Keensight Capital is expected to release information memoranda (IMs) for the sale of French construction software group Sogelink in the coming weeks, according to five sources familiar with the matter. Vendor due diligence…

Healthcare Outcomes Performance Co. (HOPCo), a doctor management group focused on musculoskeletal and orthopedic care, has appointed Houlihan Lokey to explore a sale, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. HOPCo, which…

German family-owned company EW Group is the frontrunner in the acquisition of Planasa, a Spanish producer of strawberries and other red fruit varieties that is backed by private equity firm Cinven, two sources familiar…

insightsoftware, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based provider of reporting, analytics, and performance management solutions, could make six to eight acquisitions a year, Mark Lisi, senior vice president, corporate development, told Mergermarket. Backed…

  Healthcare, infra and education are the most resilient sectors Potential distressed M&A in retail and tech     A long-awaited rebound in M&A activity could begin as early as…

  The Private Equity Pitch identifies private equity-owned portfolio companies that are ripe for an exit in a particular subsector in Europe. You can receive the PE Pitch by creating…

Relevant sectors play increasing role in US-China acquisitions Hong Kong covered by rules, accounts for over 20% of deals The outbound investment screening mechanism announced by US President Joe Biden…

Guardian Childcare and Education, backed by global private markets investor Partners Group, is buying Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing’s (MSREI) Australian childcare business ahead of the launch of an expected sale process,…

GTCR plans to put the commercial security, fire and life safety business that it newly acquired from ADT back on an M&A path after five years of mostly organic growth, said David Donnini,…

North Asia-focused buyout firm MBK Partners has set a target of USD 7bn for its sixth flagship fund, according to three sources familiar with the situation. A data room for the fund…

This is an excerpt from the pipeline explorer column discussing likely sponsor exit transactions based on Mergermarket’s Likely to Exit predictive analytics, which assign a score to sponsor-backed companies to help track and predict…

Second-round bids submitted on 1 August Paramount keen to avoid entering into prolonged regulatory process   Buyout firm KKR [NYSE:KKR] and HarperCollins have submitted refreshed offers for Simon & Schuster, according to sources familiar with…

Uncertainty around deal execution has stunted mandate wins in the UK market, as advisors hope for a revival in second-half M&A. Dampened confidence due to continuing volatile macroeconomic conditions and…

Solaris Health, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based provider of urological and other specialty services, is actively growing via M&A as it nears USD 1bn revenue, said Gary Kirsh, the president and CEO. The Lee…

Icon Group, an Australian integrated cancer care provider backed by one of EQT’s infrastructure funds, has been approached by potential buyers for its Greater China business, according to two sources familiar…

83% year-on-year volume drop, 47% deal count drop reveals extent of market woes Hopes for easing of deal execution hurdles in coming months Strong appetite persists for healthcare, tech, carve-outs…