North American fund managers are increasingly looking to raise funds in Europe as they seek to broaden their investor base, according to new research from Ocorian, a specialist in fund administration, capital markets, corporate, private client and regulatory services.
The overwhelming majority (96%) of private equity firms believe that technology is a “value-creation lever” and can add value throughout the investment lifecycle, although the industry remains overly reliant on manual systems and processes, according to a new survey from investor services group IQ-EQ.
Philadelphia-based buyout firm Inverness Graham has sold Swipeclock, a US cloud-based HR management software solutions provider, to IRIS Software Group.
UK lower mid-market private equity firm Kester Capital has acquired AxTalis, a Belgium-based consulting services provider to the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors, and North Carolina-based Polaris Compliance Consultants on behalf of its portfolio companies MAP Patient Access and GXP Engaged respectively.
Israel-based identity security company CyberArk has agreed to acquire Venafi, a machine identity management company backed by software-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo, for approximately $1.54bn — to be paid in $1bn cash and $540m in CyberArk shares.
China’s Suning Holdings could be on the verge of losing control of Italian Serie A giants FC Internazionale Milan with the deadline to repay close to €400m in debt to Oaktree Capital Management looming large, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Churchill Asset Management, a private capital provider and investment affiliate of Nuveen focusing on middle market private debt and private equity solutions, and Dawson Partners, an alternative asset manager focusing on structured private markets solutions, have closed a $425m transaction.
Principal Asset Management, the $545bn global investment business of Principal Financial Group, has appointed Mansi Patel as Senior Managing Director to oversee its newly launched private infrastructure debt investment team.
After a long decline in investment covering seven consecutive quarters, global venture capital investment in crypto companies is on the up again, rising to $2.4bn in the first three months of 2024, according to new data from PitchBook.
European private equity major EQT is in advanced talks with video game services company Keywords Studios over a potential acquisition of the company for £2.2bn, a deal Keywords has indicated it would be “minded’ to accept, according to a report by City AM.
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