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Origination, M&A, LBO
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TowerBrook and GuideWell Pursuing MAXHealth Acquisition With Private Loan; Regulatory Approval Could Present Stumbling Block for the Deal
Reporting: Paola Aurisicchio, Dayna Fields Private equity firm TowerBrook Capital Partners and mutual insurance company GuideWell are teaming up to bid for Florida-based integrated primary care provider MAXHealth, according to sources close to the deal. The duo has lined up roughly $300 million in...
Published on Dec 10, 2025
Kohlberg-Backed Worldwide Clinical Trials to Buy Catalyst Clinical Research for Roughly $500M
Reporting: Paola Aurisicchio, Yuheng Zhan Kohlberg & Co.-backed Worldwide Clinical Trials has struck a deal to acquire contract research organization Catalyst Clinical Research in a transaction that values the company at around $500 million, according to sources. Headquartered in Wilmington,...
Published on Dec 17, 2025
Octus on Credit: Expectations for a busy Q1’26 spurs appetite for LevFin, private credit dealmaking
Leveraged finance dealmakers are tying up loose ends on 2025 transactions as they gear up for a busy Q1. Tariff threats and AI disruption spooked investors away from marquee high-yield bond and leveraged loan deals this year, but market participants expect little impact on 2026 volume. The pipeline...
Published on Dec 11, 2025
Blackstone-Backed ARKA Group Running Sale Process With JPMorgan
Reporting: Collin Krabbe Blackstone-backed defense technology company ARKA Group is exploring a sale with JPMorgan, according to sources. JPMorgan has distributed books to potential bidders as part of the auction process for ARKA, which generates roughly $150 million in EBITDA, sources said....
Published on Dec 9, 2025
Carve-Outs, Bidder Competition Driving Frothy Market for Aerospace and Defense M&A, ACG Attendees Say
Reporting: Collin Krabbe Dealmakers discussed carve-outs, bidder competition and strong valuations during the 2025 ACG Aerospace & Defense Middle Market Leadership Forum in Los Angeles last week, underscoring a frothy M&A market within the sector. In the European market, many large industry...
Published on Dec 8, 2025
Americas Leveraged Finance Weekly: December Starts Strong for Primary; Issuers Rush to Market Amid Open Window
Reporting: Katherine Schwartz, Caroline Hagood Market Overview The primary market kicked off December with a strong return this week, a sharp contrast to the previous weeks’ Thanksgiving malaise. New loan transactions reached their highest volume in months, exceeding $30 billion this week, market...
Published on Dec 5, 2025
UPDATE 1: Treehouse Foods Prepping for January Launch for LBO Financing
Reporting: Emily Fasold, Paola Aurisicchio Thu Dec 04, 2025 04:15 PM ET: RBC Capital Markets and Deutsche Bank have begun premarketing a roughly $2.15 billion debt package to fund Treehouse Foods’ acquisition by Investindustrial, according to sources, who added that the deal is expected...
Published on Dec 4, 2025
Bally’s Corp. Amends and Restates Commitment Letter to Increase Term Loan Availability to $1.1B; Commitments Provided by Ares Management Credit, King Street Capital and TPG Credit
Bally’s Corporation announced today that it entered into an amended and restated commitment letter which amends and restates the previously announced commitment letter entered into in July 2025. The A&R commitment letter increases the financing commitments to $600 million of initial term...
Published on Dec 8, 2025
M&A Offers Growth Potential While Uncertainty Rules the Day in Building Products Sector
Reporting: Patrick Fitzgerald While a broad confluence of headwinds continues to work in tandem to roil investor sentiment and induce earnings volatility across the building products sector, strategic M&A is both a defensive necessity and opportunistic play for companies within the industry to...
Published on Dec 1, 2025
Lenders Pitch Recap Options to Astorg After Failed Sale of Solina; Sponsor Focused on Add-On Acquisitions
Reporting: Maryna Irkliyenko, Oscar Laurikka Direct lenders and banks are pitching Astorg with dividend recapitalization solutions for its French ingredients maker Solina after the withdrawal of a sale process last week, sources told Octus. Nonbinding offers from rival private equity firms showed...
Published on Nov 28, 2025