but Medicaid-dependent hospitals, nursing homes less attractive

As the budget bill heads back to the House, PE Hub turns to Reed Smith's Nicole Aiken-Shaban to gauge the potential impact on PE healthcare deals.

IDG adds to growing list of continuation vehicles from VC firms

This is at least the second time IDG has tapped the secondaries market for a CV deal, having previously completed a GP-led five years ago.

Ex-KKR, HIG Capital and TA Associates dealmakers form Altaline Capital; FTV Capital bets on legal tech

An exclusive look at newly-formed Altaline Capital Management, a Los Angeles based PE shop focusing on the lower midmarket, put together by a trio of former dealmakers from KKR, HIG Capital and TA Associates; a look at growing PE investments in the legal technology space; catching up with Adam Arnett, the co-head of private equity at law firm Norton Rose, to learn his forecast for the second half of the year.

FTV eyes add-ons for ProfitSolv, payments software provider for law firms and other pro service providers

'We are a growth-based investor and we focus on acquisitions where we can go and grow versus cost cutting,' said FTV's Adam Hallquist.

Former dealmakers from KKR, HIG and TA launch Altaline Capital Management

The firm will invest in companies based in the US and in Canada.

Private equity tackles women’s health challenges; BC Partners promotes pair; Warburg Pincus, Latour Capital and more in deal action

Mutares portco Locapharm divests care services activity in France

The arm has been sold to Santé Cie Group.

Venture debt: How to structure convertible notes to protect against downside risk

In part 22 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence identifies how investors can structure convertible notes to mitigate downside risk, avoid liquidity traps and better align incentives.

PE invests in women's health: an ‘exploding’ market with untapped potential

Historically, women’s health has been underinvested, but the normalization of women’s health and reproductive care has recently attracted private equity interest to the sector.

Continuation vehicles are accelerating in the venture industry

More venture firms are following the lead of buyout firms by creating continuation funds to provide liquidity to LPs in older funds. Here are the pluses and minuses for GPs and LPs considering CVs.