Dealmaking

Venture debt: How lenders can evaluate VCs to mitigate risks in sponsor-backed deals

In part 19 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence shares how to evaluate VC sponsors to mitigate risk and maximize upside.

ATL Partners vets buyout interest in live entertainment logistics provider, sources say

The New York-based private equity firm is vetting buyout interest in Global Critical Logistics, with three sellside advisers retained.

Joelle Marquis from Arsenal Capital Partners and Katie Ossman Water Street Healthcare Partners honored by PE Hub and Buyouts

Highlighting Joelle Marquis from Arsenal Capital Partners and Katie Ossman from Water Street Healthcare Partners as part of our Women in PE: Class of 2025 coverage; a dive into how valuations of pro sports teams keep rising, and how that’s opened the door for private equity firms to invest.

Pro team prices are soaring, and PE firms are eager to get in on the game

In March, an investor group led by STG co-founder Bill Chisholm acquired the Boston Celtics for $6.1bn, the most anyone has ever paid for a sports team.

Astorg’s Judith Charpentier on navigating the EU’s MDR; EQT backs tax advisory business

EQT announced it will become an anchor investor in WTS Group.

Intra-European healthcare deals: A complex process

'The new regulation in Europe – MDR – expected to be implemented in 2026-28 will add some complexity,' says Astorg's Judith Charpentier.

Leonard Green runs two continuation fund processes across five assets

HarbourVest and Goldman Sachs are understood to be the lead buyers on the multi-asset continuation fund and a single-asset continuation fund respectively.

North America M&A outlook: year starts with dampened expectations

The long-anticipated recovery is only deferred, not called off, writes Daniel Friedman, Global Leader of BCG’s Transactions & Integrations practice.

Beth Holzberger from Wisconsin Investment Board, Neha Jatar from EQT and Allison Klazkin from Cortec honored by PE Hub and Buyouts

Shining the spotlight on Beth Holzberger from the Wisconsin Investment Board, Neha Jatar from EQT and Allison Klazkin from Cortec Group; a deal announcement involving a logistics company previously predicted (by us) to be acquired by Audax Private Equity.

Second quarter starts with a bang: Inflexion, 65 Equity Partners, Investindustrial, and AXA IM Prime sign deals

Inflexion and 65 Equity Partners have agreed to buy equal minority stakes in Kee Safety.