Knowledge Centre

  • Building a Stronger Buy-and-Build (Global PE Report 2024)

    Exploring how disciplined buy-and-build strategies can accelerate portfolio growth, while highlighting the execution challenges PE firms face today

  • Deals Rise in 2025, But Easy Wins May Be Over

    Despite a difficult deal environment, tech buyouts are rebounding, though the “easy” targets may be gone.

  • M&A Midyear Report 2025: Separating the Signal from the Noise

    Mid-year analysis of the M&A landscape: deal pipeline stress, tariff impacts, and shifting buyer priorities.

  • Looking Ahead to 2025: Preparing for What Comes Next

    Forecasts for M&A: where dealmakers should focus, how to adapt strategy, and navigation of headwinds.

  • M&A in Financial Services: Coming Back to Life

    How banks, insurers, and fintechs are reactivating M&A to drive scale and capability consolidation.

  • Unlocking value in IT services: A road map for private equity success

    How investors can use acquisitions in the IT services sector to drive growth and operational leverage.

  • The top M&A trends for 2025

    Deal dynamics outlook: valuations, sector rotations, and structural tailwinds for buy-side activity.

  • Time to revisit your M&A strategy

    Advice for buyers on refreshing their deal approach given changed conditions in 2025.

  • M&A in Consumer Products: Carving Out to Grow

    How buy-side carving out within consumer sectors remains a tool for active acquirers to drive focus.

  • M&A in Machinery and Equipment: Learning from the Best

    Case studies in industrial buyouts showing how focused M&A can reshape a sector player’s portfolio.

  • Creating value with M&A in Asia’s diverse marketplace

    Why buyers are increasingly looking at APAC, where fragmentation and growth combine to create upside.

  • Takeaways from Bain’s 2025 M&A Report

    Webinar summary of the key themes, insights, and priority actions for dealmakers.

  • Private capital: The key to boosting European competitiveness

    Why European PE and private capital deployment is critical for economic growth, and how it drives buy-side activity.