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Global investment giant Ardian has bought a minority stake in Taxually, a cloud-native tax compliance software company formed by a trio of ex-KPMG execs. The post Ardian looks to expand cloud tax compliance business Taxually
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UK-based software and services-focused sponsor FPE Capital has held a final close for FPE Fund III on its GBP 185m hard-cap.
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Software and services-focused private equity investor FPE Capital has beat its target and hard cap to close Fund III on £185m in just six months. The post EXCLUSIVE: FPE Capital beats target, hard cap to
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Midcap investor EMH has acquired a significant minority in Acrolinx, a German AI-enabled intelligence software company backed by sponsor Genui.
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BlackRock has picked up more than $800m in initial commitments towards a new multi-alternatives fund targeting businesses and projects owned, led by, or serving people of colour. The post BlackRock bags over $800m towards new
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Trilantic Europe has agreed to acquire Kantar Public, a UK-based public policy advisory company, in a carve-out from parent company Kantar.
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Software and services investor Hg has agreed a take over offer software company Ideagen in a deal worth £1.09bn. The board of directors at Ideagen intends to recommend the deal unanimously although it remains in talks with
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Business software and IT provider Visma is exploring a sale of its Custom Solutions business, four sources familiar with the matter said.
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American private equity firm Warburg Pincus has hired Irfan Khan, an SAP executive, as a senior adviser to its technology group.
Emily Lai
Mid-market private equity house The Jordan Company has bought into Flywheel Software. The post The Jordan Company adds Flywheel Software as latest portfolio company first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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Institutional investors continue to have a strong appetite for GP-led secondary recap transactions across the globe, even in the face of increased market volatility, high inflation, and geopolitical instability, new research suggests. The post Institutional
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Secondaries market investors are bracing themselves for a drop in valuations as the rising interest rate environment and war in Ukraine create headwinds for the sector, data from Raymond James | Cebile Capital shows. The
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Automotive Transformation Group’s (ATG) sponsor Inflexion has hired Houlihan Lokey to explore a sale of the UK-based automotive software solutions provider, two sources familiar with the situation said.
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Main Capital has sold Dutch location intelligence optimiser LOCATIQS to Sogelink, a French application software provider for the construction sector backed by Keensight Capital.
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Software-focused PE house Thoma Bravo is reported in talks with Tesla chief executive Elon Musk to partner for a possible takeover bid for Twitter, New York Post reported quoting two sources. The post Thoma Bravo
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Software-focused investment veteran JMI Equity has passed then $1.58bn mark for its latest fundraise, just a year after closing its $1.7bn Fund X. The post JMI Equity passes $1.58bn for Fund XI, just a year
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Software investor Mainsail Partners has closed its biggest fund on $915m, boosting its total capital raised to $2.2bn. The post Mainsail reaches $2.2bn of capital commitments thanks to biggest fundraise yet first appeared on AltAssets
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Mid-market investor Bowmark Capital has acquired a majority stake in WSD, a London-based document and workflow software automation provider.
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Posted by Harvey L. Pitt, Kalorama Partners, LLC, on Thursday, April 21, 2022 Editor's Note: Harvey L. Pitt is Chief Executive Officer at Kalorama Partners LLC and its law firm affiliate Kalorama Legal Services PLLC,