Dealmaking

PE eyes Italian SMEs amid growing consolidation opportunities

Italy’s fragmented landscape makes it well-suited to buy-and-build strategies, which can generate both operational and financial synergies, says Apheon's Riccardo Collini.

Infranode, Clifford Chance name key private markets sustainability trends; Ardian, Frontline Healthcare, Waud go in on home healthcare

As part of our Private Markets 2030 series, we asked up-and-coming talent from PEI Group’s under-40 lists what sustainability and impact trends they think will gain traction over the next five years; highlighting investments from a six-deal listicle on the home healthcare sector.

PE taps into home healthcare market: 6 deals

Ardian, Frontline Healthcare Partners and Waud Capital are among the PE firms pursuing investments in home healthcare.

GenAI risk turning some software categories ‘toxic,’ says Houlihan Lokey; Europe’s M&A picks up pace, SRS Acquiom finds; A busy week in tech

PE Hub has reported 11 deals this week in the tech sector across the US and Europe .

Restaurant sector busy with Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, Denny’s making M&A news; BayPine eyes M&A and organic growth for CenExel

A look at BayPine, which is looking towards M&A and organic growth strategies to equip site network CenExel Clinical Research with digital resources and expertise; TPG Capital agrees to acquire PTC’s industrial connectivity and IoT businesses; activity in the restaurant sector.

BayPine sees M&A for digitization of clinical trial recruitment as key to scaling CenExel

“Finding patients for pharma companies and getting them into the trial as quickly as possible is really a key need that these companies are willing to draw on a set of strategic partners to accomplish,” says BayPine's Tom O'Rourke.

Actis CIO excited about infra market dynamics; Ardian’s semiconductor platform inks third deal

Ardian has entered a definitive agreement with Solarpark Blautal to acquire its 90 percent stake in Centrotherm.

Actis’ Michael Harrington ‘encouraged’ by infrastructure deal pipeline

'We continue to see a steady flow of opportunities in growth markets infrastructure.'

Great Hill rode live entertainment rebound with TodayTix exit; Cynosure | Checketts Sports Capital marks inaugural deal

We also have a report from Houlihan Lokey on how media rights are driving valuations of professional sports teams.

Great Hill on TodayTix sale: 'If you’re in the events business, a ticketing platform is extremely synergistic'

Great Hill Partners' Michael Kumin takes PE Hub behind the exit of TodayTix to Ari Emanuel-led Mari.