KKR Cashes In on Historic Run for Japanese Chipmaker Kokusai Electric
Plus: Platinum Equity acquired aircraft landing gear manufacturer, Qatalyst Partners seeks buyer for $6.6 billion Smartsheet, and Madison Dearborn exits LinQuest.
Deutsche Bahn’s Logistics Unit Is Flailing – Can CVC’s €14B Bid Save It?
Plus: Cybersecurity companies make enticing PE targets, Wynnchurch adds on Iconex’s label solutions to M2S, and the NFL accepts eight PE firms into the fold.
$3.8B for Vantive’s $4.5B Revenue – Behind Carlyle’s Dialysis Deal
Plus: PE broadens feeder firms for operating partner recruitment, Thoma Bravo exits $2.9B Trader Corp, and Grant Thornton, Evolent Healthcare, and Redwood Software seek PE buyers.