Dealmaking

Parabellum Investments-backed ieDigital snaps up Abaka

HR software sector gets busy.

PE's got talent: 6 private equity deals in HR software

Battery, Extens, Main Capital and Gemspring are among the firms making deals in the sector.

JF Lehman & Company scouts for landfill, wastewater facilities for Crystal Clean

Crystal Clean announced earlier in January it had acquired Envirosafe, an Ohio-based provider of environmental services.

Schroders Greencoat to acquire Toucan Energy's £700m UK solar portfolio

Toucan Energy portfolio is an operational solar portfolio traded in the UK.

Parabellum-backed ieDigital adds on AI fintech provider Abaka

Abaka is an AI fintech software provider.

Yellow Wood-backed Suave acquires ChapStick; aerospace parts PE deals take flight

Yellow Wood-backed Suave buys a legacy lip balm brand.

All in the family: Inside AUA’s recent Weaver Popcorn acquisition

Multigenerational popcorn business finds synergy with PE firm focused on family-run models.

Yellow Wood-backed biz buys ChapStick for $510m

Bridgepoint invests in IT services company.

GP-led secondaries activity will drive deal volumes in 2024

Dealmaking is due for a comeback this year with the return of financial sponsors and more demand for liquidity, according to a panel at IPEM Cannes.

Chatbots are cool, but AI infrastructure is where the big money is: Sekhar

Menlo Ventures' newest partner, Rama Sekhar, says 'it’s still too darn hard for companies to deploy AI.'