Dealmaking

HIG exits Italian beauty and personal care retailer; Ambienta buys four aquaculture businesses

Eurazeo has become the latest in a string of private equity firms to open an office in the Middle East.

Aurelius, Yellow Wood lead carve-out momentum in consumer sector; Antin to sell Vicinity at $2.9bn; Bain invests in Kahua

There was an 18 percent YoY increase in corporate carve-out deals in the first four months of 2026, according to DC Advisory.

Private equity looks to unlock value in consumer businesses via carve-outs

PE firms like Yellow Wood, Saothair Capital and Aurelius have made recent corporate carve-out deals in the consumer sector.

Miller departs Recognize to launch AI-focused SingleSpoke

SingleSpoke plans to apply AI to traditional mom-and-pop businesses, starting tech-forward platform companies and using M&A to add on legacy players.

Aspirity Partners to acquire majority stake in IoT infra business Onomondo; KKR and EQT sign deals in Asia

KKR has signed definitive agreements for its funds to make a majority investment in Cisternina Logistics, a bulk liquid and gas storage and logistics business in India.

Bain Capital's Matt Evans details partial exit of MRO Holdings

The deal valuation represents 10.7x MRO Holdings’ forecast full calendar year 2026 adjusted EBITDA.

Bain Capital takes minority stake in Kahua at valuation above $1bn

Alpharetta, Georgia-based Kahua runs an AI construction management platform for complex capital programs, serving more than 2,500 customers.

Sun Capital completes CV for Anderson Global; Bain Capital’s Matt Evans discusses partial exit of MRO to AAR

Insights from Marc Leder, co-CEO of Sun Capital Partners, on factors leading to his firm's CV for Anderson Global and plans to further scale corporate and fund services platform; a pair of aerospace deals involving Bain Capital-backed MRO Holdings and Greenbriar Equity Group.

Ara Partners hires ACON Investments CFO Masumi Waida as finance chief

Masumi Waida has more than 20 years of investment management experience, including a previous CFO role at Fortress Investment Group's Mount Kellett Funds.

Exclusive: Sun Capital closes Anderson Global continuation vehicle

The CV, Sun's second this year, provides Fund VIII LPs with a liquidity option or the option of rolling all or a portion of their existing interests.