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Fintech, software expert Hess named latest WCAS operating partner

Fintech, software expert Hess named latest WCAS operating partner

Tech and healthcare-focused private equity house Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe has named software and fintech expert Pete Hess as its latest operating partner.

Angel / Venture
Cybersecurity company CyCognito closes $30m Series B round

Cybersecurity company CyCognito closes $30m Series B round

CyCognito, a cybersecurity solution that aims to uncover and prioritise risk from attacker-exposed systems, has closed its Series B round on $30m.

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Humvee Maker Sold to KPS

Humvee Maker Sold to KPS

KPS Capital Partners has agreed to acquire AM General, a military vehicle and contract automotive manufacturer, from MacAndrews & Forbes, an investment firm controlled by Ronald Perelman. AM General manufactures specialized vehicles for military and

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Trive Invests in Rubicon Bakers

Trive Invests in Rubicon Bakers

Trive Capital has made an investment in Rubicon Bakers, a maker of all-natural cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and muffins. Rubicon’s product line includes more than 50 SKUs – including vegan and plant-based options – that are

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KPS Stalking Horse for Briggs & Stratton

KPS Stalking Horse for Briggs & Stratton

KPS Capital Partners has agreed to acquire the assets of small engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton, including the equity of foreign subsidiaries, for approximately $550 million. On July 20, Briggs & Stratton voluntarily filed for

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J.F. Lehman Hits Hard Cap

J.F. Lehman Hits Hard Cap

J.F. Lehman & Company has held a final closing of its fifth fund with $1.35 billion of capital. Initially targeting $1.0 billion, JFL Equity Investors V LP, was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap.

Banking Profiles
Ex-Barclays exec worried about Qatar loan damaging his prospects

Ex-Barclays exec worried about Qatar loan damaging his prospects

Lawyer’s for Amanda Staveley's private equity firm PCP Capital Partners, which is suing Barclays, pressed Jones on the details of the loan to Qatar at the height of the financial crisis

Manufacturing and Industrial
EV Private Equity acquires Norwegian e-learning platform Trainor

EV Private Equity acquires Norwegian e-learning platform Trainor

The Norway-based firm plans to expand the company's offering in the offshore, maritime and land-based industrial sectors across the Nordics

Limited Partners
Centerbridge Partners exits Cepal to Alpha Bank

Centerbridge Partners exits Cepal to Alpha Bank

Centerbridge Partners has sold its 60% stake in loan servicing company Cepal to Greek lender Alpha Bank.

advisor
GoldPoint Partners co-founder Schumacher joins WM Partners as senior advisor

GoldPoint Partners co-founder Schumacher joins WM Partners as senior advisor

Mid-market private equity house WM Partners has named Goldpoint Partners co-founder John Schumacher as a senior advisor.

Software and Hi-Tech
Sovereign wealth funds shun stocks but embrace alternatives

Sovereign wealth funds shun stocks but embrace alternatives

State-run funds plan to increase their investments in infrastructure, real estate and private equity over the next 12 months

Europe
Aurelius sells Office Depot’s Spanish business to trade

Aurelius sells Office Depot’s Spanish business to trade

Aurelius Equity Opportunities has sold the Spanish contract business of its portfolio company Office Depot Europe to French provider of office supplies Lyreco.

Software and Hi-Tech
V4C-backed Kom-Eko buys Lubelska Agencja Ochrony Srodowiska

V4C-backed Kom-Eko buys Lubelska Agencja Ochrony Srodowiska

Trash-collection business Kom-Eko, backed by Value4Capital (V4C), has acquired a 69.46% stake in Lubelska Agencja Ochrony Srodowiska, a Poland-based environmental protection and waste management agency.

Politics
Marlin-backed Talkwalker acquires Nielsen Social

Marlin-backed Talkwalker acquires Nielsen Social

Marlin Equity Partners portfolio company Talkwalker has acquired social insights software provider Nielsen Social.

Digital Transformation
Digital+ Partners leads $28m series-B for Quantilope

Digital+ Partners leads $28m series-B for Quantilope

New investor Digital+ Partners has led a $28m series-B round for Germany-based market research software Quantilope.

Buyout
Madison Dearborn nears $4.5bn Fund VIII goal

Madison Dearborn nears $4.5bn Fund VIII goal

Madison Dearborn is within touching distance of its $4.5bn goal for its eighth flagship fundraise after passing the $4bn mark for the vehicle.

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