Dealmaking

Larger, high conviction deals on the cards, says EY-Parthenon’s Nadine Mirchandani; Acquisition prices dropped in Q4, Argos Index report shows

Argos Index report shows that acquisition prices for European SMEs fell in the final quarter of 2025 to the lowest level since 2014.

NEXUS 2026: Featured speakers include Clearlake’s José E. Feliciano, CPIM’s David Checketts; Better-for-you foods fuel more deals

We'll also dive into recent deals in the legal tech sector from firms like Francisco Partner and Renovus Capital.

Diet and health trends drive PE food deals in 2026

Portage Point’s managing director Peter Mangan expects a surge in deal activity in the sector; however, brands without better-for-you offerings may struggle.

Extens dental software services portco Orthalis in add-on; AI software development levelling playing field among GPs, says Isoform

KKR-backed bicycle company Accell has agreed to a new ownership structure led by its lenders.

Apollo, Blackstone, KKR and others are investing heavily in data center infrastructure; Healthcare education attracts private equity

KKR recently made an additional $1.5 billion equity commitment to Global Technical Realty, a multibillion-dollar European build-to-suit data center platform that the firm helped to form in 2020 alongside Franek Sodzawiczny.

As data center developers build for the future, private equity bets on infrastructure

KKR, Hamilton Lane, Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, Kohlberg and Blackstone are among the firms investing in data center-focused infrastructure.

Main exits exam software services provider to ECI Partners; MusicBird acquires publishing catalog; Polaris invests in executive interim management biz

MusicBird has acquired the publishing catalog of Majid Jordan, a Toronto-based artist and production duo.

Blackstone and EQT to acquire Spanish waste business Urbaser for €5.6bn

The enterprise value sees the asset trade at an 11x multiple to 2025 EBITDA.

Thoma Bravo’s Holden Spaht and New York’s Anastasia Titarchuk to talk about the evolving relationship between GPs and LPs at NEXUS 2026

While many folks are off today in honor of Presidents Day, at PEI Group, we’re hard at work getting ready for NEXUS 2026 (February 22-25 at JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes). Here's a rundown of some of the things on tap.

How healthcare labor shortages are driving PE investments in medical education

'Healthcare education generally is an industry that is not very professionalized. So, when you have new PE buyers coming in, a lot of time and effort is spent scaling up and professionalizing operations,' said Charterhouse's Pierre de Sarrau.