Dealmaking

Renewable energy assets yielded big deals for utilities and others in 2023

Apollo, ArcLight, Blackstone, Brookfield, EnCap and other investors struck big deals for wind, solar and hydro portfolios.

Inside the exit: How Vestar grew foodservice biz during covid lockdowns and sold it to Sysco

Edward Don & Co made four acquisitions under Vestar: Myers Restaurant Supply, Shervan Colonel Equipment, Atlanta Fixture & Sales Co and Smith & Greene.

Thoma Bravo to acquire Hypergene; Verdane hits gym with Urban Sports Club

Schroders Capital on 2024.

Verdane leads funding round in Urban Sports Club to grow B2B biz in Europe

Urban Sports Club is a technology platform for sports and wellness.

LDC promotes Aylesh Patel, Chris Baker to partner level

Aylesh Patel will now become partner and head of South at LDC.

Thoma Bravo to invest in Hypergene to focus on European growth strategy

Hypergene is a Swedish SaaS company for planning and performance management.

Schroders Capital’s Paul Lamacraft sees increased focus on sustainability and impact in 2024

In the small/mid-market, the numerous value creation levers available coupled with low leverage will deliver outperformance in this higher interest rate environment, says Lamacraft.

RFE and Knox invest in nonprofit compliance services provider BryteBridge

BryteBridge President Brian Davis will continue to lead the company alongside new additions, CEO Mike Bryant and CFO Larry Marshall.

Silver Lake to invest $500m in Vertex to fund tender offer for Pagero

Pagero is an e-invoicing company.

VC-backed Electric Sheep eyes new PE fund, 5 PE deals in the utility EPC sector

Private equity bets actively on the utility and power sector.