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Latest DealCloud Dealmaker Pulse Survey uncovers recession-driven opportunities for dealmakers

Some 66% of dealmakers say recession-driven opportunities will change their investment strategies in the coming six months, according to the Autumn 2022 DealCloud Dealmaker Pulse Survey report from Intapp, a provider of cloud-based software for the global professional and financial services industry.  This biannual survey explores trends, challenges, and expectations

Broad Sky makes strategic investment in Smith + Howard

Broad Sky Partners, a private equity firm that partners with middle-market business services and consumer companies, has made a strategic investment in Smith + Howard, a US-based tax, accounting, and advisory firm. The investment marks Broad Sky’s third platform investment. Smith + Howard specialises in tax, accounting, and advisory services

Appian appoints Silvio Lima as head of corporate affairs, ESG and community engagement

Appian Capital Advisory, an investment advisor to long-term value-focused private equity funds that invest solely in mining and mining-related companies, has appointed Silvio Lima as head of corporate affairs, ESG and community engagement. Based in London and Brazil, Lima will be brought into Appian’s projects to provide the business’ Investment

Fasanara Capital secures new $200m mandate from major Canadian pension fund

Fasanara Capital – a London-based asset management and technology platform – has secured a strategic circa $200 million mandate from one of Canada’s largest pension funds. These latest funds will be used by Fasanara Capital to support further expansion of its global fintech ecosystem. 

KKR looking to sell Canadian gas producer Westbrick for $1.13bn

Private equity firm KKR & Co is looking to offload Canadian oil and gas producer Westbrick Energy Ltd in a potential deal valued at between $1.13 billion and $1.5 billion, according to a report by Reuters. The report cutes unnamed sources as revealing that majority owner KKR is looking to

Vista’s latest flagship fund halfway to $20bn target

With a target of $20 billion, software investments firm Vista Equity Partners is seeking the third largest amount of capital among private equity funds in market, for its latest flagship fund, according to a report by Private Equity International. The report cites documents prepared of a US pension fund as

Carlyle targeting $1.6bn for second renewables fund

Carlyle Group is targeting at least $1.6 billion for a second private equity fund which will focus on investments in renewable energy and sustainability assets, according to a report by Reuters.  The report cutes sources familiar with the matter as saying that Carlye began raising capital for Carlyle Renewable &

CAI raises over $1bn for inaugural fund and co-investment programme

Climate Adaptive Infrastructure (CAI), an investment firm that targets control investments in large-scale, low-carbon real assets in the clean energy, water, and urban infrastructure sectors, has close of its inaugural fund, Climate Adaptive Infrastructure Fund with more than $825 million in equity.  In addition, alongside the Fund, CAI has an

Sentinel Capital Partners acquires L2 Brands

Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising mid-market companies, has acquired L2 Brands, a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of custom apparel and headwear for the collegiate, destination and leisure, and corporate markets.  Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. With a heritage dating back

Riverside acquires K-12 behavioural management software provider Motivating Systems​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in Motivating Systems, a provider of behavioural management software to K-12 schools and districts, as an add-on to its portfolio company, Navigate360. Motivating Systems is the creator of PBIS Rewards, an evidence-based,

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