Consumer goods

HIG wins PE Hub’s Small-Cap North America Deal of the Year for Koozie exit; Ronin completes GP-led secondary deal for AeriTek

Also featured is a look at deal volume through Ontra's market index report for Q1 2026.

Knox Lane-backed Ruppert Landscape picks up Landscapes Unlimited

Headquartered in Laytonsville, Maryland, Ruppert is a provider of commercial landscaping services.

New Heritage-backed Icelandirect acquires supplement manufacturer Soma Labs

Icelandirect is a US-based contract manufacturer of human and pet supplement brands.

Auréa’s Aparna Aiyar sees opportunities in beauty carve-outs; MedTech infra pulls premium valuations, finds Houlihan Lokey

“Identify what you’re good at early and stick with it,” Auréa’s new partner Aparna Aiyar told PE Hub.

Blackstone takes majority stake in Advanced Cooling Technologies; How E2P grew Furlani Foods before sale to Arbor

Also featured is Blackstone and Blue Owl's minority stake investment in Atlas Holdings.

Searchlight leverages rise in RWI in Euclid sale; Monomoy buys Jiffy Lube from Shell

Exploring Searchlight Capital Partners’ recent exit of Euclid Transactional, a provider of representations and warranties insurance (RWI), to CRC Group; a look at PE’s growing interest in automotive care businesses; some nuggets from KPMG’s recently released 2026 M&A Deal Market study.