Despite the flux in many African markets over the past few years, the number of PE-backed IPOs in both African and global stock exchanges has remained relatively constant. Over the 2010-2017 period, PE-backed IPOs generated over USD3 billion, contributing 16 per cent in terms of volume and 23 per cent
Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) is to acquire Marketo, a specialist cloud platform for B2B marketing engagement, in a USD4.75 billion deal, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. With nearly 5,000 customers, Marketo brings together planning, engagement and measurement capabilities into an integrated B2B marketing platform. Adding Marketo’s engagement platform to Adobe
Media and entertainment group Global has entered the ‘out of home’ (OOH) sector with the simultaneous purchase of Primesight and Outdoor Plus. The deal sees GMT Communications Partners (Primesight) and Inflexion Private Equity (Outdoor Plus) exiting their respective investments in these companies. Tthese acquisitions will be the foundation of
Funds managed by CVC Capital Partners (CVC) are to make a majority interest investment in UnitedLex, the pioneer of enterprise legal services for the world’s leading corporations, law firms, and universities. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. The UnitedLex senior leadership team has fully reinvested in the
Noerr has advised the investment companies Aleph Capital Partners and Crestview Partners on a planned EUR260 million investment in the DARAG Group. The financing for the transactions, which is subject to the usual closing conditions including the required regulatory approval, is being carried out via a fund controlled by the
Ironwood Capital has made an investment in Capewell Aerial Systems, a designer and manufacturer of tactical, parachute and aerial delivery products. Founded in 1881, Capewell has been in business for over 130 years. “Over the past several years, Capewell has increased market share of its primary products and expanded its
Rothschild Merchant Banking, the investment arm of Rothschild & Co, is pleased to announce that it has completed the final closing of Five Arrows Capital Partners (FACP), its first corporate private equity vehicle in the United States. This is the 13th fund raised by Rothschild Merchant Banking over the last
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions and application hosting for alternative investment firms, has reported revenue growth of 20 per cent year-on-year so far in 2018. The company has seen a 23 per cent increase in the number of end-users on its flagship IT-as-a-Service product, AbacusFLEXä, and a
Development Partners International (DPI), a leading Pan-African private equity firm has made an investment through African Development Partners II (ADP II), in Moroccan irrigation systems and solutions business, Compagnie Marocaine de Goutte à goutte et de Pompage (CMGP). Under the agreement, ADP II has acquired a majority stake in CMGP
Private equity firm The Riverside Company has made an investment in Hiway Group (Hiway), a New Zealand-based ground improvement specialist that has been delivering innovative and environmentally friendly solutions since 1986. The company is New Zealand’s leading provider of specialist recycling solutions for road, rail and pavement stabilisation, slip and
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