Dealmaking

Arsenal seeks investment bank for color additives company sale, sources say

Arsenal has grown the color additives company via nine add-on deals that facilitated end-market, product and geographic market expansion.

US MFN to reshape healthcare PE dealmaking; Competition for AI is intense, finds PwC; Palatine’s Papilo in add-on

UK M&A activity in 2025 showed early signs of recovery, according to PwC’s latest global M&A industry trends 2026 outlook.

The US MFN clause: What could it mean for PE investment in healthcare?

The US MFN healthcare policy aims to cap US prescription drug prices at the lowest price paid in other developed countries.

Tech M&A set up for a more constructive 2026, says THL’s Jim Carlisle; GP-level sales hit record high

Also included is a look at GP optimism for acquisitions and exits according to EY’s PE Pulse Survey Q4 2025.

Venture debt: A powerful tool that can help or harm borrowers

Zack Ellison of Applied Real Intelligence examines how the features that make venture debt a powerful growth catalyst can also pose serious risk to borrowers when it is misunderstood, mismanaged or misaligned with the underlying business.

'AI conversation has shifted from experimentation to execution,' says THL's Jim Carlisle

AI is also playing a role in value creation for THL's portfolio companies such as Bynder and AMI.

Private Take: The year of the continuation vehicle

While CVs are a paradigm-shifting innovation, the industry must be relentless in the pursuit of fairness and integrity when using them, writes Jeremy Coller, chief investment officer and managing partner at Coller Capital.

Security tech, children’s nursery businesses tipped for sales; Bridgepoint to exit Flexitallic, LBO France selling Dutscher Group; PAI’s Audiotonix in triple add-on

Bridgepoint will sell its stake in Flexitallic, a global provider of sealing and joint integrity products, to tire manufacturing giant Michelin.

Why TA Associates and others love the legal sector; AEA Investors buys Magna5 from NewSpring

Highlighting factors heard from many dealmakers that are contributing to the growing PE appetite in the legal sector; Littlejohn & Co acquires 80/20 from MPE Partners; AEA Investors makes majority investment in Magna5.

GP-level M&A deals reached record levels in 2025 – Campbell Lutyens

The number of GP stakes and GP M&A deals jumped 40% year-over-year, according to Campbell Lutyens’ latest GP M&A report.