Dealmaking

Blackstone’s Jonathan Gray: 'Transaction activity will pick back up'; plus, L Catterton-backed IPO soared

L Catterton-backed Oddity pops in IPO debut.

Tikehau Capital agrees to buy majority stake in CROWD

CROWD is a pan-European provider of cycling infrastructure and sustainable street furniture.

Apex Group's Maxwell Johnston: PE pause has opened up opportunities for strategics

'We have seen some PE investors ‘pause’ activity, with this temporary hiatus creating new opportunities for strategic acquirers who are able to raise financing more efficiently given prior track records and relationships,' says Maxwell Johnston, head of M&A Apex Group.

Motive Partners takes With Intelligence stake as private equity interest in financial data providers grows

With Intelligence is a provider of investment data and intelligence for allocating, fundraising, and business development in the public and private markets.

Motive Partners bags majority chunk of With Intelligence for £400m

With Intelligence is a provider of investment data and intelligence.

PE represents large portion of terminated deals; Hamilton Lane talks AI

New study reveals private equity accounted for a significant percentage of terminated deals this year.

Nordic Capital shares secrets of Macrobond exit; CMBOR data shows buy-and-build fad

CMBOR data shows that the value of the add-on deals had plateaued and was in line with the same period at last year.

LDC buys minority stake in UniHomes

UniHomes is a student accommodation advertising platform.

Hamilton Lane embraces generative AI with TIFIN joint venture

Generative AI will help PE investors 'spend more time on second-level investment thinking and less on the groundwork,' said Hamilton Lane's Griff Norville.

Spectrum Equity invests in Netcraft

Netcraft offers cybercrime detection, and disruption services.