Dealmaking

HarbourVest’s Carolina Espinal: European mid-market has a ‘fragmented’ advantage; Apollo’s ABC in fifth bid for listed TI Fluid Systems

TI Fluid Systems is a manufacturer of thermal management and automotive fluid handling systems with headquarters in Oxford in the UK.

Are follow-on rounds really overpriced?

CRV says valuations are too high to justify continued investment from its opportunity fund, but other VCs say they are still seeing plenty of good follow-on deals.

Arlington’s Matthew Altman sees healthcare onshoring opportunities; CD&R vies for Sanofi healthcare consumer business; Sports tech wins deals

Potential deal by Clayton Dubilier & Rice for a leading consumer healthcare business; Arlington Capital Partners’ Matthew Altman about the effects of onshoring on healthcare supply chain investments; a rundown of four sporting equipment deals; a deal by Thirty-5 Capital around pickleball footwear.

Helmets and shoulder pads: 4 PE deals in sporting goods

Sporting goods equipment companies are trading at 10x or more EBITDA as household names trade hands among PE firms, Nathan Pund, managing director of Houlihan Lokey, told PE Hub.

Private equity busy collecting accountancy deals; BVCA makes recommendations to boost UK private investment; Mid-market deals drive rebound in exits 

The BVCA and Public First ran an investment commission to draw insights from BVCA members and experts from academia, business and other areas.

6 and counting: Sums add up in accountancy for private equity

‘There are significant opportunities for growth through consolidation, allowing PE investors to achieve economies of scale,’ says Proskauer’s Andrew Wingfield.

Healthcare supply chain risks drive PE onshoring deals, says Arlington's Matthew Altman

'We continue to see an attractive landscape of actionable add-on opportunities that can assist larger platforms in expanding.'

Thoma Bravo’s Chip Virnig walks us through one of the firm’s best deals; CohnReznick said to test PE interest

PE Hub editor-in-chief MK Flynn’s interview with Thoma Bravo partner Chip Virnig about Dynatrace; a scoop on accounting and tax consulting firm CohnReznick testing the market for new investment sources; a quick at how Partners Group-backed KinderCare fared in its IPO.

CohnReznick said to review PE investment interest by early 2025

The CPA firm's private equity practice provides due diligence and post-deal-closing support services.

Tower Peak’s Anthony Catachanas stresses the importance of a local presence; Brookfield bids for Tritax; Ardian in for eye company

Vista Vision is an Italian healthcare service provider specializing in ophthalmic and refractive surgery.