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,

Kester Capital, a UK lower mid-market private equity firm, is to sell its portfolio business, Vixio, a provider of global regulatory intelligence to the payments and gambling markets, to European private equity investor Perwyn.  The sale of Vixio will deliver a return on Kester’s investment of 4.8x and an IRR

Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset manager, has teamed with management to acquire a 100% stake in Isotrol, a developer of proprietary software solutions for the renewable energy sector in Spain.  The investment is being made through the Tikehau Capital’s Energy Transition Strategy. With over €1.0 billion in assets under

Software-focused private investment giant Thoma Bravo is at an advanced stage in negations to acquire Coupa Software Inc in a deal reportedly valued at $8 billion, having outbid rival tech-focused PE firm Vista Equity Partners, according to a report by Bloomberg. 

Venture capital investors Thiel Capital and Shasta Ventures have tabled a bid worth $3 billion to acquire the Phoenix Suns and Mercury NBA and WNBA basketball teams, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

Private equity firm New Water Capital has made an additional investment in the flexible intermediate bulk container (FIBC) sector, with the acquisition of Bulk Lift International LLC and Bagwell Supply Ltd. 

Cube Infrastructure Managers has acquired MVV Energie CZ, an operator of district heating networks in Czech Republic, through its Cube Infrastructure Fund III.