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525,295 Deals |  34,147 Funds |  22,642 Limited Partners |  26,657 Advisors  
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016
 
 
Recapping 1Q PE activity [datagraphic]
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So what happened in the private equity world in 1Q?

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Blackstone buoys Indian PE with Mphasis acquisition
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Marking its largest acquisition in India to date, Blackstone has agreed to pay somewhere between $825 million and $1.1 billion to buy Mphasis, a provider of outsourcing services. While it's been a slow year so far for PE investor activity in the world's second most populous nation, it wasn't all that long ago when India was seen as the industry's next great untapped market.

To read more about the past decade of PE in India and view a list of the most active investors in the country, click here.
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Stone Point Capital to acquire majority stake in NFP Advisor Services
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Stone Point Capital has entered an agreement to acquire majority ownership of NFP Advisor Services, a platform for independent financial advisors, from National Financial Partners, a Madison Dearborn Partners portfolio company. As part of the transaction, NFP Advisor Services will be rebranded as Kestra Financial. National Financial Partners will maintain a significant minority ownership interest in Kestra.
Asset Management
Austin, TX
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Confie expands into Massachusetts market with Axiom add
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ABRY Partners insurance platform Confie has acquired Axiom Insurance Agency, giving Confie locations in 18 U.S. states. Axiom has five offices located in central Massachusetts.
Insurance
Springfield, MA
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Providence supports youth sports business
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Providence Equity Partners has teamed with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to invest in Blue Star Sports, the producer of software for youth sports organizations. Providence is a seasoned investor in sports properties, holding stakes in Ironman Triathlon and the YES Network, among others.
Software
Frisco, TX
 
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Atlantic Street Capital-backed Uniguest completes two acquisitions
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Atlantic Street Capital portfolio company Uniguest, a provider of managed technology solutions for the hospitality industry, has acquired Ascension Software and the secure kiosk division of Eleven. With these acquisitions, Uniguest intends to broaden its market reach into the office segment.
Systems Management
Nashville, TN
 
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Permira company to pay Palamon £600M for wealth manager
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Tilney Bestinvest, a Permira portfolio company, has agreed to acquire wealth management business Towry from majority shareholder Palamon Capital Partners for £600 million. Palamon announced a 13x return on the exit.
Financial Services
Bracknell, United Kingdom
Financial Advisors
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IK taps Small Cap I Fund to back Touristry
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IK Investment Partners has agreed to acquire Touristry, a provider of tourism-related services in the Nordics. The company primarily focuses on bus and boat sightseeing, serving over 1.3 million tourists annually.
Services
Stockholm, Sweden
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Esas, Actera to sell movie theater operator in €605M deal
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Esas and Actera Group have reportedly agreed to sell Mars Cinema Group, a Turkish movie theater operator, in a €605 million transaction. Buyers include South Korea-based theater chain company CJ CGV, which is said to be acquiring a roughly 38% interest. Esas and Actera together own 69.5% of the company.
Movies
Istanbul, Turkey
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DFW inks $360M for new fund
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DFW Capital Partners has closed its oversubscribed fifth flagship fund on $360 million. The vehicle more than doubles the size of its predecessor, which closed in 2013 with $162.5 million in commitments.
Teaneck, NJ
Buyout
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David Blittner joins Private Equity Practice at Ropes & Gray
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Ropes & Gray has hired David M. Blittner as a partner in the firm’s New York office. He was previously a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
  David M. Blittner, Partner
 
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Boston, MA
 
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