Dealmaking

Business models are finally catching up to the level of passion for sports, says Dynasty Equity’s Don Cornwell

Dynasty’s investment portfolio includes Unrivaled Sports, TMRW Sports and Liverpool FC.

Ultimate deadlines loom over dealmaking processes, says CSC; Blackstone to acquire Skroutz from CVC

Verdane has announced the closing of a €635 million multi-asset continuation vehicle.

Siris Capital to triple its money with Equiniti sale; Remote healthcare demand pulls PE to telehealth

Return information from the expected sale of Equiniti, a Siris Capital Group portfolio company, with insights from Siris co-founder and managing partner Frank Baker; how rising demand for remote healthcare is drawing private equity to invest in telehealth; a look at Mubadala Investment Company’s minority investment in Power Factors.

PE zeros in on telehealth demand: 5 deals

Goldman Sachs, Avesi Partners, Grovecourt Capital and QC Capital are among the PE firms investing in telehealth companies.

‘War effect’ complicating defense deal valuations, says Houlihan Lokey; EQT’s third offer for Intertek rejected

Intertek is a provider of assurance, testing, inspection and certification services.

Siris to reap 3x return on Equiniti in sale to Bullish, sources say

'We realized that if there is demand for tokenized US dollars, there will also be demand for tokenized public equity securities,' Siris co-founder Frank Baker told PE Hub.

Audax, Baird, Copley and MSouth said to be shopping business services companies; Capstone highlights challenged industrials deal market

Excerpts from four stories about business service companies coming to market, gleaned from the ACG DealMax 2026 conference; insight from Capstone Partners from their annual Industrials Middle Market Deal Activity and Outlook.

Exclusive: MSouth to test buyout market for USA Hometown Experts, sources say

The HVAC and plumbing service provider could sell for $480m or more, based on peers selling for around 16x EBITDA.

European GPs up overseas dealmaking; April deal value drops after strong first quarter, S&P global finds

Recent pushes by European GPs in the US include Mutares, whose CIO Johannes Laumann told PE Hub that the firm has “relatively concrete plans” to open an office in Houston.

Exclusive: Baird Capital to test buyout market for water treatment firm Cleanwater1, sources say

Cleanwater1 could fetch a 15x-17x EBITDA multiple at exit, based on $40m of recent year EBITDA.