Software-focussed private investment firm Thoma Bravo has closed a $5.5bn leveraged loan to support its pending acquisition of HR software provider Dayforce Inc, following robust investor interest, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Alliance Laundry Systems made a strong debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, closing its first day of trading up 11.4% giving the company a market valuation of roughly $4.8bn and marking a successful partial exit for PE firm BDT Capital Partners, according to a report by Reuters.
Turnspire Capital Partners portfolio company Infinity Engineered Products has acquired Meklas Otomotiv, a European manufacturer of air springs founded in 1986 which primarily serves aftermarket customers for commercial vehicle applications.
Shares in Verisure, the Hellman & Friedman-backed provider of monitored security systems, jumped nearly 25% in their Stockholm stock exchange debut on Wednesday, signalling renewed investor appetite for private equity-backed listings, according to a report by Reuters.
T Rowe Price Associates, the largest shareholder in HR software provider Dayforce, is planning to vote against Thoma Bravo’s proposed $12.3bn acquisition of the company, arguing that the offer undervalues the business, according to a report by Reuters.
PE interest in India’s beer sector is intensifying, with New York-based alternative investment group Global Emerging Markets among the leading contenders to invest in craft brewer Bira as the company seeks to raise $132m in fresh capital, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners is exploring a potential sale of its Swedish cloud software portfolio company Medius, with sources suggesting a valuation of around $2bn for the business, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity giant Hellman & Friedman has scored one of Europe’s biggest liquidity events of the year after portfolio company Verisure, a Swiss-based provider of monitored alarm systems, was valued at €13.7bn ($15.9bn) in its highly anticipated Stockholm IPO.
Qualtrics, the customer experience software firm owned by Silver Lake, has agreed to acquire healthcare analytics company Press Ganey in a $6.75bn transaction, in one of the largest private equity-backed technology deals of 2025, according to a report by Reuters.
CVC Capital Partners has acquired a 20% stake in International Schools Partnership, in a deal that values the global private schools operator at €7bn, according to a report by Reuters citing people familiar with the matter.
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