Craig McGlashan

'Buyers increasingly want evidence of measurable operational improvement, not generic AI narratives,' Harrison Tull, associate partner at JMAN Group, told PE Hub.

Triton Partners is making another play in the industrial power transmission market after agreeing to acquire Flender from Carlyle.

'People are still positive on software, but it must be very niche, mission-critical, depending on precisely which applications are you going for,' says Tilman Ost, global private equity advisory leader at KPMG.

CapMan Growth has agreed to sell its stake in Silmäasema, a Finnish eye health and optical retail operator.

HIG Capital-backed Coriant has announced the acquisition of Wescott, a provider of coatings, rope access, fire protection and asset integrity services across the UK and international markets.

London-based Mobius serves institutional and wealth clients across defined benefit, defined contribution, and personal pension markets

PE Hub spoke with senior private equity dealmakers from Arlington Capital Partners, Bain Capital, EQT, HIG Capital, Mérieux Equity Partners, One Equity Partners, Permira, the Vistria Group and WindRose Health Investors about the trends driving healthcare deals.

'Leading financial sponsors have already established significant sports-IP positions, but this tournament provides the first observable, macro-level data benchmarks across every layer of the IP stack,' says Houlihan Lokey's Imtiaz Khan.

'Drug discovery is accelerated by AI because you can screen a lot of compounds much faster,' Jean-François Billet, head of buyout at Mérieux, told PE Hub.

Thoma Bravo has made a growth investment in Padoa, a European provider of occupational health, safety and prevention software.