Private equity giant Blackstone has agreed to make a significant equity investment in programmatic advertising and agency management software Simpli.fi in a deal that values the company at $1.5bn. The post Blackstone to join GTCR
Private equity placement agent Rede Partners has celebrated its tenth anniversary with a trio of partner promotions. Alexandra Bazarewski, pictured, Magnus Goodlad and Bruce Weir will strengthen the firm’s presence in the US market and
Private equity giant EQT is up against a consortium of three other buyout majors interested in buying Pamplona Capital's $9bn-valued pharma business Parexel, it has emerged. The post Private equity majors circle $9bn-valued Parexel as
Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Altor have agreed to sell marine electronics company Navico to New York-listed Brunswick Corporation for $1.05bn. The post Goldman Sachs AM, Nordic buyout house Altor to sell marine electronics company Navico
TSG Consumer Partners has hired David Anderson, former senior portfolio manager at the $65bn-managing Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company, as managing director of investor relations to maintain and build the firm’s relationships with current and
Bertram Capital has agreed to sell its stake in digital-led skin care brand Paula’s Choice to global personal care giant Unilever after a nine-year-hold. TA Associates entered into an agreement to sell its stake to
The Riverside Company has bought into construction tool tracking and operations software company ToolWatch Corporation to tap into what it says in an under-penetrated market. The post Riverside buys into ToolWatch to tap into under-penetrated
One Rock Capital has agreed a $4.3bn buyout of Nestlé's North American bottled water business alongside investment house Metropoulos & Co.
Private equity group GED Capital has invested in Comess Group S.L. through its fund GED VI Spain, becoming the company’s majority shareholder in the process. Founded in 1988, Comess Group is a restaurant group that
Middle-market private equity firm Gryphon Investors has acquired Right Time Heating and Air Conditioning from investor Clairvest Group. Right Time’s management will remain with the company and retain a significant equity stake. Financial terms of
Morgenthaler Private Equity has closed its oversubscribed third fund MPE Partners III at the hard cap of $420m. MPE Partners, which is a lower middle market private equity firm based in Cleveland, launched fundraising in
An affiliate of leading alternative investment firm H.I.G. Capital has made an equity investment in KM2 Solutions, a business process outsourcing provider with an extensive footprint throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. Through the deal,
Neha Champaneria Markle has been named as the new head of Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Alternative Investment Partners private markets solutions. She will take on the new responsibilities in January while retaining her role as
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association is planning to launch a request for proposal for a private equity consultant before the end of January. The news comes after the $60bn pension fund’s contract with Stepstone
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has invested in consumer experience venture Zipari in a round that puts the company’s valuation close to $500m. On the back of the raise, Zipari will be able to serve
Nordic investor NAXS has made an investment commitment of $2.3m to the private equity buyout fund Equip Capital Fund I LP. Equip is a new private equity manager established by an Oslo-based team with background
Beech Tree Private Equity has reportedly set aside between £10m and £40m for an investment into an unnamed wealth management company. The deal will support the businesses growth across England and Scotland, according to FT
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board has appointed Nick Jansa as its new senior managing director, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) has closed three private equity fund commitments totalling $750m. The three funds are New York-based Kohlberg & Compan’s Kohlberg Investors IX fund, Swedish-based Nordic Capital’s Nordic Capital X
Private equity firms spent $9.5m on average on legal fees in 2019 and that figure has been growing, according to new research from Apperio. The research was based on a survey of 100 senior stakeholders
