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Private Equity

Deal Diary: Weil Helps Pacific Avenue Move Into Oldcastle Lawn & Garden

By David Marcus

Published: May 1st, 2026

Pacific Avenue Capital taps Weil and Jefferies on a $1.1 billion agreement to buy Oldcastle Lawn & Garden from CRH, which turns to BofA and Kilpatrick Townsend.

Podcasts

Drinks With The Deal: Lazard’s Tim Donahue on Interviewing, Team-Building and Pitching

By David Marcus

Published: November 5th, 2026

Lazard's Tim Donahue discusses how he broke into banking, how to approach an interview and what he enjoys about pitching.

M&A

IGP Sells AdvancedPCB to Amphenol

Published: October 29th, 2026

Amphenol acquires the printed circuit board manufacturer after The Deal reported last month that the sale process was in its late stages.

Podcasts

Behind the Buyouts: Apollo's Scheir on Hybrid Capital Growth

By Nikitha Sattiraju

Published: October 29th, 2026

Apollo partner and head of hybrid value Jason Scheir discusses the evolution of hybrid investing, recent transactions and growing demand for flexible capital.

Private Equity

A&M Capital Backs Private Investigator Delta Group

By Veselin Damaskov

Published: October 29th, 2026

A&M Capital Partners acquires a majority stake in investigative and claims support provider Delta Group to fund AI tools and add-on acquisitions.

Podcasts

Drinks With The Deal: McLean on AI Financing, Bubble Risk

By David Marcus

Published: October 29th, 2026

Journalist Bethany McLean discusses the scale of the AI boom and whether companies will be able to repay the debt they're using to finance it.

Private Equity

OceanSound Backs Founder-Owned Iris Technology

By Veselin Damaskov

Published: October 28th, 2026

OceanSound Partners invests in the founder-owned space electronics supplier after The Deal reported in June that an auction was underway.

Activism

Activist Investing Today: Czech Activist Bostl on Xerox, XFS M&A

By Ronald Orol

Published: October 23rd, 2026

František Bostl, founder of Starteepo, discusses its catalyst-driven investment strategy involving Xerox's financial services unit.

Podcasts

Behind the Buyouts: Union Square’s McClelland, Bekele on AI's Threat to SaaS, Founder Tailwinds

By Chris Nolter

Published: October 23rd, 2026

Union Square chairman Carter McClelland and head of AI strategy Gelila Bekele discuss how AI has reshaped software valuations, diligence and PE exits.

Private Equity

Greek Restaurant Concept Milos Seeks Capital Partner

By Nikitha Sattiraju

Published: October 23rd, 2026

The high-end global restaurant chain has engaged advisers to find an investor or strategic partner.