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Investors selling PE stakes at record rate

Asset managers are selling private equity holdings via secondary market transactions at a record rate as they look to cover losses from other investment and rebalance portfolios, according to a report by Reuters. The report says that the sell-off is another signal that investors are beginning to “fall out of

Mubadala

Ardian and Mubadala form $2.1bn PE partnership

Private investment house Ardian has formed a new $2.1 billion private equity partnership with Mubadala Capital, the asset management arm of $284 billion Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company.

Thoma Bravo closes $729m Nearmap acquisition

Software-focused private investment giant Thoma Bravo has closed its AUD1.06 billion ($729m) acquisition of Australia-based aerial imagery company Nearmap. The purchase price which equates to AUD2.10 per share, represents a 39% premium to the stock’s closing price on 12 August, the day before news of the all-cash deal broke. Nearmap,

MPEP closes fourth mid-cap buyout fund at €392m

Munich Private Equity Partners (MPEP), a specialist in investments in the European and North American lower mid- and mid-cap buyout segment, has held the final closing of its fourth fund-of-funds programme, MPEP IV, with capital commitments of around EUR392 million, well above its original target of EUR250 million. MPEP IV

Sun King expands Series D to $330m

Sun King, a provider of solar energy products for off-grid homes in Africa and Asia, has expanded its Series D funding round to $330m through an additional $70 million equity investment led by LeapFrog Investments (LeapFrog). The investment is an extension of Sun King’s initial $260 million Series D, which

TELEO Capital makes control investment in Sharpen Technologies

Lower middle market private equity firm TELEO Capital Management has made a majority control investment in Sharpen Technologies Inc, the provider of a cloud-native contact centre platform with a focus on solutions for multiple industries, including financial services, technology, retail, and healthcare.

Gryphon to sell Heritage Distribution Holdings to Beijer Ref

Middle-market private equity firm Gryphon Investors is to sell its portfolio company Heritage Distribution Holdings to Beijer Ref, a worldwide distributor of commercial refrigeration, industrial refrigeration, and air conditioning. 

Deal-making

Insight Partners mulls $2bn Community Brands sale

Insight Partners is considering selling Community Brands, a provider of software applications for donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, admissions and events, for up to $2 billion, including debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.

HIG sells Milestone Technologies to Halifax

HIG Capital has sold its majority interest in portfolio company Milestone Technologies, a global IT services firm to private equity firm The Halifax Group. HIG will maintain a minority stake in the company post-closing, while private equity firm Two Sigma Impact has also made a minority investment.

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