Dealmaking

Palatine names Alistair Armstrong as partner in Impact Fund

Alistair Armstrong joins from Primary Capital.

Blackstone’s Jonathan Gray on M&A rebounding; GI Partners, TA Associates set eyes on Netsmart; plus International Women’s Day

Blackstone President and COO Gray holds forth at PEI's NEXUS event.

Blackstone's Jonathan Gray: 'M&A will come back'

'I describe M&A as almost like flotation devices below the water; eventually they'll come up,' Gray said during a fireside chat at PEI Group's NEXUS 2024 event.

Oakley’s Rebecca Gibson on driving meaningful change for women

MiddleGround makes play for IT8.

Oakley Capital’s Rebecca Gibson: Maximise the value you bring

‘As firms endeavour to narrow the gap between gender representation at entry and leadership levels, the role of organisations like Level 20 becomes indispensable.’

First round bids collected for Netsmart, sources say

As a fully integrated end-to-end healthcare IT provider, Netsmart should have no trouble seeing a mid- to high-teens EBITDA multiple, said a healthcare technology banker not involved in the process.

AE Industrial bets on spacecraft and military craft fuel maker Calca Solutions

'More spacecraft means more fuel,' said Kirk Konert, a managing partner at AEI.

David Rubenstein: Carlyle will try to be at forefront of retail capital push

Speaking at PEI Group's NEXUS 2024 summit, the Carlyle co-founder said his firm could have done a better job developing its non-institutional offering in the past.

Equistone’s Buko enters UK market with Road Traffic Solutions deal

RTS is a temporary traffic and event management service provider.

KKR's Scott Nuttall says 'great returns' ahead as NEXUS kicks off; Sandbrook big on solar and storage

Private equity bets on solar and storage.