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HIG Europe to acquire KPMG’s UK restructuring business

HIG Capital (HIG), a global alternative investment firm with over EUR35 billion of equity capital under management, is to acquire KPMG’s UK restructuring business, a leading provider of insolvency, financial restructuring and turnaround services in the UK and globally.  Terms of the transaction, which is expected to complete in April

CEPRES releases Q4 Market Outlook Report

The latest CEPRES Private Capital Market Outlook highlights the impacts of Covid-19 and offers an economic review of 2020, an analysis of the last quarter of the year, and insights for 2021. 

Anghami to list on NASDAQ New York via SPAC deal

Anghami will become the first Arab technology company to list on NASDAQ New York via a merger with Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that raised USD100 million in its August 2020 initial public offering. The transaction implies an initial pro-forma enterprise valuation

Playfly Sports acquires three sales divisions of FOX Sports

Playfly Sports, a full-service sports marketing company, has acquired three of FOX Sports’ leading businesses: Home Team Sports, Impression Sports, and FOX Sports College Properties.  These additions provide Playfly Sports with the ability to help brands and advertisers reach households nationwide via live US broadcasts of MLB, NBA, and NHL

Everberg Capital becomes United Nations PRI signatory

Everberg Capital (Everberg), a structured capital fund focused on investing primarily in the US middle market, has become a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).  The PRI is a global network for investors committed to integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into their investment decision making.

Clearlake and TA Associates to acquire data integrity software specialist Precisely

Clearlake Capital Group and TA Associates are to acquire Precisely, a specialist in data integrity.  Josh Rogers, CEO of Precisely, will continue to lead the Company supported by the existing management team. Upon closing of the transaction, Clearlake and TA Associates will become majority shareholders in Precisely. Centerbridge Partners, the

Blank cheque

A blank-cheque boom in February

By Brenon Daly, Research Director, 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence – Boosted by an unprecedented shopping spree by blank-cheque companies, the tech M&A market extended its stunning rebound from last spring’s Covid-19 collapse.

Ken MacFadyen, BackBay Communications

GPs establish their ESG narrative

Institutional investors are leaving fund managers with little choice but to develop a POV around sustainability, writes Ken MacFadyen (pictured), Senior Vice President, Head of Content Development, BackBay Communications. If 2020 was a transformative year in private equity, 2021 is when GPs will look to adapt to rapidly evolving LP demands.

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