Dealmaking

JF Lehman tests buyout market for Waste Control Specialists, sources say

JF Lehman acquired WCS in 2018 from Valhi and in 2020 merged it with its portco NorthStar Group.

Sports exec Dave Checketts teams up with the Cynosure Group; healthcare tech drives big deals

A new firm is launching to invest in sports, founded by Dave Checketts – a former exec of the New York Knicks and the Utah Jazz – and the Cynosure Group, a private investment firm founded by the Eccles family – the Salt Lake City family known for finance and sports; a look at a landmark settlement that’s expected to kick off more PE investment in college sports; healthcare tech is generating a lot of deal activity.

Sullivan Street scouts more marine add-ons for Ancora; Investindustrial in £1.1bn carve-out from DCC; KKR offers $1.2bn for listed biotech biz

DCC Healthcare is an independently run healthcare division of DCC.

Sullivan Street eyes opportunities in aging UK harbors, seeks marine infra targets

London-based Sullivan Street acquired Teignmouth Maritime Services, Hesselberg-Hydro and Marine Plant Hire in April.

Drew Maloney, American Investment Council CEO, is moving to Edison Electric Institute

The AIC plays an important advocacy role in the private equity industry. This year, one of the issues at stake is the taxation of carried interest.

PE pros like Apollo’s David Sambur, Hamilton Lane’s Richard Hope and Sperry Mitchell’s Beatrice Mitchell find bright spots in today’s uncertain environment

Parsing a special report on the private equity industry’s reaction to tariff turmoil, including a podcast featuring PE Hub and sister publication editors sharing conclusions based on their reporting.

A helping hand for a new kind of climate tech founder

SE Ventures' new accelerator program aims to connect climate tech start-ups with expert industrial advice and pilot customers earlier in their journeys.

Dealmakers react to tariff ups and downs; PE firms invest in autism care; women leaders share advice on forging careers in private equity

The unmet needs in autism care are incentivizing PE firms to invest in opportunities to build, grow and sell platforms in the sector.

Landmark settlement to kick off PE investment in college sports

A settlement in the case of House vs NCAA, which would allow schools to pay student athletes directly, is setting the stage for private equity dollars.

Worldpay, SolarWinds in big deals; PEI Group editors share insights on how PE pros are navigating tariff turbulence in special podcast

There are two blockbuster deals involving a take-private of a cyber-security company and a financial payments provider.