Private Equity 8 Hours

Last updated: September 1, 2026, 6:20 AM ET

Private Equity

French maintenance software group DimoMaint, backed by Keensight Capital, has struck a deal for Qb7, Asset Plus and Cimaint, three computerized maintenance management providers serving hospitals and healthcare institutions across France. The acquisition consolidates a fragmented niche and signals continued appetite for vertical software roll-ups in the European health services sector.

LP Trends

Smaller endowments and foundations using outsourced CIOs are turning to GP-led secondaries as a fast lane into private markets, prioritizing performance opportunities over primary fund commitments to speed deployment and manage capital calls more efficiently, according to OCIOs interviewed for the latest report.

Venture & Startups

Neko Health, Daniel Ek’s health tech venture, leads the latest Sifted ranking of fast-growing Nordic startups on the back of strong valuation momentum, with the company topping the leaderboard. Separately, a new Sifted analysis argues that long hours and stress don’t inherently signal a toxic startup culture, distinguishing demanding expectations from genuinely harmful environments. The piece urges founders to look beyond surface-level metrics when assessing their team’s wellbeing.