Craig McGlashan

Peel Hunt on UK take-private drop; Big deals for BlackRock, Providence, Mutares and Partners.

Main to buy SoftProject; Advent’s Nicolas Chavanne on Pride.

Bain Capital and BC Partners’ Fedrigoni in add-on; Schroders Capital unveils GenAI platform.

L Catterton acquires holistic wellness brand Stripes Beauty founded by Naomi Watts.

Carlyle to buy gas portfolio.

Searchlight, Ares invest in RSK Group.

AI’s role in private equity; Ardian in for Alstef.

RJ McLeod is a Scottish energy transition contractor.

Ruder worked on deals including Ancestry, McAfee and TeamViewer. Patel worked on deals including Adevinta, Boats Group and Renaissance Learning.

Permira’s Golden Goose sets IPO range.