Luminate Capital Partners, a private equity firm investing in growth software companies, has acquired AbsenceSoft, an SaaS platform for leave of absence and accommodations management, from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners and Bow River Capital.
International private equity firm Cinven is to sell an indirect minority stake in SYNLAB, a specialist in medical diagnostic services and specialty testing in Europe, to strategic investor Labcorp, a US-based provider of laboratory services.
HIG Capital is set to inject €50m ($55m) into Berlin-based property developer Ziegert, marking one of the first significant deals in the sector since a downturn driven by rising construction costs and reduced demand, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Several National Football League (NFL) teams, including the Los Angeles Chargers and the Miami Dolphins, are in discussions to bring in PE, with four groups – Arctos Partners, Ares Management, Sixth Street Partners, and a consortium that includes Blackstone – having so far been authorised by the NFL to invest.
Arctos, a private investment firm that provides bespoke growth capital and liquidity solutions, to sports franchises via Arctos Sports, and alternative asset managers via Arctos Keystone, has appointed Gregory Baecher as a partner.
Brookfield Asset Management, an alternative asset manager with approximately $1tn of AUM across infrastructure, private equity, real estate, and credit has acquired a 51% stake in fee-related earnings at alternative investment manager Castlelake.
Private equity firms Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone are in advanced discussions to acquire collaboration software company Smartsheet, in a deal that would value the business at $8bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Silver Point Capital has successfully closed its latest opportunistic credit fund with $4.6bn in total commitments, surpassing its initial $4bn target, and more double the size of its predecessor, which closed in 2019 at $1.7bn.
US credit firm Muzinich & Co, in partnership with Asian alternative investment platform Orion3, has launched a private debt strategy focused on infrastructure and real assets to address the sector’s growing global funding shortfall, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Singapore’s state investment firm, Temasek Holdings Pte, is close to finalising a deal to acquire a significant minority stake in VFS Global, a visa outsourcing and technology services company controlled by US-based Blackstone Inc, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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