Dealmaking

FTC’s proposed non-competes ban raises doubts for start-ups’ dealmaking 

Non-solicitation and return-of-property provisions are likely to shift from individual employment contracts to M&A agreements if the ban is passed.

CapMan Buyout promotes Maija Joutsenkoski to partner

Joutsenkoski’s promotion will be effective from 1 April.

Who will get SVB Financial’s fund-of-funds assets? TA pauses fundraising on double-down pool

Where's the beef? Trivest seeks to consolidate fragmented industry

Trivest made a non-control investment in Miami Beef last year, and the portfolio company acquired Brooklyn Burger and Devault Foods earlier this year.

Andera’s Olivier Litzka: SVB collapse ‘problematic’ for life sciences; Triton ticks up Caverion holding

Triton has agreed to buy more of the outstanding shares, which would lift its shareholding of 9.9 percent to 29.99 percent, according to a filing yesterday.

THCP partners with Kernel Global

Kernel is a platform that invests in and operates high-potential recruitment businesses globally.

Summa’s Christian Melby: Increased cyber threats drive innovation in the sector

Jacob Frandsen and Christian Melby discuss the rationale behind Summa Equity's acquisition of Logpoint.

Dating before marriage in PE: choosing the right business partner

With only 5% of mid-market companies backed by private equity firms, it makes sense to consider partnering with a PE investor in these uncertain times to unlock potential.

Events biz is back, as Blackstone buys Cvent from Vista; plus impact of SVB fallout on PE dealmaking

Buyers circle SVB assets; Cinven looks to buy back SYNLAB; Jaroslava Korpanec of Actis talks retention

SYNLAB is a European clinical laboratory and medical diagnostic services company.