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Hg makes majority investment in software co GTreasury

GTreasury, a treasury, payments, and risk management software provider, has secured a majority investment from Hg, an investor in global software and services companies. The company’s management team and former majority owner, Mainsail Partners, will continue as investors in the business. Based in Chicago, Illinois, GTreasury is a specialist in

Center Parcs

Brookfield to sell Center Parcs for up to £5bn

Canadian private equity group Brookfield has put UK and Ireland holiday resort company Center Parcs up for sale with a price tag of between £4 billion and £5 billion, according to a report by The Financial Times.

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TPG to acquire Angelo Gordon in $2.7bn deal

TPG Inc, a global alternative asset management firm, is to acquire Angelo Gordon, a $73 billion alternative investment firm focused on credit and real estate investing, in a cash and equity transaction valued at approximately $2.7 billion, based on TPG Inc’s share price as of 12 May, 2023.

EQT looking to raise £1.2bn to support Dechra take-private

Swedish private investment firm EQT Partners has entered into discussions with lenders to raise £1.2 billion for a proposed deal to acquire veterinary drug company Dechra Pharmaceuticals Plc in what would be one of the UK’s largest take-private deals so far this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Apax funds invest $450m in travel tech company IBS

Funds advised by Apax Partners are to invest approximately $450 million to acquire a significant minority stake in IBS Software, a provider of Software-as-a-Service solutions to the global travel and logistics industry, from Blackstone. 

Aquiline leads $95m Smart Series E funding round

Aquiline Capital Partners, a private investment firm based in New York and London, has lead a $95 million Series E funding round in Smart, a London-headquartered fintech focused on the retirement savings market. 

Circular economy

PE sets sights on circular economy as deals continue to rise

Up to £1.3 billion has been deployed into circular economy investments in a 12 month period, according to a new report from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP, with disclosed capital deployed increasing by 10% from £788 million in 2021 to £879 million in 2022.

TPG resurrects deal for funerals group InvoCare

Private equity group TPG Capital has resurrected its deal to acquire Australia’s largest funerals group Invocare, with a slightly improved AUD13 per share bid, which equates to an equity value of AUD1.9 billion and an enterprise value of AUD2.2 billion, according to a report by the Financial Review.

KKR, Macquarie weigh $500m bid for Singapore waste management firm SembWaste

The waste and recycling management arm of Singapore’s energy group Sembcorp is attracting the attention of several investment firms with US private equity group KKR & Co Inc and Australia’s Macquarie Asset Management said to be among the potential bidders for the business, according to a report by Reuters.

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