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Apollo denied three times in attempted John Wood Group takeover

Apollo Global Management has had a trio of offers for UK energy services and consulting business John Wood Group rebuffed by the company, with the latest valuing it at almost £1.6bn. The post Apollo denied

AEI seals quick sale of Enercon to Oaktree Capital, keeps hold of minority stake

Aerospace, defence and government services-focused buyout house AE Industrial Partners has agreed to sell Enercon Services to Oaktree Capital Management. The post AEI seals quick sale of Enercon to Oaktree Capital, keeps hold of minority stake

Greenbriar eyes big fund size increase with $2.75bn sixth fund – report

Services and manufacturing-focused private equity specialist Greenbriar is reportedly already back in the fundraising market eyeing up to $2.75bn for its sixth flagship fund. The post Greenbriar eyes big fund size increase with $2.75bn sixth

Avance has raised more than double its $500m target for the final close of its debut fund

Services, tech and consumer-focused private equity house Avance Investment Management has raised $1.1bn for its debut fund, more than double its $500m target. The post Avance has raised more than double its $500m target for

New Mountain Capital to pay up to $2.45bn to carve out PerkinElmer unit

New Mountain Capital has agreed to pay up to $2.45bn to carve out the applied, food and enterprise services businesses of scientific research solutions major PerkinElmer. The post New Mountain Capital to pay up to

Bernhard Capital hires Phillip Preis to lead capital markets activities

Services and infrastructure-focused buyout house Bernhard Capital has hired Phillip Preis as managing director to lead the firm's capital markets activities. The post Bernhard Capital hires Phillip Preis to lead capital markets activities first appeared

Braes Capital launches $600m-targeting fund for United States Federal cybersecurity investments

Braes Capital has launched a $600m-targeting fund to invest in the US federal cybersecurity, technology and services sector. The post Braes Capital launches $600m-targeting fund for United States Federal cybersecurity investments first appeared on AltAssets

Tailwind agrees Core BTS sale to Nomura Research Institute after significant bolt-on growth

Services-focused private equity house Tailwind Capital jhas agreed to sell Fund III portfolio company Core BTS to Nomura Research Institute. The post Tailwind agrees Core BTS sale to Nomura Research Institute after significant bolt-on growth

Silver Oak Services Partners picks up Summit Hosting through recap deal

Silver Oak Services Partners has bought into business cloud hosting services provider Summit Hosting through a recapitalisation. The post Silver Oak Services Partners picks up Summit Hosting through recap deal first appeared on AltAssets Private

Long-held Carlyle portfolio business Syniverse to hit $2.85bn valuation through blank cheque merger

Carlyle's long-held telecoms services business Syniverse is set to go public through a merger with a blank cheque company at a $2.85bn valuation. The post Long-held Carlyle portfolio business Syniverse to hit $2.85bn valuation through

Riata Capital unveils up to $200m residential home services investment plan amid Greenix Pest Control buyout

Riata Capital Group has backed Greenix Pest Control as its first move in a strategy to allocate up to $200m to opportunities in the residential home-services sector over the next three to five years.

EQT seals €1.6bn Apleona sale to PAI Partners after four years of streamlining business

Private equity major EQT has agreed the €1.6bn sale of technical facility management services company Apleona to fellow buyout house PAI Partners.

GI Partners buys Valet Living from Harvest Partners, Ares Management private equity arm

Buyout house GI Partners has bought doorstep waste, recycling and concierge services provider Valet Living from Harvest Partners and Ares Management's private equity arm.

Healthcare IT investment specialist Council Capital closes biggest fund yet on $200m hard cap

Healthcare-focused private equity house Council Capital has closed its biggest fund to date on its $200m hard cap.

Graphite Capital buys up engineering, software testing services specialist Ten10 from Livingbridge

Graphite Capital has backed the management buy-out of engineering and software testing services provider Ten10 from fellow private equity house Livingbridge.

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe buys into US federal health IT services contractor GovernmentCIO

Tech-focused private equity house Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has made a strategic investment in GovernmentCIO, a provider of high-end tech and digital solutions to the US federal health IT services market.

Novacap strikes debut deal from first financial services fund with Optiom buyout

Canadian private equity house Novacap has picked up a majority stake in Optiom, a specialty insurance managing general underwriter and provider of vehicle replacement coverage.

Nautic Partners creates US school, education services platform HES Facilities following SMS deal

Veteran private equity investor Nautic Partners has created HES Facilities as a new platform company focused on provide custodial and maintenance services to school and higher education customers across the US.

Apollo’s Rackspace IPO values company at $4.18bn, below PE firm’s 2016 take-private valuation

Apollo Global has seen a disappointing IPO for portfolio business Rackspace value the business at about $4.18bn - less than the company's $4.3bn valuation when Apollo took it private four years ago.

LDC backs triple merger to create new UK cloud managed services business Kerv

UK private equity investor LDC has provided the capital for the £30m merger of a trio of cloud-centric management services companies.

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