Dealmaking

Stellex, Balmoral said to be circling Baker Hughes’ digital tools products; 3G Capital to take Skechers private for $9bn

A scoop on Baker Hughes involving a potential divestment of three digital products used in oil and gas and industrials markets; a Dealmakers to Watch series profile on former Utah Jazz owner Dave Checketts’ new investment firm formed with the Cynosure Group’s Spencer P Eccles; 3G Capital’s latest foray taking popular shoe brand Skechers private for $9 billion.

Dave Checketts and the Eccles family come full circle with joint venture

Checketts and Cynosure’s Spencer Eccles told PE Hub they’re looking to make three to five investments in their recently launched Sports Capital Fund I.

Private equity firms taking ‘pencils-down approach’ on tech, says Houlihan Lokey’s Sascha Pfeiffer; Verdane agrees to exit maritime data business Danelec

Danelec is a provider of advanced digital products for maritime data collection and analysis.

Software bids fall amid tariff uncertainty, says Houlihan Lokey’s Sascha Pfeiffer

While valuations have been steady, ‘when you were expecting 10 bids, that might be now six or seven,’ says Pfeiffer.

Stellex, Balmoral looking to scoop up Baker Hughes’ digital equipment products

The strategic company took first round bids for the three product groups in late March via sellside adviser Evercore, sources told PE Hub.

Audax said to be close to launching sale process for Justrite; Chef Boyardee acquisition fits Brynwood's buy and build strategy

A scoop to share on Audax Private Equity, which is expected to launch a sale process for portfolio company Justrite Manufacturing in the coming weeks; taking stock of Brynwood Partners-backed Hometown Food Company, which acquired the Chef Boyardee brand for $600 million; insights from Hamilton Lane’s PE Hub attended 2025 Market Overview.

Audax to shop oil and chemical safety products distributor Justrite

Sources suggested Audax could fetch more than $1.5bn in a sale.

Insurance market ripe for consolidation; Gauge Capital to merge Urology America; reimbursement trends drive PE interest in autism therapy

A roundup of eight deals that sum up why firms like Ares, GTCR and Lightyear Capital are flocking toward the insurance sector; a merger agreement between a Gauge Capital portfolio company and a business recently sold by Apollo; delving into Bourne Partner’s Autism Therapy Market Update that points out a unique trend that may help increase PE involvement in the space.

Private equity taps into fragmented insurance market: 8 notable deals

Lightyear, JC Flowers and GTCR are among the PE firms making tracks in the space this year.

Sovereign Capital among PE firms betting on education; CVC deploys funds into Dream Games

Dream Games was founded in 2019 and operates out of Istanbul and London.