Investment Summary |
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| Date | 2025-08-25 |
| Target | PatientPoint |
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Investor(s) | Advent International |
| Sellers(s) |
L Catterton Partners
Searchlight Capital Partners Littlejohn |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Advisor(s) | Jefferies Citi (Financial) Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Ropes & Gray (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 91.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 351 of 353 |
| Sector: Information Technology M&A | 29 of 29 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 57 of 58 |
| State: Ohio M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Country: United States M&A | 105 of 106 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 10 of 12 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-13 |
Coherent - Aerospace and Defense business
Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, United States Coherent’s Aerospace and Defense designs and manufactures optical and laser systems for defense applications. Coherent’s Aerospace and Defense is based in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. |
Buy | $400M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-03 |
Automic
Sydney, Australia Automic is an integrated cloud-based registry platform that enables efficiencies for companies through the automation of governance-related tasks, rich registry reporting, and real-time data insights that can be accessed on-demand through an always-available digital interface that is leading the market. To complement their registry services, it also provides integrated Company Secretarial, Legal, and CFO advisory services. Automic was formed in 2015 and is based in Sydney, Australia. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 37.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
L Catterton is a private equity firm that targets investments in consumer-related companies located throughout North America. L Catterton looks for businesses with identifiable brands and operating in 'defensible and extensible' positions within growth industry segments. Specific sectors of interest include branded consumables, food/beverages, consumer services, restaurants, media and marketing, household durables, specialty retail, mass merchant retail, and luxury/apparel. Prospective transactions include management buyouts, recapitalizations, turnarounds, and growth financings. L Catterton was formed in 1990 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 105 of 105 |
| Sector: Information Technology M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 20 of 20 |
| State: Ohio M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 76 of 76 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-29 |
L.A.B. Golf
Creswell, Oregon, United States L.A.B. Golf (short for Lie Angle Balance Golf) is a premium putter manufacturer known for its patented technology that eliminates torque and helps golfers maintain a square putter face through the stroke. L.A.B. Golf is based in Creswell, Oregon. |
Buy | $200M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| PE ASSETS | 860M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Searchlight Capital Partners is a private investment firm founded in 2010. The Firm will invest across the capital structure, including equity and debt and will consider a variety of transaction situations, from simple to complex. Areas of focus include communications, media, information, IT services, business services, financial services, consumer services, consumer products, education, and industrial goods/services. The Firm will consider opportunities across North America and Europe. Searchlight Capital has offices in New York, London, and Toronto.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 16 of 16 |
| Sector: Information Technology M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 4 of 4 |
| State: Ohio M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 7 of 7 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-14 |
Chord Music Partners
New York, New York, United States Chord Music Partners is an independent music rights platform that combines institutional capital with global operational scale and active rights management. The platform’s growing portfolio includes works by some of the most influential artists in music, including The Weeknd, Lorde, David Guetta, and Morgan Wallen, demonstrating its focus on culturally relevant, high-performing intellectual property across genres and geographies. Chord Music Partners is based in New York, New York. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| PE ASSETS | 7.8B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Littlejohn is a private equity firm that makes control investments in mid-sized companies undergoing change; either in capital structure, strategy, operations, or growth. Littlejohn looks to commit $50 to $250 million of equity, mezzanine, or credit capital in companies with annual revenues of $100 to $800 million. Sectors of interest include industrial equipment, packaging, chemicals, automotive and transportation parts and equipment, food and food processing, healthcare, plastics, aerospace/defense, distribution, environmental and infrastructure services, and consumer products. The Firm avoids investing in real estate, fashion, retail, and businesses engaged in high technology. Littlejohn prefers opportunities located in the US, but also considers opportunities in Europe and Canada. Littlejohn was formed in 1996 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 49 of 50 |
| Sector: Information Technology M&A | 4 of 4 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 16 of 17 |
| State: Ohio M&A | 5 of 5 |
| Country: United States M&A | 45 of 46 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-27 |
RailPros
Irving, Texas, United States RailPros is a provider of outsourced safety management, design & engineering, inspection, site & program management, utility observation, and training services to rail operators, utilities, state DOTs, and contractors working adjacent to rail infrastructure. RailPros has over 700 professionals across 14 offices, serving customers nationwide. RailPros was founded in 2000 and is based in Irving, Texas. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-15 |
PlayPower
Huntersville, North Carolina, United States PlayPower is a manufacturer of commercial playground systems and recreational equipment. With operations in both the US and Europe, the Company manufactures and markets a wide range of innovative products including commercial playground equipment, floating docks and boat/personal watercraft lifts, contained play systems, site amenities, and other related products. PlayPower is based in Huntersville, North Carolina. |
Sell | - |
