Dealmaking

RedBird Capital, Bruin Capital bet on entertainment deals; Francisco Partners, Serent Capital seize opportunities in EHRs

Private equity deals in the entertainment sector gained considerable momentum in 2024.

Entertainment deals driven by content, music catalogs and talent handlers

Despite some industry turmoil, investing in the entertainment sector became more diversified in 2024.

Electronic health records attract private equity: 5 deals

Dragoneer Investment Group, Serent Capital and Francisco Partners are among the PE firms investing in EHR technology companies.

EQT, Main Capital ride the HR tech wave; Triton carves out BSCT from Bosch Group

BSCT is the the security and communications technology product business of Bosch Group.

AI, payroll automation and employee benefits digitization spark PE interest in 2024  

'You’re dealing with what is invariably the largest cost center for any company, which is its employee base, and making sure that that is productive and retained,' says James Stevens, managing director at Bain Capital.

Better balance between buyers and sellers in 2025; Arctos, Ares get in the NFL game

Private equity deal-making in the industrials and manufacturing sector was very active in 2024.

Industrials M&A activity to increase ~25% in 2025, bankers say

A robust group of active buyers and sellers eyeing established companies and assets are expected to buoy the industrial deal market.

Inflexion’s Bertolini reveals Finanzen M&A plans; Mayfair parts ways with Tangle Teezer

Baird Capital partner Louise Kingston walks us through her key dealmaking themes for the coming year.

Inflexion eyes growing interest in owning stocks in Germany with neobroker Finanzen

In November, Inflexion said it is acquiring a majority stake in Finanzen from Axel Springer.

Patient Square unveils $4.1bn take-private deal; Bain Capital, Leeds Equity leverage seismic shift in education

After an earlier slowdown, private equity went all in on the education sector in 2024.