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GP Profile: Equistone banks on experience to ride through the next cycle

European mid-market sponsor Equistone is banking on the multi-cycle experience of its team to carry the firm and its portfolio through the next storm as it looks towards future fundraising and portfolio development, UK-based partner

K1 Investment Management to buy ELMO Software in $319m deal – report

K1 Investment Management, a Los Angeles-based investment firm, has reportedly bought Australia’s ELMO Software in a deal worth AUD 500m ($319m). The post K1 Investment Management to buy ELMO Software in $319m deal – report

Bridgepoint’s Qualitest tipped as 2023 sale candidate amid sponsor interest

Qualitest, a UK-headquartered software testing company, is an expected sale candidate for next year by owner Bridgepoint, according to four sources familiar with the situation.

Mayfair Equity sells VFX company PXO to Sony Pictures Entertainment

Mayfair Equity Partners, a technology-focused investor, has sold its position in Pixomondo, (PXO) an Oscar and Emmy award winning virtual production, visualisation and VFX company, to Sony Pictures Entertainment. The post Mayfair Equity sells VFX

Long Ridge Equity Partners buys stake in Acqueon from Everstone Capital

Long Ridge Equity Partners has made a majority growth investment into omnichannel customer engagement software Acqueon. The post Long Ridge Equity Partners buys stake in Acqueon from Everstone Capital first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity

Warburg Pincus invests $350m to launch InsurTech Oona

Global private equity investor Warburg Pincus has committed $350m to set up Southeast Asian digital insurance platform Oona. The post Warburg Pincus invests $350m to launch InsurTech Oona first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Gauge Capital names Garrett Fair as principal in charge of investment strategy

Mid-market Texas buyout house has appointed Garrett Fair as a principal and will lead the firm’s enterprise software investment strategy. The post Gauge Capital names Garrett Fair as principal in charge of investment strategy first

Sobera Capital seals 17x return through TM3 Software sale

Berlin-based private equity firm Sobera Capital has scored a hefty 17x return selling professional logistics software business TM3 Software. The post Sobera Capital seals 17x return through TM3 Software sale first appeared on AltAssets Private

Vista completes Ping Identity exit to Thoma Bravo at $2.8bn valuation

Vista Equity Partners has completed its exit of enterprise identity software supplier Ping Identity to fellow software private equity major Thoma Bravo through a $2.8bn take-private deal. The post Vista completes Ping Identity exit to

Insight Partners leads USD 94m Series C for Enable

US-based tech investor Insight Partners has led an oversubscribed USD 94m Series C financing round for rebate management platform Enable.

GP stake buyer Bonaccord Capital gets $350m CAZ backing for sophomore fundraise

Bonaccord Capital Partners, an investment house which takes minority stakes in asset managers, has picked up $350m from CAZ Investments towards its new fundraise. The post GP stake buyer Bonaccord Capital gets $350m CAZ backing

Vista agrees $4.6bn buyout of KKR-backed cybersecurity platform KnowBe4

KnowBe4, a major provider of security awareness training and a simulated phishing platform, has agreed to be bought by Vista Equity Partners in a $4.6bn deal. The post Vista agrees $4.6bn buyout of KKR-backed cybersecurity

DevOps platform Plandek, used by PE portfolio businesses, gets YFM Equity Partners backing

UK investor YFM Equity Partners has led a £4.5m investment round for Plandek, a DevOps analytics platform that aims to enable technology teams to deliver quality software faster and more predictably. The post DevOps platform

Thoma Bravo agrees $2.3bn take-private of identity software specialist ForgeRock

Software-focused private equity major Thoma Bravo has agreed a $2.3bn buyout of New York-listed digital identity specialist ForgeRock. The post Thoma Bravo agrees $2.3bn take-private of identity software specialist ForgeRock first appeared on AltAssets Private

Warburg Pincus buys into Indian small business finance specialist Vistaar

Private equity giant Warburg Pincus has agree to buy a majority stake in Indian small business lender Vistaar Finance. The post Warburg Pincus buys into Indian small business finance specialist Vistaar first appeared on AltAssets

Andera Life Sciences closes sixth fund above target on EUR 456m

Andera Partners' life sciences arm has closed its sixth life science venture capital fund, BioDiscovery 6, on EUR 456m as LPs increasingly shift capital towards more focused strategies.

Vista exits 10-year investment in Aptean as Insight Partners buys in

Insight Partners has joined TA Associates as an investor in Aptean, a provider of enterprise resource planning and supply chain software. The post Vista exits 10-year investment in Aptean as Insight Partners buys in first appeared

BVCA Summit: “smart and ethical decisions” needed from PE, minister says

UK treasury minister Richard Fuller MP highlighted the role that the private capital industry can play in the government’s growth plan, as well as how this plan can support the industry itself, speaking at panel

Multiples Heatmap: PE deals at record value in Q2 as macro pressure mounts

The value of PE-backed transactions in Europe surged to an all-time high in Q2 2022 – despite tough macroeconomic conditions and mounting geopolitical turbulence, the latest Clearwater Multiples Heatmap shows.

YFM reaps 4x-plus return in Springboard sale to US trade

YFM Equity Partners has sold UK-based Springboard, a provider of AI-powered retail and footfall data analytics, to MRI Software, a US-based real estate software solutions provider.

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