Dealmaking

Stone Point, Further Global’s Kroll to acquire ABC Economics; Ardian in for healthcare recruitment platform; Iron Maiden join PE music royalties wave

Stone Point Capital and Further Global acquired Kroll – then named Duff & Phelps – from Permira in 2020.

KKR takes majority stake in Thomson Reuters print unit; Apollo, Clearlake among those buying other private markets firms as industry consolidates

Exploring recent deals involving consolidation, with Apollo, Clearlake and KKR among the buyers; KKR agrees to acquire a 51 percent stake in Thomson Reuters’ global print business; Odyssey Investment Partners has made a majority investment in TransPak, a Silicon Valley-based provider of packaging and integrated logistics services.

Private markets consolidation continues: 10 deals

Apollo, Clearlake and KKR are among the firms acquiring other private markets firms.

Inflexion signs deal for single-use medical consumables biz Primed Group from Paragon Partners; Battery Ventures’ ORTEC adds TOBA HR Solutions

'Primed has significant opportunities to build on its leading market position,' said Andrew Neville, healthcare partner at Inflexion

Mill Point closes deal for Littlejohn-backed Total Safety Supplies & Solutions; Lower mid-market firm Comvest Private Equity rebrands as Vesterra

Mill Point Capital has completes acquisition of Total Safety Supplies & Solutions from Littlejohn & Co. portfolio company Total Safety US; Comvest Private Equity rebrands as Vesterra Capital Partners.

Why water treatment? Nordic Capital’s Andreas Näsvik on sector’s attractiveness; Bridgepoint backs Danish defense biz; Ardian to buy German BMS company stake

Tighter environmental standards and increasing regulatory demands are creating ample opportunities for water infrastructure

3 reasons PE is targeting European water treatment

'The scale of investment required across water and wastewater infrastructure is significant, while the sector faces constraints in terms of skilled labor, specialist equipment and engineering expertise,' Nordic Capital's Andreas Näsvik told PE Hub.

Apollo, Kain, OMERS target primary care; KKR launches new platform to leverage innovation in medical devices

A look at primary care, a sector whose growing need for digital infrastructure has attracted the likes of Apollo, Kain and OMERS; discussing the new component engineering platform that KKR launched yesterday in the medtech sector.

PE backs primary care digitalization push: 6 deals

Apollo, Arsenal, Kain Capital and OMERS Private Equity are among the PE firms that have invested in primary care.

HR tech deals to the fore with Shore Capital, Lightyear and Bridgepoint signing deals; Apollo bids for budget airline EasyJet

Apollo's offer gives EasyJet an equity value of £5.7 billion.