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LDC seals quick Texthelp exit to Five Arrows after boosting revenue 40% in 18 months

Lloyds Bank private equity arm LDC has sealed a rapid exit of Texthelp to fellow buyout house Five Arrows after just 18 months in its portfolio.

Periscope Equity rises above target for second fund with $225m final close

Chicago-based buyout house Periscope Equity has beaten its target for its sophomore fundraise by bringing in $225m for a final close of the vehicle.

Vista Equity Partners agrees $3.5bn Pluralsight buyout

Vista Equity Partners has agreed a $3.5bn buyout of online employee training company Pluralsight.

Montagu Private Equity to buy Capita education software unit, merge with ParentPay

Europe's Montagu Private Equity has agreed to acquire the Education Software Solutions business of Capita plc alongside an investment in ParentPay Group.

Platinum Equity seals $7.2bn Ingram Micro carve-out from China’s HNA Technology

Buyout major Platinum Equity has sealed a $7.2bn deal to carve out Ingram Micro from HNA Technology Co.

K1 Investment Management said to reach $3.25bn for Fund V, eyeing final close next year

K1 Investment Management has reportedly hauled in $3.25bn for easily its biggest fund yet ahead of a final close early next year.

US Department of Defense software provider CodeMettle gets JF Lehman & Co buyout

Private equity house JF Lehman & Co has agreed a management buyout of communications network custom software provider CodeMettle.

Mid Europa Partners carves out Polish arm of software major Sage Group

Central European private equity major Mid Europa Partners has agreed to carve out cloud business management company Sage Poland from The Sage Group.

Insight Partners, Farview Equity buy into Livingbridge-backed email signature management business Exclaimer

UK private equity house Livingbridge has agreed to sell a majority stake in email signature management business Exclaimer to Insight Partners and Farview Equity Partners.

Employee, child monitoring software specialist Awareness Technologies gets TZP Group investment

Private equity house TZP Group has bought business security, monitoring, productivity and analytics software maker Awareness Technologies (ATI).

Highland Europe races to €700m fund close, says continent’s tech companies ‘remain starved’ of growth capital

Highland Europe has raced to a €700m final close for its fourth flagship fundraise targeting software and internet businesses on the continent.

Rapid return to fundraising for JMI Equity as firm seeks up to $1.3bn for biggest vehicle yet

Software-focused private equity house JMI Equity is back in the market with its tenth flagship fundraise, less than two years after hauling in $1.2bn for its predecessor vehicle.

Hg taps new $4.85bn Saturn 2 fund to back charitable giving software pioneer Benevity

European software-focused private equity investor Hg has tapped its new $4.85bn Saturn 2 fund to back charitable donation-management and grant-management platform developer Benevity.

Novacap teams with Canada state-backed Investissement Quebec for Logibec buyout

Canadian private equity house Novacap has teamed with state-backed Investissement Québec to buy Logibec, a Montreal-based healthcare software company.

Montagu Private Equity revealed to be in talks with takeover of Capita unit ESS, deal could exceed £500m

Business process outsourcing specialist Capita Plc has confirmed it has entered exclusive talks with UK private equity Montagu over a potential buyout of its Education Software Solutions business.

Bain Capital, Pacific Lake team up for OneShield Software investment

Bain Capital Partners and Pacific Lake Partners have teamed up to back P&C insurance core software provider OneShield Software.

Livingbridge, LDC sell Giacom to trade buyer in wake of Covid-19 revenue rise

UK private equity houses Livingbridge and LDC have agreed to sell specialist cloud services marketplace Giacom to trade buyer Digital Wholesale Solutions.

Sinai Capital seals $600m across double fundraise targeting late-stage tech, cutting-edge media

Sinai Capital Partners has raised more than $600m across a pair of venture capital vehicles targeting tech and media investments.

Pride Capital seals swift COYO exit to Marlin Equity Partners just a year after investing in business

Marlin Equity Partners has agreed a buyout of Pride Capital's social intranet software company COYO after just a year in the latter's portfolio.

Vista Equity Partners helps Pipedrive hit unicorn status through majority investment

Software-focused private equity major Vista Equity Partners has helped CRM platform Pipedrive reach unicorn status through a majority investment.

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