Toshiba, currently courted by numerous PE groups, confirmed it has ‘received an initial proposal’ from CVC this week and will ‘ask for further clarification and give it careful consideration’, in what looks like a process which could become Japan’s largest ever buyout deal. Toshiba issued a statement on 9 April
TMF Group, a provider of global administrative services – including fund accounting and administration – has today completed the acquisition of Venture Back Office (VBO), a US based third-party provider of solutions to private equity, real assets, credit, and emerging manager funds. As a result, TMF Group will now administer
Texture Capital, an institutional marketplace for private capital, is partnering with COSIMO X, a venture capital fund that invests in opportunities in emerging next-generation technologies. Texture Capital’s ATS will support capital raising and secondary market trading of the COSIMO X digital tokens and enable COSIMO X to reach a broader
PSG, a growth equity firm that focuses on partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled service companies, has acquired a majority stake in Nalanda Global (Nalanda), a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company providing supplier risk management software solutions. Nalanda leverages intelligent cloud software to connect companies and suppliers using a digital platform
Doug Brookman has joined Mesirow Investment Banking as Managing Director, with a focus on developing and nurturing key relationships with established private equity firms and family offices. Brookman joins Mesirow after serving as Head of Business Development at Pacific Avenue Capital Partners where he focused his efforts on deal origination
The number of M&A deals for professional services firms rose from 76 in 2019 to 89 in 2020 – including 19 acquisitions backed private equity funds – with the appetite of PE houses for deals in the sector growing, says Mayer Brown, the global law firm. Mayer Brown says the
KPS Capital Partners (KPS) is to acquire the Europe, Middle East and Africa food, aerosol and promotional packaging business (EMEA Food and Consumer Packaging Business) from Crown Holdings for EUR2.25 billion (USD2.7 billion). Crown will retain 20 per cent ownership of the Company. The transaction is expected to close in
AIA Group Limited (AIA) has established AIA VCC, a Variable Capital Company in Singapore as part of its group wide investment programme to facilitate capital deployment globally. The Investment Manager of AIA VCC is AIA Investment Management Private Limited (AIAIM) that was established in 2016 as the Group level asset
Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St Louis, MO, has announced that its portfolio company Len The Plumber (LTP), a specialist full-service residential plumbing company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, with branches serving the Mid-Atlantic region, has completed the acquisition of Neffsville Plumbing, Heating & Cooling
Phoenix Group (Phoenix), the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business, announces the launch of its first dedicated Venture Capital fund, “Phoenix Venture Capital Partners”, with an initial allocation in excess of GBP100 million. This move is designed to enable Phoenix to construct portfolios that include exposure to Venture
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