Dealmaking

'Swag' spells opportunities for New Heritage Capital

New Heritage Capital announced a majority investment in Brilliant, a provider of corporate gifts and branded merchandise, earlier in September.

Oaktree finds market for special situations investing ‘incredible’

Oaktree's SSF III has deployed nearly 55% of its nearly $3bn total raised, with investments in companies such as NexGen and TriMark.

Kartesia invests in smart coatings biz; BC in basketball play; Thoma Bravo’s Darktrace deal nears end

Thoma Bravo’s take-private of UK cybersecurity company Darktrace is set to wrap up on October 1 after the deal won court approval.

Number Crunch: PE's chemical imbalance

The global chemicals industry experienced a slump following the pandemic, though PE's share of the market is holding steady.

Hamilton Lane co-CEO Erik Hirsch: Retail investor impact on private markets will be ‘seismic’

Individual investors will demand a more sophisticated customer experience with better ease of access and improved transparency, Hirsch tells PE Hub.

Blackstone, Vista to take Smartsheet private for $8.4bn; Vantage Point vets PE investors

Sixth Street is taking a minority stake data center company EdgeConneX.

Hg's Alexander Johnson: Community banks are a critical part of the US financial infrastructure

Earlier in September, Hg acquired Ncontracts from Gryphon Investors.

Vantage Point vets PE investment interest, sources say

The employee-owned engineering firm is currently in the second round of a strategic review undertaken earlier this summer.

KKR wraps up IQGeo take-private; CDPQ to take minority in First Hydro; Fertility, govtech among recent PE trends

IQGeo provides software to telecoms and utility operators.

Bain Capital’s special situations platform steps into the light

‘It's the golden age of flexible capital,’ Angelo Rufino, Bain's head of North America special situations and corporate special situations in Europe, tells Buyouts.