Dealmaking

Triton says €5.5bn fundraise is a 'strong beneficiary' of Europe’s autonomy agenda

The firm sees opportunities at the intersection of energy and Europe’s push for greater sovereignty, IR head Cenk Turkinan tells PEI.

PE Hub unveils Deal of the Year Award winners; Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman take top honor for Medline IPO

Announcing the winners of PE Hub’s Deal of the Year Awards for 2025, in which Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman took home the top honor for Medline’s $7.2bn IPO.

Kinderhook Industries wins PE Hub’s Mid-Cap North America Deal of the Year Award for sale of VAI to RealTruck

'No other fund understood the value chain of selling through the automotive manufacturer selling through their network. We did,' Tom Tuttle, chairman, Kinderhook, told PE Hub.

Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman win PE Hub's Overall Deal of the Year Award for Medline's $7.2bn IPO

'When we came into the deal, we allowed Medline to tap for the first time into the US debt markets, including the leveraged loan and high-yield market,' Robert Schmidt, partner, Carlyle, told PE Hub.

JC Flowers wins PE Hub’s Small-Cap Europe Deal of the Year Award for the sale of HRK Lunis to Seven2

'I'm sure there will be a lot of movement going forward and continuing the path which we have opened,' Ilinca Rosetti, operating partner, JC Flowers, told PE Hub.

HIG wins PE Hub’s Small-Cap North America Deal of the Year Award for the sale of Koozie Group to Mill Point portco Garyline

'We saw a solid foundation to build on, particularly in pens and calendars, and an opportunity to broaden the company’s hard goods offering,' Jonathan Fox, managing director, HIG, told PE Hub.

Oakley Capital wins PE Hub’s Mid-Cap Europe Deal of the Year Award for the sale of vLex to Clio

'We had one of the largest legal databases in the world, and a tool that can use this data to make lawyers more productive,' Valero Domingo, partner, Oakley, told PE Hub.

Accel-KKR wins PE Hub’s Large-Cap Europe Deal of the Year Award for sale of Smart Communications to Cinven

'We’ve been investing in AI for years and our CTO at SmartComms was one of the best we had worked with. We were confident that we were on the front foot,' Maurice Hernandez, managing director, Accel-KKR, told PE Hub.

Lower offers in defense deals ‘more acceptable’ if it lowers execution risk, says Goodwin; Norvestor to take payroll biz Zalaris private

Norvestor has agreed terms for a NKr2.2 billion ($225 million; €197 million) offer for Oslo-listed Zalaris, a payroll and HR services provider.

Ardian, CVC, Verdane eye investments in women’s health; Momentum in pathology services drives exit by Exellere, GHO

Highlighting how various subsegments of the women’s health market have caught the eye of private equity firms such as Ardian, CVC and Verdane; a look at Excellere Partners and GHO Capital Partners’ $950 million agreement to sell a pathology services company to Agilent Therapeutics; new appointments announced by Vistria.