Dealmaking

Archimed, La Caisse acquire Stago

Stago develops and manufactures hemostasis equipment and reagents.

Chad Doerge, new president and deputy CEO of Round Hill, is a dealmaker to watch

After 30 years in finance, Chad Doerge pivots to music dealmaking at Round Hill, which owns rights to songs performed by George Harrison, Elvis Presley, Black Sabbath and Madonna.

Advent and Cinven’s €29.4bn exit from escalator business TKE a bright spot for exit market; Blackstone Infrastructure backs Eurowind Energy

Blackstone Infrastructure has agreed to invest in Eurowind Energy, a pan-European renewables developer and independent power producer.

Astorg eyes ‘wealth of opportunities’ for Thermo Fisher microbiology biz; Mid-market firms poised to back pharmacies

Discussing Astorg's plans for scaling Thermo Fisher’s microbiology business, which it agreed to buy for over $1 billion; lots of opportunities in pharmacies in the middle market, as folks from law firm Bass, Berry & Sims explain.

Cybersecurity in vogue as Bridgepoint agrees to buy majority stake in iC Consult from Carlyle; Add-ons for Main’s Mach and Aquiline’s ClearCourse

Main Capital Partners-backed Mach has announced the acquisition of SMS Stiewi, a travel management software provider.

Why pharmacy remains a compelling mid-market play

Stability continues to present pharmacy as a compelling, high-resilience investment opportunity, write Mike Hess and Dawn Perez-Slavinski of Bass, Berry & Sims.

TPG, GTCR, Otro among PE firms in pursuit of broader sports ecosystem deals; Harbinger Sports targets pro sports teams after fund close

A look at growing private equity interest in the broader sports ecosystem, which includes technology, consumer and youth sports; Harbinger Sports Partners announced the initial closing of its first fund at $450 million.

Side Letter: Growing pains

In today's edition, A 'democratisation' expert says GPs will only get one chance to deliver; Blackstone reckons evergreen 'tests' are helpful for the industry; New Mountain wants to deepen its Korea ties.

Hesitation killing off dealmaking excitement, source says; Apollo to carve out Forvia’s interiors biz

Bridgepoint-backed Fera Science has completed the acquisition of 3Keel, a sustainability consultancy.

Archimed, Cinven, Gemspring target orthopedics; Lower development risk draws PE to medical devices

Value-based care trends and sector resiliency are making orthopedics – especially in medical device production – a hot commodity for private equity; a $1.25 billion minority investment by Apollo in a McKesson Corporation surgical product business.