Finance Updates – Page 114

Vestar Delays New Fund Amid PE Slowdown, Leaning Into Continuation Vehicles

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Vestar Capital Partners has postponed raising...

The firm has invested about $3.5 billion and ...

Fund VII’s modest performance contrasts with ...

Vestar’s move, including a $1.2 billion Circa...

Caroline Ptacek Steps Up at Vestar, Showcases Deep Sector Expertise

Americas Firms Retail Trade

Vestar Capital Partners has promoted Caroline...

Ptacek joined Vestar in 2022 after leveraged ...

She works on Vestar’s investments in Circana,...

The move fits Vestar’s strategy of advancing ...

Why Private Equity Is Feeding on Better-for-You Snacking Brands in 2025

Americas M&A Retail Trade

Private equity is actively investing in snack...

The $795 million sale of Simple Mills to Flow...

Despite mixed macro signals and rising costs—...

Investors are prioritizing brands that combin...

How Private Equity is Reshaping Healthcare Software & Provider Networks Amid M&A and Regulatory Pressure

Americas M&A Health Care and Social Assistance

Vestar Capital has put Quest Analytics, a pro...

Quest holds long-term, sticky contracts with ...

Its data platform processes massive provider ...

Potential buyers span strategics, insurers, a...

New Catalyst Backs Ironleaf: GP Seeding, Healthcare Tech & Emerging Manager Strategy

Americas M&A Health Care and Social Assistance

New Catalyst Strategic Partners, launched in ...

Ironleaf is a newly formed private equity fir...

New Catalyst provides Ironleaf not only capit...

The deal underscores rising investor appetite...

Dr. Praeger’s Names Alexis Brescia to Lead Supply Chain, Signaling Focus on Operational Scalability

Americas Firms Retail Trade

Dr. Praeger’s has appointed Alexis Brescia as...

Brescia brings over 25 years of large-scale C...

The hire signals a strategic push to strength...

Success will hinge on Brescia’s ability to im...

Flowers Foods’ $795M Buy of Simple Mills Signals Bold Move into Better-for-You Snacks

Americas M&A Retail Trade

Flowers Foods acquired Simple Mills from Vest...

Under Vestar’s ownership since 2019, Simple M...

The deal accelerates Flowers’ pivot into high...

Flowers financed the purchase with a $795 mil...

Middle-Market Private Equity Faces Exit Squeeze: How GPs Are Adapting

Americas M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Middle-market private equity is squeezed by h...

Traditional exit routes—especially IPOs—have ...

LP distributions have fallen well below histo...

Managers are concentrating on resilient secto...

Private Equity’s Crucial Crossroads: Fundraising Drought, Aging Assets & Continuation Funds

Global Forecast Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private equity fundraising and exits have slu...

A massive backlog of aging portfolio companie...

GPs are increasingly turning to continuation ...

LPs are more selective, favoring simpler, tra...

VTB’s Push into UK Retail: Core Banking Choices, License Hurdles & Lessons from Marcus’ Finacle Rollout

Europe Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

VTB applied for a UK banking licence in 2017 ...

The bank’s technology choice reflects a focus...

Goldman Sachs’ Marcus similarly entered the U...

Across these cases, regulatory demands such a...