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    Select Medical's $3.9B Buyout: What WCAS's Healthcare Go-Private Tells Accredited Investors About PE Dealmaking
    Private Equity

    Select Medical's $3.9B Buyout: What WCAS's Healthcare Go-Private Tells Accredited Investors About PE Dealmaking

    Select Medical WCAS Go-Private: PE Deal Analysis Select Medical's $3.9B Buyout: What WCAS's Healthcare Go-Private Tells Accredited Investors About PE Dealmaking By Jeff Barnes, MBA | June 28, 2026 | P

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    Electronic Arts Is Going Private in a $55 Billion Buyout. Here's What It Means for PE.
    Private Equity

    Electronic Arts Is Going Private in a $55 Billion Buyout. Here's What It Means for PE.

    Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners are paying $55 billion in cash to take Electronic Arts private. It is the largest all-cash sponsor take-private in PE history,

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    How an LBO Actually Works: What Private Equity Does With Your Capital
    Private Equity

    How an LBO Actually Works: What Private Equity Does With Your Capital

    TL;DR A leveraged buyout puts acquisition debt on the target company's balance sheet, not the fund's. LPs contribute equity. The company services the interest from its own cash flows. PE buyout funds

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Clearwater Analytics $8.4B Take-Private: What the Goldman Private Credit Deal Tells LP Investors
    Private Equity

    Clearwater Analytics $8.4B Take-Private: What the Goldman Private Credit Deal Tells LP Investors

    Per the December 2025 acquisition announcement , Permira and Warburg Pincus are taking Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN) private at $24.55 per share — a 47 percent premium to the stock's pre-announcem

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read