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CapVest to buy enterprise resource planning SaaS provider KCS

Funds managed by CapVest Partners are to acquire Kerridge Commercial Systems, a global provider of enterprise resource planning software for distribution, servicing and rental businesses, from Accel-KKR, a global technology-focused investment firm.

Gen II acquires PE and real estate fund administrator Crestbridge

Gen II Fund Services (Gen II), an independent private capital fund administrator, is to acquire Crestbridge, a European provider of private capital fund administration solutions. Terms of the transaction, which is subject to customary regulatory approvals, have not been disclosed.

Global PE deal volume and value continue downward trend in June

Global private equity and venture capital deal value and volume continued their downward trend in June, with total deal value for the month slipping 59.3 per cent year on year to $27bn from $66.4bn in the same period a year ago, according to a report by The Business Times. The

Cap 10 acquires energy efficient specialist Sureserve

Cap10, a pan-European, mid-market private equity firm based in London, has made its first acquisition, acquiring 100% of Sureserve Group, a compliance and energy services business, in a take private deal that values the company at £214m. Sureserve, an energy and compliance services provider to the social housing sector in

Vector Capital acquires Riverbed Technology

Vector Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investments in technology businesses with over $4 billion of capital across its private equity and credit strategies, has acquired Riverbed Technology, an IT enterprise solutions provider for global organisations.

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KKR mulls $1bn sale of NVC Lighting stake

Global buyout firm KKR & Co is considering options for its majority stake in commercial lighting manufacturer NVC Lighting’s China-based business, including a sale of the 70% holding, which could fetch about $1bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Clearlake and STG complete Archer sale to Cinven

Clearlake Capital Group and Symphony Technology Group, have completed the sale of Archer Technologies, a provider of integrated risk management cloud software solutions, to international private equity firm Cinven. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

IK Partners completes Medica acquisition

IK Partners’s IK IX Fund has completed its acquisition of Medica Group, a teleradiology and imaging solutions provider in the UK, Ireland and the US. The deal, IK’s fourth platform investment in the UK, was made through Moonlight Bidco, a newly incorporated wholly owned subsidiary of funds advised by IK.

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