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Inflexion sells software services specialist

Inflexion has completed the sale of its investment in Mobica, a global software development and integration services specialist, to Cognizant, a US-based NASDAQ-listed business, in a transaction that values Mobica at £250 million.

PSG invests in mentoring software provider

MentorcliQ, a provider of employee mentoring software, has secured a strategic growth investment of over $80 million from software and technology-focused growth equity investor PSG.  The new funding, which includes participation from existing investors Rev1 Ventures and Plymouth Growth, brings MentorcliQ’s total capital raised to over $100 million.   MentorcliQ

Qualtrics confirms $12.5bn Silver Lake deal

Experience management software provider Qualtrics has confirmed it is to be acquired by a group of investors including Silver Lake and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board at a $12.5 billion valuation. Silver Lake and its co-investors, together with CPP Investments, will acquire 100% of the outstanding shares Silver Lake

KKR interested in $1bn South Korean gas co stake

KKR & Co, MBK Partners and Brookfield Asset Management are among the potential acquirers of a minority stake in South Korean gas company AirFirst, which local PE firm IMM Private Equity is looking to sell for $1 billion, according to a report by Reuters. Unnamed Reuters sources have revealed that

PE firms eyeing stake in Lufthansa maintenance unit

A number of private equity firms including Advent International and CVC Capital Partners are weighing up bids to acquire a minority stake in Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s aircraft maintenance and repair unit, according to a report by Bloomberg. Unnamed Bloomberg sources say that Lufthansa’s Technik business, which could be valued at

Diversey

Platinum’s Solenis to acquire hygiene specialist

Solenis, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals used in water-intensive industries, and a portfolio company of Platinum Equity since 2021, is to acquire hygiene, infection prevention and cleaning solutions provide Diversey, in an all-cash transaction valued at an enterprise value of approximately $4.6 billion. 

Charterhouse sells B2B events group

Charterhouse Capital Partners has sold its its portfolio company Tarsus Group, an international B2B events group, to Informa PLC in a deal with an enterprise value of $940 million, consisting of a combination of cash and shares.

Ares investment ups brand manager valuation to $1.6bn

The value of brand management firm WHP Global, whose holdings include Anne Klein, Joseph Abboud, Toys”R”Us, Lotto and a 60% interest in fashion apparel retailer Express Inc, has risen to $1.6 billion following a $375 million investment from the private equity unit of Ares Management Corporation, according to a report

HIG Capital buys medical equipment specialist

An affiliate of alternative asset investment firm HIG Capital, has acquired Polygon, a Rome- and Milan-based provider of integrated healthcare maintenance services to hospitals in Italy and Spain.

Epiris seals LoneStar deal

Epiris, via Epiris Fund III, has acquired LoneStar Group (LoneStar), a global manufacturer and supplier of fasteners, sealing products, precision-engineered components, and pipeline packages for the world’s industrial and energy markets. 

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