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"Exit timing is often driven by how quickly we can deliver against our value creation plan,” THL's Joshua Nelson said. “So, if we had a plan to do something in five years, and it took us only two and a half years to achieve those goals, then we will start thinking about exiting earlier.”

"We're not buying the market, we're not buying the region, we're not buying an index," EQT CEO Christian Sinding told PE Hub. "We're buying a high-performing private equity firm that's been navigating this area for a long time."

Clearlake is acquiring Intertape Polymer Group, a Montreal packaging company, for $2.6bn in a take-private deal announced earlier this month.

The PE firm, which focuses on cybersecurity for defense and government agencies, recently bought Varen Technologies and Exceptional Software Strategies.

  Editors across PEI Media’s publications informally surveyed industry pros for book recommendations — and in some cases offered their own. The list below includes just-published options and perennial favorites with a mix of ideas for the beachgoer thinking about their next deal as well as readers looking to dial things back for a bit. […]

'We work to develop conviction in a business’s franchise value and growth potential, and often we can pay more than other bidders because of the value we see that we can create once we are the owners, along with our management partners,' said GTCR's leaders.

Crosspoint Capital joins the Home Depot as investors in Afero, hoping to take advantage of what could be a $1.6trn IoT market over the next four years.

Internet Brands operates popular consumer websites like WebMD, which it acquired in 2017 for about $2.8 billion.

GP-led deals drove secondaries volume to record levels last year, reaching more than an estimated $134bn.

Longer hold periods can have "negative implications on employee morale, recruitment, and retention at these young companies," Singh said.