Tariffs

KKR makes conditional increase to its bid for a Frankfurt-listed IT services provider.

Managers are focusing on optimising their exit readiness and getting the equity story right as tariffs add more complexity to sales processes, according to panellists at PEI’s Operating Partners Forum Europe.

'For manufacturing businesses, both strategic and financial buyers are more than ever focused on the volume growth rather than revenue growth of acquisition targets,' says Lincoln International's Guillaume Suizdak.

The buyout firm is 'watching very carefully' to understand the full impact of rapidly expanding tariff and trade controls, Brian Ruder and Dipan Patel tell PEI.

Cressey & Company's investment in Paradigm Health, a hospice and palliative care services provider, in spotlight.

Sellers are promoting other growth avenues rather than relying on US expansion, says Raymond James’ Allan Bertie.