2024 has seen a renewed interest in #midmarket #PE deals. Successful post-facto value creation, though, will rely on buyout firms’ ability to navigate #humancapital needs. by Isabel O'Brien with insights from BluWave, LP; Kyle Johnson; National Center for the Middle Market; Rede Partners LLP; and AlixPartners. #valuecreation #dealmaking #duediligence
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Value Add is the leading research journal for the operating side of private equity. We explore how PE firms are creating value in portfolio companies through performance improvement, management changes, restructuring, digital transformation, and other tactics. Become a subscriber to access all our research, including briefings of recent buyout deals, turnaround case studies, portfolio operations best practices, and Q&As with portco executives and operating partners. Read more at www.ValueAddPE.com
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This week's #briefing: KKR is reducing its stake in Japanese #semiconductor manufacturer Kokusai Electric. Also, Platinum Equity to acquire Héroux-Devtek, Qatalyst Partners seeks buyer for $6.6 billion Smartsheet, and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC exits LinQuest. Read more ⬇
KKR Cashes In on Historic Run for Japanese Chipmaker Kokusai Electric
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In our latest private equity case study, we examine the operational improvements Blackstone implemented after Catalent's $3.3 billion carve-out from Cardinal Health. The company was recently acquired by Novo Holdings for $16.5 billion. Read: https://lnkd.in/eYUfcdfG
Private Equity Case Study: Catalent
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It's been a rough few years for Envestnet, but Bain Capital and Reverence Capital see a path to growing the fintech company through M&A. Read this week's briefing: https://lnkd.in/efRV-F-J
Bain and Reverence Pay $4.5B to Take Envestnet Private
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“Not all capital is created equal." Casey Myers, partner at Edison Partners, spoke with Value Add's Isabel O'Brien about using an operations platform to differentiate the PE firm in the lower middle-market. Subscribers can read here: https://lnkd.in/eTQT8y8r
Operations Are at the Core of Edison Partners' Recent Energy AI Deal
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New Hire Announcement: Isabel O'Brien Named Editor of Value Add We are thrilled to announce that Isabel O'Brien has joined Value Add, the leading business publication for the operating side of private equity, as our first Editor. Isabel will oversee all editorial operations, including writing and editing weekly buyout briefings, trend pieces exploring portfolio operations, and profiles of PE-backed executives. She will play a pivotal role in shaping the Value Add brand, which recently entered its second year of publication and is now read by thousands of executives working in private equity. Based in New York, she has experience covering the financial services industry and a variety of other subjects. Most recently, she served as a reporter at PEI Group, covering the Americas beat for Infrastructure Investor, a leading trade publication for the private infrastructure market. Her work has won numerous awards, notably the Aviva Investors Sustainability Media "Real Assets Publication of the Year" for 2022 and 2023, as well as "Best Script by a Female Screenwriter" for the 2022 New York Script Awards. She is a 2021 graduate from the Dual BA Program between Columbia University and Sciences Po Paris. She studied economics, politics and creative writing (fiction). Please join us in welcoming Isabel!
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In our latest report, we look at private equity trends across Europe. Read: https://lnkd.in/dQejsiRF
Europe Private Equity Report 2024
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Carlyle joins KKR and Blackstone in ramping up investments in Japan. The country now ranks second globally for buyout activity, behind only the US. Read: https://lnkd.in/eBCRP9Qz
Private Equity is Pouring Money into Japan
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Squarespace has nearly doubled revenue to over $1 billion since 2020, but is still reporting a net loss. Read: https://lnkd.in/ees_PK3D
Why Permira is Acquiring Squarespace
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PE-backed consumer buyouts are on pace to decline in 2024, as firms are shifting allocations toward technology and industrials. Read: https://lnkd.in/eWiYPb_b
Consumer Sector Private Equity Report 2024
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