Dealmaking

SaaS portcos miss payments monetization opportunity, finds Bain & Co

‘Payments infrastructure often sits outside the traditional operating-partner toolkit. It's neither a classic commercial lever nor a pure cost lever, so it can fall between the cracks,’ partner Ronny Wittig tells PE Hub.

Number Crunch: The road to cyber resilience

Costs and concerns related to cybersecurity risk have increased in the wake of AI.

Haelan Capital Partners debuts; KKR launches Akrapoint Commercial Capital; PE bets on rail services

A new healthcare focused shop, Haelan Capital Partners, has launched today; private equity firms have taken note of pent-up demand for rail services and are allocating money to the sector; KKR launches Akrapoint Commercial Capital; Odyssey Investment Partners makes a majority investment in Falcon Gases.

Why growth and buyout strategies are becoming harder to distinguish

A more pressing need for control and operational value creation is blurring the lines between the two strategies.

Battle for talent sparks growing interest in tender offers

With more VC-backed start-ups choosing to stay private longer, liquidity to fuel recruitment and retention is in short supply. A new partnership between NewView Capital and Carta aims to make company-sponsored tenders easier to execute.

Exclusive: Healthcare-focused PE firm Haelan Capital launches, announces first investment

The PE firm will target founder-led, tech-enabled healthcare service providers in the lower mid-market with EBITDA values of $2 million-$20 million.

Rail services sector draws PE interest amid growth surge: 6 deals

One Equity Partners, 3i, Turnspire Capital Partners and New Heritage Capital are some of the firms investing in the rail services sector.

Hg to debut in Greece with ERP and business software provider ES1; Elvaston makes first deal in Poland with warehouse management systems company

Main Capital Partners has acquired Qbees, a German provider of managed IT services and software for the financial sector.

Changing attitude of consumers leads to increased PE interest in better-for-you foods; OceanSound-backed PAR excellence acquires Terso

Digging into how evolving consumer tendencies are driving private equity’s interest in the better-for-you food and beverage subsector; OceanSound Partners-backed PAR Excellence Systems announces acquisition of Terso Solutions, a provider of RFID inventory-tracking technology to the healthcare industry.

3 reasons why private equity is backing 'better for you'

"The fact people want cleaner labels, functional ingredients and organic options is a long-term trend that is here to stay," Mathieu Sasseville of Fondaction tells PE Hub.