Dealmaking

Exclusive: Baird Capital closes single-asset CV for life sciences consulting biz Blue Matter

Blue Matter serves pharmaceutical and biotech companies globally from its offices in Europe, North America and Asia.

Audax sale of HVAC service provider Nextech progresses, sources say; More PE deals expected in roofing, landscaping and remodeling

Audax advances bidders into second round of sale process for Nextech, sources say

Bidders have expressed interest in acquiring the commercial HVAC company at 15x EBITDA, valuing the company at $1.5bn

Goldman Sachs, GHO, MidEuropa set sights on eye care; Medical component demand drives Artemis’ acquisition of Optikos

With sizable and stable EBITDA multiples, ophthalmology assets have become highly sought after by private equity.

PE targets eye care assets: 6 deals

Goldman Sachs, Gryphon Investors, MidEuropa and Olympus are among the PE firms eying platform investments and consolidation in eye care.

Balance sheet pressures accelerating carve-out dealflow, says Apollo; Inflexion to take minority stake in Benelux investment platform

Inflexion has announced a minority investment in Marktlink Capital, a Benelux investment platform providing private investors with access to private markets.

Business services attractiveness, grade-B portco exits are top of mind at DealMax; Macquarie-led group exits Cleco to Stonepeak and Bernhard Capital

Highlights from DealMax 2026; a weekly companies-for-sale update; looking at Macquarie’s announced sale of Louisiana electric utility Cleco to Stonepeak and Bernhard Capital.

Tech investors need to prepare for higher competition, partial exits, finds Bain & Co; Energy Capital Partners and KKR’s offer for DCC rejected

Partners Group has invested further equity to enable its UK-based portfolio company North Star to acquire four new offshore wind Service Operation Vessels from Edda Wind.

Healthcare M&A in 2026: Five rules smart sponsors are following

Dealmaking is on the upswing, but sponsors need to rethink their methods to get to the finish line, writes Matthew Brohm of Arnall Golden Gregory.

Warburg Pincus’ Jake Siewert to speak at PEI Group’s Investor Relations Network NY Forum, plus a profile of Chad Doerge as he moves to Round Hill

Previewing PEI Group's Investor Relations Network New York Forum; a Dealmakers to Watch profile of Chad Doerge, the new president and deputy CEO of music-focused PE firm Round Hill.