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11/21/2020

CVC Capital Partners in a race with CD&R to pursue Bilfinger SE

The private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has joined the race alongside buyout firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice for German industrial services provider Bilfinger…

11/20/2020

Apax Partners sells ECI Software Solutions to LGP and scores over 4x return

Apax Partners, the private equity investment group with headquarters in London, has scored a return multiple of over four times (4.2x) on the sale…

11/06/2020

EQT AB to plan a $6bn IPO for German enterprise software developer SUSE

EQT AB is planning an initial public offering for German enterprise software developer SUSE. According to Bloomberg, the private equity firm would seek a…

10/29/2020

ClearWater announces new investment led by Permira and other partners

Clearwater Analytics, the leading SaaS provider of investment analytics and accounting, has recently announced a new investment led by investment firms Permira, Durable Capital…

10/21/2020

RVshare to raise over $100mn led by KKR

Rvshare, considered one of the world’s largest and first peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace, has recently announced a fundraising round of more than $100mn led…

10/21/2020

EQT AUMs rise 16% during Q3 2020

EQT AB Group, the global investment firm with headquarters in Sweden, recently announced its third quarter results for 2020. Some highlights from EQT’s announcement:…

11/20/2020

Apax Partners sells ECI Software Solutions to LGP and scores over 4x return

Apax Partners, the private equity investment group with headquarters in London, has scored a return multiple of over four times (4.2x) on the sale…

09/22/2020

Apax Partners sell controlling stake in Neuraxpharm to Permira

Funds advised by Apax Partners recently announced an agreement to sell their controlling stake in Neuraxpharm – a leading European specialty pharmaceutical firm focused…

07/14/2020

Apax leads $65M Series C for Pricefx

Apax has led a $65M Series C for Pricefx, a Munich-based, cloud-based pricing software. Founded in 2011, Pricefx provides a modular SaaS solution to…

05/26/2020

Apax Fund leads $550M investment in KAR Global

Apax recently announced a $550M placement in newly issued perpetual convertible preferred stock of KAR Global (“KAR”), which provides the global wholesale used vehicle…

02/12/2020

Funds advised by Apax Partners to acquire Cadence Education from Funds advised by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners

Funds advised by Apax Partners reported that they have reached an agreement to buy Cadence Education from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital…

02/05/2020

Funds advised by Apax Partners and NB Renaissance Partners sell their stake in Engineering Group

Funds advised by Apax Partners and NB Renaissance Partners (“NBRP”) announced the sale of their stake in the Italian IT company Engineering Group to…

06/18/2020

Apollo to further expand its Insurance Asset Management Business

Global alternative investment manager, Apollo, announced today the expansion of its insurance asset management business as Athene Holding Ltd. together with Jackson National Life…

06/17/2020

Bain Capital targets $9B for next flagship global buyout fund

The American private investment firm aims to raise $9B for its next global buyout fund, which it plans to close later this year. Bain’s…

06/22/2020

Blackstone to invest $150M in 21 Vianet

Blackstone has agreed to invest $150M in 21 Vianet, a Chinese internet data services provider. As a result of this investment, Blackstone will become…

08/11/2020

KKR and Carlyle on Japan dealmaking

PE companies including Carlyle Group Inc. and KKR & Co. are betting on making deals in Japan later this year as firms protect themselves…

07/30/2020

Carlyle returns to profitability in second quarter of 2020

The Carlyle Group returned to profitability in Q2 of 2020, with a significant rebound from first quarter losses due to the pandemic. Some key…

07/02/2020

The Carlyle Group to invest in translation software provider

The Carlyle Group has recently acquired a majority stake in Memsource, a cloud-based translation firm that assists the language services industry and global corporations…

08/03/2020

Thyssenkrupp sells elevator division for $20.4bn

Thyssenkrupp closed a $20.4bn (EUR 17.2bn) sale of its elevator division to two private equity firms – Cinven and Advent, the company announced last…

02/28/2020

Advent and Cinven to acquire Thyssenkrupp’s Elevator Technology business

Advent International and Cinven have agreed to acquire thyssenkrupp’s Elevator Technology business, together with the RAG-Stiftung. The deal is scheduled to close by the…

11/21/2020

CVC Capital Partners in a race with CD&R to pursue Bilfinger SE

The private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has joined the race alongside buyout firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice for German industrial services provider Bilfinger…

01/09/2020

EcoVadis secures $200m investment from CVC Growth Partners

EcoVadis SAS, world leader in business sustainability ratings for global supply chains, today announced it has committed to a $200m CVC Growth Partners II…

11/06/2020

EQT AB to plan a $6bn IPO for German enterprise software developer SUSE

EQT AB is planning an initial public offering for German enterprise software developer SUSE. According to Bloomberg, the private equity firm would seek a…

10/21/2020

EQT AUMs rise 16% during Q3 2020

EQT AB Group, the global investment firm with headquarters in Sweden, recently announced its third quarter results for 2020. Some highlights from EQT’s announcement:…

09/10/2020

EQT acquires idealista

EQT has agreed to acquire idealista, the leading online real estate classifieds platform in Southern Europe. EQT will support idealista’s growth momentum and further…

07/14/2020

EQT funds to acquire leading global enterprise software provider

EQT VIII and EQT IX funds are planning to acquire IFS, a global enterprise solutions provider that allows companies to digitize their core operations.…

05/08/2020

Karo Pharma acquires Pevaryl

Karo Pharma, an EQT VIII portfolio company, has announced the acquisition of the remaining European rights to the Pevaryl brand portfolio from Cilag GmbH…

03/30/2020

SHL Medical buys Weibel CDS

SHL Medical, an EQT VIII portfolio company and world-leading solution provider in advanced drug delivery devices, has announced its acquisition of medical technological company,…

10/20/2020

Insight Partners to invest $15mn in Zest AI

Zest AI, a leader in credit underwriting software , recently announced a $15mn capital injection from Insight Partners. The investment will help Zest AI…

08/17/2020

Insight Partners invest $60M in Keeper Security

Keeper Security, a highly – rated and patented cybersecurity platform for preventing password – related data breaches and cyberthreats, has announced the close of…

06/16/2020

Insight Partners to invest in intelligent software firm Apprentice.io

Leading global VC and PE firm, Insight Partners, has recently announced that it will invest $7.5 million in Apprentice.io, to scale its solutions to…

06/14/2020

Insight Partners to acquire Gemini V for $500M

The American PE & VC firm, Insight Partners, is ready to acquire the fifth fund of Gemini Israel Ventures, one of Israel’s most senior…

06/04/2020

Insight Partners Leads Inky $20M Series B Raise

Next-gen email phishing protection protection company, Inky, announced a $20M Series B raise led by global VC and PE firm Insight Partners with the…

04/03/2020

Insight Partners Closes Its Largest Growth Equity Fund at $9.5B

Insight Partners announced the final close today of Fund XI – new $9.5 billion growth equity fund and Insight’s biggest to date.. The New…

06/25/2020

IVP leads a $40M Series A in leading virtual events provider

IVP has led a $40M Series A in Hopin, a leading online events platform. Since its launch in 2019, Hopin has quickly scaled to…

10/21/2020

RVshare to raise over $100mn led by KKR

Rvshare, considered one of the world’s largest and first peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace, has recently announced a fundraising round of more than $100mn led…

09/25/2020

KKR, Bain Capital and Blackstone competing to acquire Granules India

Three global PE investment firms, Bain Capital, Blackstone and KKR, have expressed interest in acquiring a majority stake in pharmaceutical manufacturing company, Granules India.…

08/11/2020

KKR and Carlyle on Japan dealmaking

PE companies including Carlyle Group Inc. and KKR & Co. are betting on making deals in Japan later this year as firms protect themselves…

07/18/2020

KKR expects to triple investments in Vietnam

KKR’s investment in Vietnamese assets have exceeded $1 billion after the firm’ purchase of a stake in Vinhomes JSC, Vietnam’s largest real estate developer.…