Craig McGlashan

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.

Summit Partners and other existing shareholders are reinvesting in the Belgian business, which has an office outside Philadelphia.