Private Equity 8-Hour Briefing
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Private Equity
Clayton Dubilier & Rice and McKesson have inked a $5.8bn take-private deal for Option Care Health, the home and alternate-site infusion services provider operating in all 50 US states. The transaction underscores continued appetite for healthcare services assets amid a sluggish exit market.
M&A and Platform Buildups
Bridgepoint-backed SAMY has acquired US creator marketing agency Get Engaged, which connects brands with celebrities and influencers. Gryphon’s TTDS added heat-transfer specialist Thermal Products in its latest add-on acquisition. Vance Street’s Fumex bought Montreal air-filtration firm Filtrabox, a founder-owned designer of industrial ventilation systems. Sterling Group’s Foundation Fund acquired engineered sling manufacturer Slingmax from River Associates. Apheon took a majority stake in dental instruments maker Hager & Meisinger, known for high-precision rotary tools under the Meisinger brand.
Partners Group’s Middle River Power bought the Panoche Energy Center, a fully contracted 427MW natural gas plant in California, from Ares Management. Bertram Capital backed Percopo Coatings as the fifth platform investment from its Ignite fund, targeting painting and restoration services. Beach Point Capital invested in Fullers Foods, providing liquidity for Quilvest in the outsourced procurement specialist.
Fundraising and Exits
Spiko has raised $90m in Series B funding from Index Ventures and Speedinvest. Prelude Growth exited Riverside Natural Foods, the Ontario-based parent of the Made Good snack brand, as the founding family bought back the minority stake. FFL Partners invested in newly rebranded medical device servicer Ally Technical, formerly Althea US, which services more than 3,000 contracts.
Hires and Strategy
Avance has hired Carl Stanton, former Invesco Private Capital PE head, as senior partner for industrial growth. One Rock brought on former Bridgestone Americas CEO Paolo Ferrari as an operating partner focused on post-acquisition value creation. Antin Infrastructure’s Stephan Feilhauer discussed opportunities in aerial firefighting while Broad Sky’s Adam Glucksman revealed the growth strategy for Frontline Managed Services.
Tech and AI
SAP has acquired Belgian AI startup Tech Wolf for an undisclosed sum. Mistral released a new flagship AI model as it seeks to close the gap with competitors. Crunchbase data shows AI’s most active startups are becoming serial acquirers, driving an M&A surge.
Market Dynamics
A Sifted analysis questions whether Europe’s secondaries boom is only serving the top 1% of investors. Separately, the New York City pension fund is leaning into credit amid a PE slump, viewing private credit as both an offensive and defensive play. The UK’s pension investment pipeline challenges are explored in the latest Side Letter. Tech Crunch Disrupt 2026 has revealed its full breakout session agenda for scaling and tech questions.