Hg, an investor in European and transatlantic software and services businesses, has made a significant investment in A-LIGN, a provider of technology-enabled cybersecurity compliance services, acquiring a majority stake in the company from Warburg Pincus.
Private equity firm GTCR has invested in national real estate analytics, data solutions and valuation technology company Clear Capital, in partnership with Clear Capital’s co-founder and CEO Duane Andrews and its existing management team.
Private equity firms are re-entering the US IPO market with portfolio companies carrying significant debt, as seen in recent filings by Advent International-backed NIQ Global Intelligence and Platinum Equity’s McGraw Hill, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Briarcliffe Credit Partners, the New York-headquartered private credit placement agent, has acquired London-based Branch Advisory as part of its strategy to deepen relationships with institutional investors across Europe, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Starbucks’ China has attracted interest from nearly 30 domestic and global PE firms, including buyout heavyweights KKR and Carlyle Group, with bids for a stake in the business valuing it at up to $10bn, according to a report by CNBC citing multiple unnamed sources.
Blackstone is exploring a potential joint bid for SFR, the French telecoms operator owned by Patrick Drahi’s Altice France, as discussions around a sale valuing the business at up to €30bn (including debt) gather pace, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Stonepeak Partners is in advanced discussions to invest over $1bn in Singapore-based data centre operator Princeton Digital Group, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter, as the US infrastructure investor looks to expand its footprint across the Asia Pacific region.
Triton-advised Triton Smaller Mid Cap Fund II has signed an agreement to acquire Prenax, a global subscriptions management service provider, from LBO France, a multi-specialist and multi-country investment platform.
Advent International is advancing plans for a potential sale of Idemia’s public security division, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources close to the matter, following the recent disposal of the French biometrics firm’s smart identity business.
Development Partners International, through funds it advises, and co-investors, is to make a $190m minority stake investment in Alameda Healthcare, Egypt’s leading private healthcare group, marking the largest healthcare investment of its kind in Egypt to date.
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