Dealmaking

On the block: Hydraulics, wire cable and sustainable building products makers

Onex, Frontenac and the Sterling Group are expected to test the market for their portfolio compainies, while OEP has put one sale process on hold, sources say.

EQT’s Per Franzén: ‘Very, very high sense of urgency’ to operationalize AI across portcos; AI’s legacy code rewriting abilities may expand PE’s investable universe

'AI is the most important theme of our generation,' said Franzén.

How Carlyle grew iC Consult before pending sale to Bridgepoint; Arctos approved as LP of Cleveland Browns; PE investments in youth sports under scrutiny

Also featured are insights on the consumer and retail sector from Verlinvest's Alex Rosenthal.

Carlyle leveraged rising interest in identity security to grow iC Consult before pending sale to Bridgepoint

During Carlyle’s five-year hold of iC Consult, revenue grew 20 percent annually.

Healthcare specialists GHO and CBC sign tie-up; Data room figures suggest financial services M&A growth; Eurazeo to acquire cybersecurity biz

GHO and CBC co-founders Mike Mortimer and Fu Wei will serve as co-CEOs of the combined company.

Value creation and post-deal due diligence more important with longer hold periods; Blackstone injects $5 billion into JV with Google

Exploring how extended hold periods are affecting private equity investments in conversations with PE advisers and consultants from McKinsey, KPMG and Lathrop GPM; Blackstone is investing $5 billion in a joint venture with Google to create a compute-as-a-service offering.

How European PE firms are rethinking growth – Alvarez & Marsal report

AI, geopolitics, ageing assets and the rise of continuation funds are weighing on private equity's value creation initiatives.

Longer hold periods: 5 ways they're affecting PE deals

As private equity firms hang on to assets longer, value creation has taken on more importance, and many firms have hired more operating partners.

Verdane invests in healthcare tech company Eterno; Private equity ups use of AI as value creation tool, Alvarez & Marsal finds

'The combination of zero churn, a rapidly growing enterprise pipeline and a market that is still at the very beginning of cloud adoption underpins our conviction in the opportunity ahead,' says Verdane's Dominik Schwarz.

Why private equity firms are snatching up music rights, including Tina Turner’s catalog; Sverica to sell agentic WinWire to NTT Data

Focusing on an area that’s getting a lot of private equity interest lately: Music rights. PE Hub reporter Iris Dorbian has written about the subject in depth. Earlier this morning, we published her story about how Pophouse acquired Tina Turner’s catalog and legacy.