The private equity market is splitting at the seams. Megadeal activity through the first nine months of 2025 ran 31% above 2024’s count, with 47 transactions of $5 billion or more, per PwC. That concentration at the top leaves the middle market to a different competitive set — one that JP Conte has been operating […]
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How a Spanish Licensing Rule Handed Alejandro Betancourt López a €200 Million Win
Spain caps private-hire vehicle licences at one for every thirty taxi drivers. The government fixed that ratio in 2015, and with a single rule it turned a bureaucratic footnote into one of the more profitable asset plays in recent Spanish business history. That mechanism is worth sitting with. Supply of the permits was sealed at […]
Continue readingLeadership transition at Acadia Healthcare John Hollinsworth retires as Nasser Khan becomes COO
Acadia Healthcare elevated a senior executive to a newly created chief operating officer role as the behavioral health company refines its leadership amid a growth push. Effective June 30, Nasser Khan will assume the COO post, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that formalized the change in Acadia Healthcare’s C-suite (reporting: . The […]
Continue readingMadeleine Thomson on Europe’s Rising ‘Tropical Nights’ and the Health Imperative
Europe is experiencing its hottest year to date, and with it, the alarming increase in “tropical nights”—evening temperatures that refuse to drop below 20 °C. In 2024, southern destinations like Italy, Croatia, Greece, and Turkey recorded a staggering 23 such nights, nearly triple the long-term average of eight—far exceeding the previous record of 16 in […]
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