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Nordic Capital buys Siteimprove in first deal for latest fund

Nordic Capital has acquired a 70% stake in website and digital marketing software provider Siteimprove.

KICTeam Buys Teknipure with Twin Brook Backing

KICTeam, a portfolio company of Inverness Graham since May 2020, has acquired Teknipure, a maker of c. Teknipure is a manufacturer and distributor of products used to prevent, control, and remove contaminants from cleanrooms and

AEI’s Builds Applied Composites

Applied Composites, a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners (AEI), has acquired Alliance Spacesystems, a manufacturer and designer of composite structures used in satellite and aerospace applications. Alliance’s activities include the fabrication, assembly, and testing

Arbor Adds Operating Partner

Arbor Investments has named Tom Halverson as a new operating partner of the firm. Since March 2019, Mr. Halverson has served as the chief financial officer for Inari Agriculture, a Massachusetts-based biotechnology company active with

Regent-backed Escada files for insolvency

Germany-based luxury fashion brand Escada, a portfolio company of US-based sponsor Regent, has filed for insolvency, according to a filing with the Munich district court dated 2 September 2020.

Norvestor acquires 75% in Smart Retur

Norwegian private equity firm Norvestor is to acquire a 75% stake in the pallet distributor Smart Retur.

Providence Strategic Growth backs data management software provider Semarchy

Providence Strategic Growth has backed Semarchy, a provider of data management software.

Venture capital pair help app security, ID startup Cloudentity to $13m Series A round

Cloudentity, a provider of application security and identity-aware authorisation, has closed its Series A round on $13m.

ESMA report says financial markets remain “fragile” because of Covid-19

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a new report on the impact of the pandemic, warning that the environment “remains fragile.” ESMA’s second Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities (TRV) Report of 2020 analyses

Graycliff Closes First Fund IV Buy

Graycliff Partners has acquired its first fund four platform with the buy of Gerard Daniel Worldwide. Gerard Daniel is a manufacturer and distributor of more than 5,000 SKUs of wire mesh and other wire products

CD&R Acquires KKR’s Epicor

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has agreed to acquire Epicor Software from KKR in a transaction valued at $4.7 billion. KKR purchased Epicor in July 2016 from Apax Partners at an enterprise value of $3.3

Trive Backs Start-Up Real Estate Lender

Trive Capital has formed NuBridge Commercial Lending to make first-lien, short-term bridge loans for commercial and multifamily properties across the United States. NuBridge will target loans that are between $1 million and $10 million with

SEC cancels vote on whistleblower rule changes

Opalesque Industry Update - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has canceled a scheduled vote on proposed rules that would restructure its Dodd-Frank Act mandated whistleblower reward program. This is the second time the vote

KKR agrees $4.7bn Epicor Software sale to private equity peer CD&R

Global private equity major KKR has sealed the $4.7bn sale of enterprise resource planning software provider Epicor to fellow buyout house Clayton Dubilier & Rice.

Summit Partners invests in CluePoints

Summit Partners has acquired a minority stake in CluePoints, a Belgian provider of clinical trial management software.

AA suitors given takeover talks extension

Platinum Equity, Warburg Pincus International and a joint effort from TowerBrook Capital Partners and the European arm of Centerbridge Partners can make bids until 29 September

Spire Invests in TBM Services Provider

Spire Capital has made an investment in Advocate Networks, a provider of technology business management (TBM) and technology expense management (TEM) services. Advocate provides TBM and TEM services to more than 600 enterprise customers –

White Wolf Keeps Building CMT

White Wolf Capital continues the build of its precision machining platform, Consolidated Machine & Tool, with the acquisitions of Specialty CNC and Waiteco Machine. Specialty CNC designs and fabricates precision metal and plastic parts that

PE Seller May Have Liability for Portfolio Company Concealing Steep Earnings Decline Post-Signing

Posted by Gail Weinstein, Robert C. Schwenkel, and Andrea Gede-Lange, on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 Editor's Note: Gail Weinstein is senior counsel, and Robert C. Schwenkel and Andrea Gede-Lange are partners at Fried, Frank, Harris,

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