North America

'AI is reshaping how investment research is created and consumed,' Bravo tells PE Hub.

Founded in 1862, Laconia-based Melcher & Prescott provides commercial insurance, employee benefits and personal, life and health insurance across New England.

Founded in 1983, Channelview, Texas-based Blastco provides surface preparation, industrial coatings and tank rehabilitation services.

Blackford’s AI orchestration platform gives radiology departments access to more than 130 imaging AI applications from over 45 vendors.

Barriers to entry are an attractive driver for private equity firms that already have a sizeable presence in a sector, and we discuss the influence in two healthcare markets: surgical equipment providers and radiopharmaceuticals.

Pioneer Credit Recovery was one of four businesses carved out of Navient’s government services arm in February 2025.

Toronto-based Rocscience develops 2D and 3D software that helps engineers model how rock, soil and structures behave on mining, civil and structural projects.

Apollo, Cinven, Kohlberg and Montagu are among the PE firms pursuing investments in surgical equipment provider platforms.

MK Plastics makes fiberglass reinforced polymer fans, blowers, dampers and louvers for corrosive environments such as laboratories and wastewater treatment plants.

Aurora, Illinois-based Rensa makes tight-tolerance air filters for data centers, power generation, healthcare and semiconductor manufacturing.