Dealmaking

Lateral's Richard de Silva: A lot more deal activity in 2025

There are great opportunities for US platforms to make international acquisitions.

Mutares to buy steel company Buderus Edelstahl; Bridgepoint in for crop input tech provider; Cube exits bus operator; UK co-investments on the rise

Buderus Edelstahl was established in 1731 and produces high-quality special steels.

Bedrock to see 20x return from Bridge's sale to Stripe

Bedrock co-led Bridge’s seed round via Bedrock Capital III, a $350m vintage-2021 fund.

Butterfly Equity’s co-founder details Duckhorn take-private; Sverica Capital invests in Electronic Source Company

A deep dive into Butterfly Equity’s take-private deal of a winemaker, Duckhorn Portfolio; Blue Marlin Partners and Trive Capital take a majority stake in Mo’ Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food; Sverica Capital Management invests in an electronic manufacturing services company serving the aerospace and defense market and space sector.

Orlando Bravo: ‘Time is ticking, pressure is mounting to both buy and sell’

'The cash that is sitting in private equity will have to be put to work,' the Thoma Bravo co-founder said in this NEXUS 2025 preview interview. 'Capital needs to be returned to LPs.'

Main Capital makes fourth exit of the year; Wendel snaps up stake in private credit firm

Wendel Group has agreed to acquire a 75 percent equity stake in Monroe Capital.

Chinese healthcare specialist HighLight expands overseas focus

The growth investor will deploy more than 20% of its most recent USD-denominated flagship outside of Mainland China, chief executive Steven Wang told PEI.

What investors need to know about the automotive sector

Understanding the unique dynamics between suppliers and original equipment manufacturers is key, writes Patricia Burgess of Frost Brown Todd.

Orlando Bravo: PE cash has to be put to work; EQT’s Christian Sinding: secondaries to play a key role

The pressure on PE firms to buy and sell is going up, Orlando Bravo, co-founder and managing partner of Thoma Bravo, tells PE Hub in an exclusive interview; ambitions on the secondaries market from EQT CEO Christian Sinding; Goldman Sachs shared insights from a new survey.

EQT considers organic growth, M&A as potential routes into secondaries

The firm thinks it can help clients seeking to balance portfolios and manage liquidity due to lower exit volumes, chief executive Christian Sinding said on its earnings call.