The latest news from Private Equity Wire
Not displaying correctly? View this email in your browser
  Private Equity Wire logo
NEWSLETTER | 1 Sep 2020  
ADVERTISEMENT
Advertisment
 
  LATEST NEWS
Private markets deal level DPI returns softening in response to weak market
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
The latest CEPRES Private Capital Market Outlook shows how Q2 2020 M&A deal value in the US declined by 60 per cent quarter-on-quarter which also represents a 50 per cent decrease year-on-year. These developments in the US exit markets reflect the weak market and investor sentiment during Q2, most likely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
  READ MORE  >
Thoma Bravo completes strategic growth investment in Foundation Software
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
Thoma Bravo has completed its acquisition of Foundation Software, a leading provider of construction accounting software and payroll services for small- to mid-sized specialty contractors.
  READ MORE  >
IK Investment Partners acquires Forthglade
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
IK Investment Partners' (IK) IK Small Cap II Fund has acquired a majority stake in Forthglade Foods Limited (Forthglade) alongside management. This is the first investment by IK’s newly established UK team. 
  READ MORE  >
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to acquire Epicor Software Corporation from KKR
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, is to acquire Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to industrial-focused sectors, from global investment firm KKR.
  READ MORE  >
Voting now open for Private Equity Wire US Awards 2020
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
Voting is now underway for the Private Equity Wire US Awards 2020, which will be unveiled and celebrated at an exclusive virtual ceremony and industry networking event to be held on Thursday 8 October.
  CAST YOUR VOTE  >
ADVERTISEMENT
Advertisment
 
Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital complete acquisition of LogMeIn
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital (Evergreen), the private equity affiliate of Elliott Management Corporation (Elliott), have completed their acquisition of cloud services provider LogMeIn in a transaction valued at an aggregate equity valuation of approximately USD4.3 billion. 
  READ MORE  >
One Equity Partners portfolio company Allegro MicroSystems acquires Voxtel
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
Allegro MicroSystems (Allegro), a specialist in sensing and power semiconductor technology and a portfolio company of One Equity Partners, has acquired Voxtel, a privately held company specialising in advanced photonic and 3D imaging technology including long-range, eye-safe Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR). 
  READ MORE  >
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners to acquire BigHand in partnership with Management
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), a global private equity firm, has signed a definitive agreement in partnership with management to acquire BigHand from Bridgepoint Development Capital and minority co-investor LDC.
  READ MORE  >
ADM Capital’s Cibus Enterprise Fund acquires stake in Norwegian agricultural robotics company Saga
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
London private equity firm ADM Capital Europe's Cibus Enterprise Fund has acquired a 11.7 per cent stake in the Norwegian agricultural robotics company, Saga Robotics. 
  READ MORE  >
IK Investment Partners to sell Colisée to EQT
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
IK Investment Partners' (IK) IK VIII Fund has entered into exclusive negotiations to sell Colisée Group (Colisée), a European care provider, to the EQT Infrastructure V Fund (EQT Infrastructure). Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
  READ MORE  >
ADVERTISEMENT
Advertisment
 
GCM Grosvenor appoints CFO
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
GCM Grosvenor, a global alternative asset management firm, has appointed Pamela Bentley as Managing Director of Finance effective October. She will then assume the role of Chief Financial Officer effective 1 January, 2021. 
  READ MORE  >
Evli adds to alternative investments team
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
Evli's alternative investments team will gain more expertise during the autumn when Ville Toivakainen (MSc (Econ), CFA) joins the portfolio managers. 
  READ MORE  >
Verdane appoints US Operating Adviser
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
Verdane, a Northern European specialist growth investor, has appointed Giles Whiting as US Operating Adviser. 
  READ MORE  >
Roark Capital Invests in US Sports Camps
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
Affiliates of Roark Capital, an Atlanta-based private equity firm focused on investing in multi-location businesses, have invested in US Sports Camps, a US youth sports camp company, serving more than 100,000 campers annually across 1,200-plus camps in 48 states.
  READ MORE  >
Bedford Row Capital appoints Global Head of Business Development and Distribution
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
Bedford Row Capital (BRC) has appointed Christoph Kruecken as Global Head of Business Development and Distribution, based in Zurich.
  READ MORE  >
ADVERTISEMENT
Advertisment
 
Playfair Capital adds three to London based team
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
Playfair Capital, a London-based early-stage fund that commits to companies early and with conviction, is bolstering its team in with three new hires. 
  READ MORE  >
Grant Thornton appoints MD to enhance private equity supply chain offerings
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
Kirk Waldrop has joined Grant Thornton as a managing director in the firm’s Operations Transformation practice within Advisory Services.
  READ MORE  >
SK Capital to acquire Huntsman’s remaining interest in Venator Materials
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
Funds advised by SK Capital Partners (SK Capital), a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, has entered into a definitive agreement with Huntsman Corporation (HUN) to purchase approximately 42.5 million of its shares in Venator Materials PLC for a cash purchase price of approximately USD100 million.
  READ MORE  >
AVCA adds to Board of Directors
Tue | 1 Sep 2020, 11:45
The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) has appointed Olusola Lawson to its Board of Directors. 
  READ MORE  >
 
MORE NEWS STORIES  >
 
  DIGITAL SUMMIT
pewlive europe tile.jpg

Calling all private equity CFOs and COOs!

Join leading practitioners and colleagues at the PEWlive Europe Digital Summit (2-3 Sep) as we uncover and resolve the operational issues facing GPs in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

 
REGISTER NOW  >
ADVERTISEMENT
Advertisment
 
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook

Copyright © 2020 All Rights Reservered

About | Disclaimer

Unsubscribe me from the list