Dealmaking

ECP’s Drew Brown sees infrastructure interest in tire recycling; SkyKnight backs Oklahoma utility services company

An ‘Inside the exit’ story on an Energy Capital Partners-backed environmental services company; a services-focused deal involving SkyKnight Capital backing an electrical services company; weekly companies-for-sale update.

SQ Capital makes K1 single-asset CV its debut transaction

SQ was the lead buyer of the $160m CV for portfolio company TeamDynamix, done in an off-market deal with no bankers involved, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.

ECP's Drew Brown: $1.5bn Liberty Tire exit shows environmental services demand

Liberty Tire Recycling, a 2021 holding of ECP, grew organically and via nine strategic add-on acquisitions from about $85m EBITDA in 2021 to $130m today.

Eckuity Capital’s Youssef Sebban bets on healthcare in home setting; Partners Group sells logistics biz

Apex is a logistics company based in Singapore.

BlackRock and Temasek back Xnrgy as data center demand soars; Windrose sells tech-enabled marketing biz BPD to MJH

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP's Tom Ara also gives his thoughts on the current PE dealmaking environment in entertainment and media.

‘We’ve killed the generation gap’: How Astorg’s new leaders are reshaping European PE

The firm appointed Benjamin Cordonnier as CEO and co-managing partner, and Judith Charpentier as co-managing partner in May.

Industry Ventures founder: Venture secondaries volume to top $120bn this year

Hans Swildens weighs in on Industry's sale to Goldman Sachs, who the most active sellers in the venture secondaries market are, the current NAV discount for venture assets and lots more.

'Audiences return to compelling content,' says media M&A attorney Tom Ara

'Distribution windows that once anchored forecasting – theatrical, pay TV, home entertainment – have compressed and shifted,' said Tom Ara, who recently joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges.

Astorg’s Benjamin Cordonnier: Valuations still polarized; Italy busy as HIG buys ALA, OEP agrees to Digital Value deal; PAI in talks for wealth business

ALA is a global provider of mission-critical logistics and distribution services to major aerospace and defense manufacturers.

Blackstone, TPG to buy Hologic for $18.3bn; Incline Equity Partners closes single-asset CV for Accredited Labs

Blackstone and TPG are taking women’s health specialist Hologic private for $18.3 billion; Incline Equity Partners closes a single-asset continuation fund for Accredited Labs at approximately $300 million; Decarbonization Partners, Climate Investment and Activate Capital have provided growth equity financing to a manufacturer of sustainable liquid and air-cooling technologies as well as control systems.