Software-focused private investment giant Thoma Bravo has closed its AUD1.06 billion ($729m) acquisition of Australia-based aerial imagery company Nearmap. The purchase price which equates to AUD2.10 per share, represents a 39% premium to the stock’s closing price on 12 August, the day before news of the all-cash deal broke. Nearmap,
Sun King, a provider of solar energy products for off-grid homes in Africa and Asia, has expanded its Series D funding round to $330m through an additional $70 million equity investment led by LeapFrog Investments (LeapFrog). The investment is an extension of Sun King’s initial $260 million Series D, which
Lower middle market private equity firm TELEO Capital Management has made a majority control investment in Sharpen Technologies Inc, the provider of a cloud-native contact centre platform with a focus on solutions for multiple industries, including financial services, technology, retail, and healthcare.
Middle-market private equity firm Gryphon Investors is to sell its portfolio company Heritage Distribution Holdings to Beijer Ref, a worldwide distributor of commercial refrigeration, industrial refrigeration, and air conditioning.Â
Insight Partners is considering selling Community Brands, a provider of software applications for donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, admissions and events, for up to $2 billion, including debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
HIG Capital has sold its majority interest in portfolio company Milestone Technologies, a global IT services firm to private equity firm The Halifax Group. HIG will maintain a minority stake in the company post-closing, while private equity firm Two Sigma Impact has also made a minority investment.
Anchorage Capital Partners is closing in on a deal to acquire Australian department store chain David Jones for up to AUD130 million, with chief executive Scott Fyfe expected to remain as head of the business post-acquisition, according to a report by the Financial Review. Key executives including Woolworths Holdings Ltd
Nerdio, a virtual desktops specialist for native Microsoft technologies, has raised $117 million in Series B funding from growth equity investor Updata Partners. As part of the investment, Updata secured a place on Nerdio’s Board of Directors, joining existing members Gavriella Schuster, Microsoft’s former Global Channel Chief, Andy Lees,
sotus 861, a holding company controlled by EQT Private Equity’s EQT X fund, and supported by co-investors Mubadala Investment Company and the Sixth Cinven Fund, has launched a voluntary public takeover offer for all outstanding shares of va-Q-tec AG.
Software and services sector investor Hg has sold Transporeon, a cloud-based transportation management software platform, to Trimble in a transaction valuing the business at an enterprise value of €1.88 billion.
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