Private equity trio seal world’s biggest ever software buyout with $12.2bn Visma deal

A trio of private equity houses have sealed the biggest buyout of a software company in history by backing Visma in an NOK110bn ($12.2bn) deal.

Arlington Sells Centauri at Big Multiple

Arlington Capital Partners has agreed to sell Centauri to publicly traded KBR for $827 million in cash. Centauri is a provider of engineering, intelligence, cybersecurity and advanced technology to intelligence and national defense agencies for

Roark Looks to Clean Up in Facilities Services

Roark Capital has made an investment in Divisions Maintenance Group, a technology and data-based provider of facilities maintenance services. Divisions Maintenance Group (DMG) services retail chains, pharmacies, grocery stores, warehouses, distribution centers, and REITs across

Camano and Tonka Bay Partner Up

Camano Capital and Tonka Bay Equity Partners have partnered up to invest in E-Cloth, a maker of microfiber cleaning products. E-Cloth produces a line of environmentally conscious microfiber cleaning products – designed to clean using

Do Reps and Warranties Insurers Pay Claims?

Law firm Lowenstein Sandler has just published a report, Getting Paid: A Look at Representations & Warranties Insurance, that explores whether insurances companies actually pay reps and warranties (R&W) claims. According to Lowenstein Sandler the

Capvis buys Business Systems Integration

Capvis has acquired a majority stake in Swiss cusomter relationship management (CRM) software developer Business Systems Integration (BSI).

HSBC closes its second private equity fund at $260m

The global fund is part of the bank's annual Vision programme, expected to announce a new launch in the last quarter this year

Capital D to launch next fund in Q4

Capital D is to launch its next fund in Q4.

EU regulator calls for changes to AIFMD rules as review begins

The EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) is up for review and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has now issued an open letter about the key areas that may need some attention.

LeBlanc replaces Onex Corp founder Schwarz as president as firm reveals succession strategy

Canadian private equity major Onex Corp has named veteran investor Bobby Le Blanc as president as it shakes up its upper management as part of a long-term succession plan.

Whitman Peterson picks up $160m towards latest flagship real estate fundraise

Real estate-focused private equity house Whitman Peterson has hauled in $160m so far towards its fourth flagship fundraise.

Marquee Brands Acquires Sur La Table

Marquee Brands and CSC Generation have agreed to acquire the Sur La Table brand and all of its related intellectual property for $88.9 million. Seattle-based Sur La Table (French for “on the table”) is a

Blackford Sells Ellison Bakery to Tilia

Blackford Capital has sold Ellison Bakery, a manufacturer of bakery products sold to the foodservice industry, and retail and private label sectors, to Tilia Holdings, a Chicago-based firm that invests in the food sector. Ellison

Fort Point Builds Elevator Maintenance Platform

3Phase Elevator, a portfolio company of Fort Point Capital, has acquired Low Rise Elevator. Low Rise is based near Philadelphia in Lima, Pennsylvania and provides maintenance, repair, and modernization services to customers in the Philadelphia

PE Actively Supporting Portfolio Companies

According to a new report from Lincoln International, as the initial shockwaves of the global pandemic subside, both middle market private equity firms and lenders have proven supportive as portfolio companies navigated the financial challenges

Stafford raises initial €153m for infrastructure secondaries fund

The London-based alternatives specialist launched the strategy in January this year

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