Dealmaking

Triton Partners geared up Renk Group’s customer focus ahead of IPO

A new management team and incentives, plus defence industry tailwinds, also boosted the investment, says Triton’s Johannes Meier.

Japan takes the lead as APAC dealmaking slumps – Bain & Co

Japan was the only market in Asia-Pacific that saw an increase in deal value last year, according to Bain & Co's Asia-Pacific Private Equity Report 2024.

Verdane hires Erich Becker as partner

The firm also appointed Christina Levin-Rylander as COO.

Carlyle and other PE firms score with women’s soccer; Waud Capital backs home care for seniors

Private equity and venture capital firms get in on the growing popularity of women’s soccer; Waud Capital Partners acquiring provider of home-care and wellness services; the recent trend of PE firms investing in behavioral health; Capstone Partners report: valuations softening.

Equistone’s Andra Tech makes fourth add-on deal with Lucassen Groep

Lucassen Groep is a high-precision components manufacturer.

Expansion draft: Why the National Women's Soccer League is scoring with private equity

The Carlyle Group and MLS' Seattle Sounders agreed to acquire Megan Rapinoe's former team, the NWSL's Seattle Reign FC, for $58m.

Actis to buy 100% stake in Swiftnet for $355m

TA makes tech play with automation software biz.

Actis to take Swiftnet for $355m

Swiftnet is a telecom tower portfolio in South Africa.

Under pressure: 6 PE-backed behavioral health deals

Comvest Partners, General Atlantic and Madison River Capital are among the PE firms betting on behavioral health.

Deals pulled as investors weigh generative AI impact

Concerns over future use-cases in face of AI has led to ‘a number of broken sales processes’, says Sascha Pfeiffer, head of European technology at Houlihan Lokey.