Deal of the Year

Scalpel! Francisco’s carve-out of Capsule Technologies, which provides patient monitoring and medical device integration, was just what the doctor ordered.

We toast the work of six private equity firms for their highly successful deals made in 2021. Francisco Partners takes the top prize with its carve-out of medical device maker Capsule Technologies.

EQT sold Aldevron for $9.6bn just 22 months after buying the maker of mRNA vaccine components for $3.4bn.

Argosy transforms Paragon from niche player in the nuclear power sector to predominant force.

Capital Brands had a good product and the right ingredients, it just needed a better blend of marketing and management.

Century Park knew that anything as delicious as mochi would eventually become a big hit in the US – it was just a matter of marketing.

With our Deals of the Year we recognize six PE firms and their portfolio companies for remarkable achievements in turbulent 2020.

Thoma Bravo earns our top prize for its sale of Ellie Mae for a cool $11bn after purchasing it for $3.7bn only 18 months earlier.

Clearlake Capital Group worked some magic with its single-asset secondaries deal for portfolio company Ivanti.

Plumbing’s not glamorous but it’s an essential market, and Trivest swooped in and expanded TurnPoint Services to meet demand.