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Vista invests in EHS and ESG software specialist Benchmark Gensuite

Benchmark Gensuite, a software platform that helps companies unify and digitally transform their EHS, Sustainability, and ESG Reporting programs, has secured a minority growth investment from enterprise software private investment specialist Vista Equity Partners.

Vista Equity Partners

Vista seeking record $6bn Finastra private credit deal

Software and technology focused private investment firm Vista Equity Partners, has entered into discussions with private credit funds over a $6 billion deal to refinance the debt of portfolio company Finastra Group Holdings Ltd, according to a report by Mergers & Acquisitions.

Nestlé partners with PAI on pizza JV

Nestlé and private equity firm PAI Partners are to set up a joint venture for Nestlé’s frozen pizza business in Europe. Through the PAI Mid-Market Fund, which is dedicated to mid-market opportunities, PAI will have equal non-controlling stakes with equal voting rights. 

All Seas Capital invests in ground maintenance business Nurture

All Seas Capital, a pan-European private capital fund that provides capital solutions to founder- and entrepreneur-owned companies, has made a significant minority investment in Nurture Landscapes Group, a UK ground maintenance and green services business.

Tele medicine

IK Partners makes £269m bid for telemedicine provider Medica

Hastings-based telemedicine provider Medica Group has become the latest UK-listed firm to be snapped up by private equity investors after agreeing to be acquired by IK Partners (IK) in a deal that values the business at £269 million, according to a report by Bloomberg.

TPG scraps $1.2bn InvoCare bid

TPG Capital has formally withdrawn its offer to acquire InvoCare almost a month after Australia’s largest listed funeral company said the private equity firm’s AUD1.8 billion ($1.2bn) buyout proposal was too low, according to a report by The Financial Review. TPG and InvoCare have been in dialogue since TPG submitted

TowerBrook makes first impact strategy investments

TowerBrook Capital Partners, a London and New York-based private investment firm and the first mainstream private equity firm to be certified as a B Corporation, has made the first investments as part of its impact strategy.

Spanish PE and VC investments hit all-time high

The volume of venture capital and private equity investment in Spain hit a new record high of €9.24 billion across 958 investments in 2022, according to the latest data from SpainCap, with international funds making a record €7.406 million of investments. Domestic private funds meanwhile, made €1.685 million of investments

I Squared Capital acquires enviro-services company Enva

Global infrastructure investment manager Squared Capital, through its ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund III, is to acquire Enva, an environmental services platform providing specialised, and regulated waste management services in the UK and Ireland. The deal is part of I Squared’s investment strategy to build a diverse portfolio of waste processing

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