Dealmaking

MidOcean, Kroger team up; plus a Deep Dive into a clean energy deal from Ara Partners

MidOcean inks partnership with supermarket chain Kroger.

Inside Houlihan Lokey’s acquisition of Triago

The acquisition lays the foundation for a one-stop shop for clients of both organisations, Andy Lund and Matt Swain tell PEI.

Ara Partners sees first mover advantage in biofuel logistics with USD Clean Fuels

Ara announced the acquisition of Houston-based USD Clean Fuels and the West Colton Rail Terminal earlier in January.

Planet First Partners leads €100m round for FINN

HV Capital, Korelya Capital, UVC Partners, White Star Capital and Picus Capital also participated in the funding round.

Riverside exits rum biz to Platinum Equity after doubling EBITDA

Bluegem on pros of strategic sales.

Riverside parts ways with E&A Scheer

Platinum Equity has bought E&A Scheer and its subsidiary The Main Rum Company.

Private equity firms lean on strategic exits with M&A still tough

Bluegem’s sale of Dr Vranjes Firenze relied on ‘a process tailored to trade buyers who are less affected by the expensive financing’, says founding partner Emilio Di Spiezio Sardo.

Menlo Ventures is raising $500m for Anthropic deal

The move comes just two months after Menlo announced that it had raised $1.35bn to invest in tech companies “leading the AI transformation.”

Orangewood makes strategic investment in Servpro West Coast DRT; calling for your best exits of 2023

Bruin exits sports marketing agency Two Circles.

Corsair to scoop up Polish insurance broker

The sellers are Posella Limited and Solter Capital.