Dealmaking

Viking Global Investors to take majority stake in Voyado; Partners to buy premium cat food biz from 3i; LP tweaks defense policy; Perwyn in first Italian deal

Voyado aims to help retail brands create shopping experiences, increase customer loyalty and drive business growth.

Japan is enjoying a surge in investments by GPs and LPs, say Bain & Co., Clifford Chance

Taking a look at Japan – and the rise of investments in Japanese companies from US-based PE firms. Factors including government initiatives aimed at encouraging foreign investment are driving activity there. We’ll also take a look back our coverage of PE interest in India and Africa.

Will the IPO mini-boom continue?

VCs and corporate backers own shares currently worth nearly $10bn for VC-backed companies that have gone public this year – minus the holdings for outliers Circle and CoreWeave, which are valued at $35bn.

Why Bain Capital, KKR and other PE firms are investing in Japanese companies

'Many Japanese conglomerates are looking to streamline operations and focus on core businesses, leading to divestitures and carve-outs,' says Clifford Chance's Michihiro Nishi.

Opportunity in lower mid-market despite subdued M&A, says Weight Partners Capital; Tikehau in defense deal

Bridgepoint has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Safe Life, an automated external defibrillators distributor.

Weight Partners Capital: Lower mid-market to buck slow dealmaking trend

'At the small end of the market, a large proportion of dealflow has always been driven by the changing personal circumstances of private individual business owners, as opposed to institutional fund dynamics,' David Jolly says.

Astorg, Brookfield, Vance Street seek lab tech; Aquiline, Capstreet, Parthenon score data management deals

A look at two deals involving laboratory equipment: one where Brookfield and CDPQ snapped up Antylia Scientific, and another where Innovize and Excel Scientific bought Zenith Adhesive Components; then, a look at two deals in the healthcare data management segment: one by Aquiline Capital Partners and Capstreet and another involving a sale from TPG Growth to Parthenon Capital Partners.

Lab equipment pulls in PE interest: 5 deals

Astorg, Brookfield Asset Management and NMS Capital are among the PE firms investing in laboratory equipment manufacturers and distributors.

Bridgepoint bets on Finzzle in wealth management boom; AI’s growing footprint in private equity; Lone Star to sell Novo Banco in deal valuing bank at €6.4bn

Lisbon-based Novobanco is the 4th largest bank operating in the Portuguese market.

American Securities seeks add-ons for Hexion; Crane beats PE firms for Baker Hughes’ carveout in closely watched sale process

A deep dive on add-on deals, tariffs and carveouts from American Securities principal Natasha Kingshott; a weekly companies-for-sale update; a Q1 update from Greenwich Capital Group on the automotive market.