Mary Kathleen Flynn

Editor-in-Chief

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Mary Kathleen Flynn joined SourceMedia in 2011, serving as the Editor-in-Chief of Mergers & Acquisitions. MK oversees the brand’s content on all media platforms, including website, e-newsletters, video, slideshows, podcasts and print.

Private equity firms

M&A wrap: Analog Devices, Maxim Integrated, E.W. Scripps, SiriusXM, BIP, Apax, Chaucer, Watermill, New Heritage, Monroe, Cushman & Wakefield, Eisner Amper

“It’s awesome to see the whole manufacturing community using their skills and expertise to help," says Watermill's Julia Karol. Analog Devices acquires Maxim Integrated to create $68 billion enterprise; E.W. Scripps sells Stitcher to SiriusXM.

By Mary Kathleen Flynn

July 13
Private equity firms

M&A wrap: Bregal, Palladium, Rallyday, TA, KKR, Allstate, Lovell Minnick, ParkerGale, Charlesbank

Bregal Sagemount's Arjun Mehta is among nine dealmakers named the 2020 Rising Stars of Private Equity. KKR buys global Atlantic. Charlesbank raises credit fund. PE news from Lovell Minnick and ParkerGale.

By Mary Kathleen Flynn

July 9
Private equity firms

M&A wrap: Uber, Postmates, Clearlake, Apollo, Grain Management, Summit, Mainsail, Palladium, GTCR, TA

Grain Management's Jenny Zhang is among nine dealmakers named the 2020 Rising Stars of Private Equity. Uber buys Postmates, as the food delivery sector consolidates. Apollo forms new direct lending company. PE news from Clearlake and Paceline.

By Mary Kathleen Flynn

July 6
Private equity firms

M&A wrap: Motive, Mainsail, Rallyday, Grain, Platinum, Bridge Bancorp, Gryphon, Constellation Brands, Angelo Gordon, Summit

Motive's Miguel Tejeda is among nine dealmakers named the 2020 Rising Stars of Private Equity. Platinum makes two deals. Constellation Brands buys wine company. Angelo Gordon and Summit raise funds.

By Mary Kathleen Flynn

July 2
Private equity

M&A wrap: Rising Stars, Palladium, Bregal Sagemount, Motive, GTCR, American Express, TA, Coty, Kim Kardashian West, Amazon, Carlyle, Kohlberg

Palladium's Andrea McGuirt is among nine dealmakers named the 2020 Rising Stars of Private Equity. Coty buys stake in Kardashian's beauty business. Amazon buys self-driving startup Zoox. PE news from Carlyle and Kohlberg.

By Mary Kathleen Flynn

June 29
Private equity

2020 Rising Stars of Private Equity: Coronavirus, racial inequality demand new standards for excellence

Palladium's Andrea McGuirt, Bregal Sagemount's Arjun Mehta and Motive Partners' Miguel Tejeda are among those who are thriving in a global pandemic, closing deals under quarantine and helping the private equity industry become more inclusive.

By Mary Kathleen Flynn

June 29
Investment banking

M&A wrap: Houlihan Lokey, MVP Capital, CEC, Chuck E. Cheese, Ally, Great Hill, Clearlake, KeyBanc

Houlihan Lokey buys tech-focused investment bank MVP to take advantage of growing demand for 5G. Chuck E. Cheese parent files for bankruptcy, citing coronavirus impact. Pandemic leads Ally to call off its deal for CardWorks. PE News from Great Hill and Clearlake.

By Demitri Diakantonis

June 25
Financial services industry

M&A wrap: EHE Health, Norgay Partners, Cepres, VRC, Axial, Portfolia Rising America, Blackstone, Oak Hill, Carlyle, AEI

Mergers & Acquisitions takes a look at 5 service providers that will help dealmakers get through the pandemic. Oak Hill and Carlyle form insurance platform. More PE news from Blackstone and AEI.

By Demitri Diakantonis

June 22
Private equity

M&A wrap: Barings, Portfolia Rising America, MiLa Capital, Rockpoint, Apax, Vista, iCapital, Owl Rock

Mergers & Acquisitions' examines 11 factors that buyers should consider when looking at deals. Barings' Mina Pacheco Nazemi writes about diversity issues in the workplace. Rockpoint raises fund to take advantage of distressed real esate. M&A news from Apax and Vista.

By Demitri Diakantonis

June 18
Diversity and equality

M&A wrap: Portfolia Rising America Fund, Lorine Pendleton, GenNx 360, MiLA Capital, MoCafi, Barings, 58.com, Instacart

Portfolia Rising America Fund's backs companies led by people of color and/or LGBTQ founders, such as mobile banking startup MoCaFi. Instacart raises new funding round, as its sales soar with more consumers grocery shopping from home during pandemic. Warburg Pincus-led consortium takes 58.com private.

By Mary Kathleen Flynn

June 15