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Main Capital Partners acquires IQ Messenger

Main Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in IG Messenger, a provider of a vendor-neutral critical communication platform for healthcare institutions. Main says it will help IQM drive innovation to create customer value, and accelerate expansion through both organic growth and a targeted buy-and-build approach.

Apollo to invest more than $1bn in QXO

Apollo Global Management is set to invest more than $1bn in Brad Jacobs’ building products distributor QXO as part of a financing round to support the company’s acquisition-led growth strategy, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.

Hg Capital agrees $6.4bn OneStream take-private deal

Buyout firm Hg Capital has agreed to acquire US financial software provider OneStream in an all-cash take-private transaction valuing the company at $6.4bn, less than two years after the company completed its listing on Nasdaq.

MidEuropa acquires majority stake in RBC

Private equity investor MidEuropa has acquired a majority stake in Romanian Business Consult, a vertically focused IT system integrator specialising in the retail, banking, and industrials sectors in Romania. Founder and CEO Andrei Bojiță will retain a significant minority stake and continue to lead the business. The transaction is subject

Carlyle to sell Tescan to Shimadzu

Global investment firm Carlyle has agreed to sell Tescan Group (Tescan), a manufacturer of electron microscopes and scientific and analytical instruments, to Shimadzu Corporation, a provider of analytical and measuring technologies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The enterprise value of the transaction amounts to $850m.

L3Harris nears sale of space propulsion stake to AE Industrial

L3Harris Technologies is close to selling a 60% stake in a portfolio of space and propulsion assets to AE Industrial Partners, according to a report by Reuters. The portfolio is valued at $845m, with AE Industrial expected to pay more than $500m, while L3Harris would retain a 40% minority stake.

Oakley Capital to acquire majority stake in GLAS

UK private equity firm Oakley Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Global Loan Agency Services (GLAS), alongside a minority investment from Canadian pension fund La Caisse, according to a report by Reuters. Financial terms were not disclosed.

CapitaLand’s Gabriel Fong joins Ares as Asia credit partner

Ares Management, a $596bn asset manager, has appointed former CapitaLand Investment executive, Gabriel Fong, as a partner in its Asia credit business, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. Fong has joined the firm as Ares continues to expand its regional credit platform.

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