An affiliate of Turnspire Capital Partners (Turnspire) has sold Turnspire portfolio company UPG Company (UPG) to The Partner Companies (TPC). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. UPG is a designer, manufacturer and assembler of highly engineered components for data centre, healthcare, energy and diversified industrial end-markets. Headquartered in

Independent power producer Sunly has raised around €200 million to build and expand its renewable energy portfolio in the Baltics and Poland. The capital raise includes investments from Sunly’s existing shareholders and new investor Mirova, a French asset manager dedicated to sustainable investing, and an affiliate of Natixis Asset Management.

Vista Equity Partners (Vista) is to acquire KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platforms, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.6 billion on an equity value basis. Under the terms of the merger agreement, KnowBe4 stockholders will receive $24.90 per share in

Software buyout firm Thoma Bravo has agreed a $2.3 billion all-cash deal to take ForgeRock private just over a year after the digital identity management company went public, according to a report by Reuters. ForgeRock shareholders will receive $23.25 for each share held, which represents a premium of about 53.4%

A group of private equity investors led by Evergreen Coast Capital Corp, an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management, and Brookfield Business Partners has completed the acquisition of US-based information, data and market measurement firm Nielsen Holdings in a $16 billion all-cash deal. Nielsen shareholders will receive $28 per Nielsen share in cash in

One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle market private equity firm, is to acquire UK‐headquartered engineering consultancy and infrastructure services provider Amey plc from Ferrovial, SA. Founded in 1921, Amey is a top‐five contractor to the UK’s government and public sector, with a 100‐year history in engineering design, construction, maintenance, and

Airwallex, a global fintech platform, has closed its $100 million Series E extension (Series E2) with the same $5.5 billion valuation, securing additional funds from existing investors Square Peg, Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia Capital China, Lone Pine Capital, Hermitage Capital, 1835i Ventures and Tencent.  HostPlus, an Australian industry superannuation fund, as

An affiliate of private equity funds managed by Warburg Pincus, has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in Vistaar Finance, an NBFC lending to MSMEs in India. Exiting shareholders include WestBridge Capital (WestBridge), Elevar Equity (Elevar), Omidyar Network India (Omidyar) and Saama Capital (Saama). The transaction is

DXC Technology, a US information-technology services provider with a market cap of $6.16 billion, has confirmed it has been approached by a financial sponsor regarding a potential acquisition of the Company. Some reports suggest the suitor could be pan-Asian buyout firm Baring Private Equity. A statement from DXC’s Management says