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Deals

Riverside creates cleanrooms platform

The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, is to acquire Dastex Reinraumzubehör GmbH & Co, an independently owned cleanroom garment & consumables distributor in Europe, and Vita Verita, a leading player in the Swedish market, as a first add-on to the

Market Decline

Global dealmaking falls to ten-year low

Rising interest rates, high inflation and concerns over a global recession, saw global mergers & acquisitions dealmaking fall to its lowest level in more than ten years in the first quarter of the year, according to a report by Reuters, citing data from Dealogic.

Vista completes insuretech deal

Vista Equity Partners has completed its acquisition of Duck Creek Technologies a provider of property and casualty and general insurance software solutions, for $19.00 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.6 billion.

Apollo eyes metal sheeting maker

Apollo Global Management is considering a bid of up to $2.78 billion to acquire Arconic, a manufacturer of lightweight metal sheeting products for the aerospace, automotive, transport, packaging, and construction sectors, according to a report by Bloomberg.

HIG creates building tech services group

HIG Capital has acquired Synecore Limited and Meesons Futures Limited, which will now be combined with HIG’s existing portfolio companies, CPS and Classic Lifts, to form the Andwis Group, a new property focused technical services provider. 

Perwyn backs cloud consultancy

Perwyn, a European private equity investor, has made a “substantial” investment in Datatonic, a cloud data and artificial intelligence consultancy, whose global enterprise clients include BT, Vodafone, Sky, Delivery Hero, Mulberry, and Lush.

TPG eyes Singapore healthcare co sale

Private equity firm TPG is considering selling its Singapore-based healthcare company TE Healthcare Partners and is seeking a valuation of almost $1 billion for the business, according to a report by the Edge.

Asia dealmaking slumps in 2022

Private equity deal value in Asia Pacific plunged 44% year-on-year to $198 billion in 2022, ending two years of record dealmaking, according to Bain & Company’s Asia Pacific Private Equity Report 2023.

Clearlake has Blackbaud bid rejected

Clearlake Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in the technology, industrial and consumer sectors, has had a bid worth $3.78 billion to acquire cloud computing provider Blackbaud Inc rejected because it undervalues the company, according to a report by Reuters.

Data Centre

Actis acquires LatAm data centre business

TOP STORY: British private equity firm Actis has paid around $500 million to acquire a portfolio of Latin American data centres from Nabiax, a Spanish data processing centre operator owned by Asterion Industrial Partners and Telefonica.

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