Dealmaking

EQT’s Matthias Wittkowski: Compelling opportunities in TICC as AI reshapes delivery

'Over the medium term, the global TICC industry is expected to grow at mid-to-high single digits, and the structural tailwinds are only strengthening.'

KKR, Ares, Tiger Infrastructure pursue ambulance deals; Faster product debuts pave way for ArchiMed’s $1.1bn take-private of Esperion

ArchiMed announced this week the closing of its $1.1 billion take-private of Esperion Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on bringing cardiometabolic and rare/orphan disease therapies to market.

PE targets ambulance and medical transport services: 5 deals

KKR, Ares, Grant Avenue and Tiger Infrastructure Partners are among the PE firms investing in emergency medical services.

Charterhouse to acquire emergency building repairs biz; Arrow Global, AnaCap, Mutares bet on properties

Arrow Global Group announced this week it has acquired Borio Mangiarotti, a real estate development and management business based in Milan.

CCMP sells BGIS to Veritas in companies-for-sale update; Building products companies attract PE buyers like CD&R and Truelink

The Wire also features insight from Daniel MacDonald, a director in BGL’s building products practice.

EQT generates liquidity for LPs in debut venture fund with first multi-asset CV

LPs in €566m EQT Ventures I included HarbourVest, which led the new CV, as well as AP Fonden 4, Danica Pension, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Investor AB, Danish Export and Investment Fund, European Investment Fund and Tesi.

Montagu’s Christoph Leitner-Dietmaier: Carve-out complexity offers advantages; Arlington to take photonics biz G&H private

Bridgepoint has agreed to acquire a majority stake in GBA Group, a laboratory testing business based in Hamburg, Germany.

Montagu’s Christoph Leitner-Dietmaier: Deal complexity a 'source of opportunity'

'The broader GP-to-GP market remains subdued relative to the exceptional levels seen in 2021.'

Ode with Anthropic launches as PE firms team up with AI specialists; Blackstone, Apollo and KKR provide $5.34bn to Williams projects

Also featured is GIP's agreement to acquire a majority and controlling interest in Summit Ridge Energy.

Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Anthropic launch AI services provider, as PE firms team up with AI specialists

The new company is called Ode with Anthropic and includes backing from Apollo Global Management, General Atlantic, GIC, Goldman Sachs, Leonard Green and Sequoia Capital.