Leonard Green Partners to buy construction consultancy for $3bn
Acquisition comes amid slow patch for private equity dealmaking as interest rates stay high
Acquisition comes amid slow patch for private equity dealmaking as interest rates stay high

Fundraising by evergreen vehicles has slowed amid worries about exposure to software and AI

Investors question if some institutions rubber-stamp deals that could benefit other businesses

Private equity dealmaking rebounds but is yet to fully recover from impact of high interest rates and tariffs

Buyout firms see opportunities to improve performance at non-core divisions of region’s remaining conglomerates

Lenders have been snapping up businesses formerly owned by buyout firms at a record rate

Weaker dealmaking environment during turbulent period for country’s financial markets