Dealmaking

Verdane’s Erik Osmundsen: Tighter environmental standards, AI water needs among theses for Bluewater Bio investment; Exponent agrees Optimas carve-out

Optimas International provides 'mission-critical' fasteners, c-class components and supply chain services into Europe and Asia.

BC Partners offloads real estate business to L&G’s Proprium

BC Partners will retain some economic interest in its $1bn inaugural real estate fund, with a 17-strong team joining Proprium, PEI understands.

Clearlake co-founder José E. Feliciano to speak at PEI Group’s NEXUS 2026; Nominations for Women in PE are due Feb 13

A preview of what’s to come at PE Hub over the next several weeks, including: Women in Private Equity (nomination deadline is February 13); NEXUS 2026 (February 22-25); Deal of the Year Awards (winners announced in mid-March); Financial Services Sector Spotlight (publishing in late March).

Less rigid deadlines in deal processes, says A&O Shearman; Agentic AI redefining M&A; PE keen on MSPs, finds Drake Star

Private equity involvement in the managed service provider segment is increasing, according to Sam Levy, partner at investment bank Drake Star.

Archimed, Astorg, HCAP target lab services; SK Capital to divest supply chain service assets

Demand for laboratory services has piqued the interest of PE investors, such as Archimed, Astorg and HCAP; SK Capital has inked an agreement to sell a trio of assets in the pharmaceutical supply chain sector to Siegfried Holding AG; who you might recommend for our upcoming Women in PE feature.

PE collects healthcare laboratory service assets: 5 deals

Archimed, Astorg, HCAP and Salt Creek Capital are among the PE firms investing in the medical laboratory sector.

GTCR, Vista Equity back dental care M&A; Secondaries now foundational, not optional, says West Monroe

1741 Group provides fund structuring and administration services.

Double-digit valuations attract PE to dental care: 5 deals

Dental has resurfaced as one of the more attractive healthcare services specialties, according to Verlinvest's Julius Hugelshofer.

Blackstone, Novacap, La Caisse said to be selling industrial companies; GenNx360 fetches 13.5x multiple for aviation MRO

Another edition of "on the block" coverage, this week focusing on industrial technologies; a power generation equipment supplier that Blackstone is in discussions to sell to a TPG fund group; GenNx360 agrees to sell an aviation MRO company to a strategic for more than $2 billion; highlights from Deloitte’s latest M&A survey.

More industrial tech companies on the block

Baker Hughes, Madison Industries, and Novacap and La Caisse are said to be selling industrial tech providers that are likely to command high multiples.