Dealmaking

Broken auctions creating opportunities; Blackstone mulls faster exits to avoid AI disruption; Trive’s Canopy A&D in UK-add-on; Inflexion’s Axiom GRC in US deal

Inflexion portfolio company Axiom GRC has acquired IS Partners, a US cyber assurance and compliance services company.

How American Securities built one of its best-performing portcos; MiddleGround Capital to exit Lindsay Precast

Talking with American Securities partner Kevin Penn who detailed how the firm scaled FBM before its sale last month; Gemspring Capital Management has acquired The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s polymer chemicals business; MiddleGround Capital is set to sell Lindsay Precast to TJC; a look at the strategic partnership between Hamilton Lane and The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

American Securities turned FBM into its best platform amid covid-era housing demand

FBM made four major acquisitions and almost 20 smaller ones during American Securities ownership.

Renaissance-backed U-Power in PPE add-on; Davidson Kempner and Afendis portco Cerealto buys in US; More add-ons for AnaCap- and TA-backed MRH Trowe

KKR’s Bae: APAC will generate half our PE distributions this year

Japan is KKR’s second-largest private equity investment destination, with India also in the top four, co-chief Joseph Bae told an HKMA event in Hong Kong.

Blackstone’s Gray: We may seek faster exits to avoid AI disruption risk

Blackstone uses a traffic light system to evaluate an asset's potential exposure to AI disruption risk, president Jon Gray told delegates at an HKMA event on Tuesday.

Sustainability efforts sharpen focus on value creation; Women in Private Equity roundtable features leaders from LGT Capital Partners, Davis Polk and Norwest

One of the biggest transformations at work in alternative assets today is the approach to sustainability, as PEI Group explores this week in the fourth installment of our Private Markets 2030 series; also today: a roundtable showcasing three women leaders in private equity.

FCA wealth management review ‘warning shot’ for PE, says Proskauer; MSP M&A picks up, Drake Star finds

Inflexion portfolio company CNX Therapeutics has acquired Jazz Pharmaceuticals' global Sativex business.

Private capital’s role in the fight against climate change

As the all-important 2030 deadline to limit global warming looms, are private markets on track to help meet the world’s critical climate needs?

Sustainability: Managers double down on value creation and metrics

After an era of exuberance, expansion and ‘rockstar’ roles, sustainability in private markets is being more closely tethered to value creation.