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Investcorp appoints new private credit co-head

Investcorp has appointed Suhail Shaikh as co-head of its private credit business. Based in New York, Shaikh, who brings with him approximately $200 million of assets under management and three team members from his previous firm Alcentra, will co-lead the business alongside current co-head, Mike Mauer.  Chris Jansen, who previously

Diligend rebrands as Dasseti

Diligend, a cloud-based, digital due diligence software platform for the investment management industry, has rebranded as Dasseti. The rebrand comes alongside the successful close of the firm’s Series A Financing led by Nasdaq Ventures.

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Thoma Bravo to acquire digital investigation software specialist

Software and technology private investment specialist Thoma Bravo is to add another cybersecurity asset to its portfolio with the $1.3 billion acquisition of Canada’s Magnet Forensics, a specialist in digital investigation software, according to report by Bloomberg.

Goldman to cut PE exposure

Goldman Sachs is planning to significantly reduce the $59 billion of alternative investments – private equity and real estate – currently held by its asset management arm, and which dragged down the bank’s Q4 earnings, according to a report by Reuters.

Ardian acquires majority stake in CRM specialist

Private investment firm Ardian is to acquire a majority stake of about 60% in Assist Digital, a provider of end-to-end customer experience services and a specialist in digital services and CRM technology with a network of 20 offices located across Europe, including in Italy, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain

Kedaara Capital invests in Warburg Pincus-backed education lender

Avanse Financial Services, an education loan company backed by Warburg Pincus, has secured a $98 million investment from Kedaara Capital, a Mumbai-based private equity firm focussed on growth-oriented strategic and minority investments in India, according to a report by DealStreetAsia

SUSI holds first closing of third credit fund at €132m

SUSI Partners has held a first closing of the Energy Efficiency and Transition Credit Fund (SEETCF), its third credit fund, with €132 million in investor commitments. The fund, which will will be open to investors throughout 2023, has a €400 million target size. SUSI’s credit platform has invested over €600

Waterland makes marketing agency network investment

Waterland Private Equity has made a majority investment in Markettiers4DC (M4DC), a London-headquartered network of tech-enabled, data-driven, broadcast activated, strategic communications agencies. Financial details of they transaction have not been disclosed.

Abacus Group expands PE cybersecurity offering

Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT services and solutions to alternative investment firms, has acquired two boutique cybersecurity consulting companies, Gotham Security and its parent company, GoVanguard, which will now be known as Gotham Security, and will operate as an independent subsidiary of Abacus Group.  Abacus says the deal

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Vista sells majority stake in e-discovery software specialist

Vista Equity Partners, an enterprise software-focussed  investment firm, has sold its majority stake in Zapproved, an e-discovery software provider for corporate legal teams, to Leeds Equity Partners portfolio company Exterro, a provider of Legal Governance, Risk and Compliance software. 

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