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Mary Kathleen Flynn

Mary Kathleen (MK) Flynn joined PEI Media as Editor-in-Chief of PE Hub in 2021. She leads the content for the Hub and covers all things private equity-related, especially transactions, trends and dealmakers. She has covered private equity and M&A for 15 years. Most recently, she was the Editor-in-Chief of Mergers & Acquisitions, a role she served in for a decade. Previous positions include Senior Editor/Senior Video Producer, The Deal; broadcast Reporter at CNN and MSNBC; and Associate Editor at U.S. News & World Report and PC Magazine.
The potential impact on PE deals of higher tariffs on goods from China, Canada, Mexico and others; Astorg completes its take-private of Hamilton Thorne; a reminder about our Deal of the Year awards.
Brad Haller and Jeremy Tancredi
B2B service providers and targets with US-based manufacturing, transportation and logistics will command premiums, say West Monroe’s Brad Haller and Jeremy Tancredi.
An "Under New Management" sign
As the year winds down, we’ve been asking our sources to look ahead to the new year and share their thoughts on what’s to come for private equity dealmaking, especially in light of the upcoming change in US government.
'One wild card factor' is the nomination of RFK Jr as head of HHS. His nomination 'does create more uncertainty, which investors do not like.'
KKR’s Pete Stavros, EQT’s Suzanne Donohoe and Warburg Pincus’ Chip Kaye
Featured thought leaders at the March 2025 summit also include Thoma Bravo’s Orlando Bravo, Luminate Capital’s Hollie Haynes and TPG’s Jon Winkelried.
Private equity pundits predict that 2025 will be a great year for dealmaking.
Regulations
But tariffs would lead to higher costs for PE portfolio companies with operations and supply chains in China.
Close-up on a woman shopping at a convenience store and checking her receipt while exiting
PE Hub was the first to report in March that Atlas took first-round bids on Iconex. Atlas recently sold the Iconex labels business to Wynnchurch-backed M2S.
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