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Apse buys TerraQuest for £72m

Apse Capital has acquired TerraQuest Solutions, a developer of land, planning and data technology software, for a maximum valuation of £72m.

Bank of England hikes stimulus support

The BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee unanimously backed the stimulus hike

Hedge funds gained in October as equities fall on virus lockdowns, U.S. election uncertainty

Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds posted performance gains in October 2020, navigating a hectic month of campaigning heading into the U.S. election, which was also punctuated by a sharp increase in coronavirus cases in

Andera, Capza reinvest in Octime in minority SBO

French private equity firm Andera Partners has reinvested in French HR software developer Octime in a minority LBO transaction through its Cabestan fund.

Hg agrees sale of Eucon Group to German insurer VHV Group after five-year ownership

European software-focused private equity investor Hg has agreed the sale of Eucon Group to German insurer VHV Group.

Start-up CEOs worry about toll of US election uncertainty

Startup leaders aren’t counting on fast policy changes; some see a slowdown in new business and hiring

645 Ventures seals $160m Fund III raise targeting next wave of software, consumer tech startups

Data and analytics-centric investment house 645 Ventures has soared past its Fund III target to reach a $160m final close.

German resilience helps DACH region towards record PE deal value total despite Covid-19 volatility

German resilience is helping the DACH region power towards its highest annual private equity deal value total for a decade despite the bruising impact of the coronavirus pandemic on firms across the globe.

IFM makes debut Growth Fund deal by backing construction payment management business Zuuse

IFM Investors’ new private equity Growth Fund has made its first transaction by taking a significant minority interest in construction payment management software provider Zuuse.

AE Industrial Partners buys, merges Linkware and Pangiam to create travel, security tech business

Buyout house AE Industrial Partners has bought and merged Linkware and Pangiam to create a new travel solutions tech platform.

TPG sells AI supply chain business LLamasoft to Coupa Software in $1.5bn deal

TPG Capital has sold AI-powered supply chain design and planning business LLamasoft to trade buyer Coupa Software in a $1.5bn deal.

Warburg Pincus buys US street sweeping giant SCA from Soundcore Capital Partners

Global private equity player Warburg Pincus has agreed to buy Sweeping Corp of America, the largest power sweeping company in the US, from Soundcore Capital Partners.

Warburg Pincus sells Service Logic to Leonard Green after extensive three-year buy-and-build

Warburg Pincus has agreed to sell commercial HVAC equipment maintenance and repair business Service Logic to fellow private equity player Leonard Green & Partners after three years in its portfolio.

G4S rejects £3.26bn offer from PE-backed Allied Universal

Allied Universal is backed by Canadian pension fund Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec, private equity company Warburg Pincus and Brazilian bank J Safra Group

Maven, Par Equity sell Symphonic stakes to trade

Maven Capital Partners and Par Equity have sold their stakes in identity and access management software platform Symphonic Software to US-based Ping Identity.

Lugard Road Capital leads $32m round for InRiver

US-based investment firm Lugard Road Capital has led a $32m funding round for Swedish software company InRiver, alongside existing investors Verdane, Industrifonden, Zobito and RoosGruppen.  

Clearlake looks to buy into Warburg, Goldman Sachs-backed Endurance International in $3bn deal

Clearlake Capital has agreed to pick up Warburg Pincus and Goldman Sachs PE-backed web hosting business Endurance International in a $3bn take-private deal.

Most Forwarded: Opalesque most forwarded article – week 44: SPACs Hedge funds scoop up SPAC shares, Hedge funds surface in wave of Biopharma SPAC deals, SPAC to the future How blank-check acquirers could reshape emerging companies' roles in public markets

Hedge funds scoop up SPAC shares From Institutional Investor: Hedge funds aren t just launching their own special purpose acquisition companies -they re also scooping up shares of these blank-check companies. Basso and Difesa have

Bregal to acquire STP from Hg

Bregal Unternehmerkapital has agreed to acquire Germany-based legal software business STP from Hg.

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