Dealmaking

Bill Shen exits Encore Consumer for ART Capital

Blue Wolf buys PE-backed RHA Health in ~$300 mln deal

The transaction provides an exit for Formation Capital and Safanad Ltd

Private Equity Jobs of the Week: U.S. Energy Dept, Morgan Stanley and Alaska Permanent Fund Corp are hiring

This week’s jobs include an investment office at the U.S. Energy Department and associates at Morgan Stanley and Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation.

Europe PE dealflow slows in H1 as deal sizes grow – report

PE-backed deals in the region fell 22% to €132.6bn due to geopolitical headwinds, according to a report from PitchBook.

PE HUB Wire Highlights, 8.5.19

KKR to buy majority of heidelpay; Linden Capital scoops up Collagen Matrix; Sponsors cash in on tech overhaul of legacy industries

Private equity CFOs believe they will be the first to go: survey

PE HUB First Read

First Read begins the week with news that jobs grew at a steady pace in July, John Ratcliffe pulle his name to be Director of National Intelligence, and why is 8chan still online.

Metalmark’s Collagen Matrix goes to Linden in ~$425 mln deal

William Blair advised Linden, while Golub Capital and Northwestern Mutual provided debt financing for the transaction.

Hg recruits from CVC, Temasek, Carlyle for first U.S. office

PE HUB First Read

First Read ends the week with news that Pentagon puts $10 bln cloud computing contract on hold, Lowes lays off thousands of workers and Trump says he'll go ahead with more tariffs on Chinese goods that would hit iPhones and toys.