Volpi Capital, a technology investor in the European lower mid-market, has held the final close of Volpi Capital Investments III with €428m in total capital commitments.
Dutch firm Waterland Private Equity has made an investment in Beyond Law Group, which is intended to support the law firm’s growth through recruitment, the expansion of existing practices as well as acquisitions of niche practices.
3i Group is to sell its investment in Weener Plastics, a plastic packaging provider, to Silgan Holdings. Proceeds to 3i are estimated to be around £283m, which represents an approximately 21% uplift on its 31 March valuation.
Private equity firms Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Permira have made a bid to acquire French cybersecurity specialist Exclusive Networks, in a deal that values the company at approximately €2.2bn ($2.4bn), according to a report by Bloomberg.
The value of UK M&A activity for the first half of 2024 rose by two-thirds compared to the same period last year despite volume being down by a fifth over the same period, according to figures from PwC’s latest Global M&A Industry Trends report.
Genstar Capital, a San Francisco-headquartered private equity firm focused on the financial services, software, industrials and healthcare sectors, has made a majority investment in Docupace, a provider of back-office software for wealth management enterprises and financial advisors.
Keyhaven Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on the European lower mid-market, has promoted Vignesh Kumaravel to Investment Director, Michael Haddad to Head of Investor Relations and Mehreen Saleem to Senior Fund Accountant.
LA-based software and technology-focused private equity firm Diversis Capital has made an investment in Decision Lens, a provider of public sector planning software.
Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment firm with more than $59bn in AUM, has appointed Chief Operating Officer Jim Walker as its Global Head of Wealth.
Platinum Equity, a private investment firm with more than $48bn in assets, is to acquire GSM Outdoors, a US outdoor and consumer sporting goods company with a portfolio of around 50 brands, from Gridiron Capital.
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