E78 Partners, a provider of finance- and accounting-related solutions to the private capital industry, has acquired Cadilus Inc, a Richmond, Virginia-based company offering consulting, managed services and technology in the area of financial planning and analysis (FP&A). The acquisition is the first following an investment in E78 in December by

DNABLOCK, a company developing tools for creator communities in the new decentralised medium of Web3, has closed a second seed round of USD7 million led by blockchain gaming, NFT, and metaverse champions Sfermion, Solana Ventures, Animoca Brands, and Non-Fungible Labs. A diverse group of investors in Web3 including SoftBank Group’s

Zeus Fire & Security (Zeus), a portfolio company of Baltimore-based private equity firm Access Holdings, has formed a new partnership with Universal Atlantic Systems (UAS), a Philadelphia-based national provider of integrated security systems that will make Zeus one of the top 15 fire and security providers in the US. UAS

Len The Plumber (LTP), a full-service residential plumbing company and a portfolio company of private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), has completed the acquisition of Canady’s Heating, Air, Plumbing, a full-service provider of residential HVAC and plumbing services. Canady’s was founded in 1986 and serves six counties in

Partners Group, a global private markets firm, has, on behalf of its clients, agreed to acquire Forterro, a pan-European software services provider for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), from Battery Ventures. The transaction values Forterro at an enterprise value of EUR1 billion. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in London, Forterro

OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm, has made a strategic investment in Annex Cloud, a provider of SaaS customer retention and loyalty management solutions to mid-market and enterprise customers worldwide. The company will continue to be led by its founder and CEO, Al Lalani. Terms of the investment have

Mercer Global Advisors, a US Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) majority owned by both Oak Hill Capital and Genstar Capital, has acquired Benemark, a respected wealth management firm headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. Benemark serves approximately 70 clients with assets under management (AUM) of approximately USD230 million. Benemark was founded by Robert

KKR has completed the acquisition of Yayoi Co (Yayoi), a software developer, distributor, and support service provider for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Japan, from ORIX Corporation. All regulatory approvals have been obtained. Yayoi is a financial and accounting software provider for SMEs and sole proprietors in Japan, best

Global cloud-only digital transformation company Blue.cloud, has secured a majority equity investment at an enterprise value exceeding USD100 million from Hudson Hill Capital (HHC). In 2021, Blue.cloud scaled to a run-rate surpassing $39 million, reflecting 185 per cent growth YoY with a 30 per cent revenue increase from Q3 2021

Glennmont Partners from Nuveen (Glennmont) has expanded its pipeline of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Central and Southern Spain with 161MW of additional capacity as part of an agreement with Grupotec, the Spanish developer and EPC contractor. The agreement is a continuation of Glennmont’s 473MW solar acquisition from Grupotec in