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Halder portfolio company Conen acquires HKS Systemtechnik

The Conen Group, based in Morbach, a provider of interiors and technical products for educational institutions and a portfolio company of Halder, has acquired  over HKS Systemtechnik in Borchen (Germany), a specialist in the field of projection and presentation technology. HKS produces and sells projection screens, information terminals as well as

Ridgemont Equity Partners, HealthMark Group, and OTech Group form HCIT partnership

Ridgemont Equity Partners, a middle market private equity investor, has partnered with HealthMark Group, a provider of release of information and other health information management services, and OTech Group, a provider of patient intake management software and systems. Together, the businesses will form a leading software and technology-enabled solutions platform to

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Black Dragon Capital acquires cloud-based media tech company Grass Valley

Miami-based private equity firm Black Dragon Capital has agreed to acquire the entirety of Grass Valley, a technology supplier of advanced broadcast and media solutions, from Belden. According to Louis Hernandez Jr founder, managing director and CEO of Black Dragon, the firm plans to accelerate Grass Valley’s evolution in becoming

Blackstone appoints Chief Technology Officer

Blackstone has appointed John Stecher, formerly Group Chief Technology Officer and Group Chief Innovation Officer at Barclays, as Chief Technology Officer. Stecher will lead Blackstone’s global technology organisation and help advise the firm’s investing teams and portfolio companies on technology-related matters. He will report to Michael Chae, Blackstone’s Chief Financial Officer,

USVP raises USD340m early-stage VC fund

US Venture Partners (USVP), an early-stage venture capital firm, has closed USVP XII, a USD340 million fund which will continue the firm’s strategy of building leading companies in cybersecurity, enterprise software, consumer and healthcare. USVP XII follows USVP XI, a successful USD300 million fund that is now fully invested. USVP has

Industry Ventures closes USD125m for debut tech buyout fund

Industry Ventures, an investment firm focused on venture capital solutions, has held the final closing of its debut hybrid fund of funds for technology buyouts, Industry Ventures Tech Buyout, with total commitments of USD125 million.The Fund continues the firm’s successful strategy of investing in technology-focused managers and companies. The Fund

Pappas Capital appoints Venture Partner

Pappas Capital, an investor in early-stage life sciences companies, has appointed Karen LeVert as Venture Partner to help lead the expansion of the firm’s Specialised Fund Management business, with a focus on identifying attractive investment opportunities in agricultural and other related technologies. LeVert has a track record of progressing early stage

Graycliff adds to equity team

Graycliff Partners has appointed Ryan Supple as a Principal of the firm.  Supple, former Vice President at HKW, will primarily support the deal sourcing function of Graycliff’s private equity business.At HKW, Supple helped manage business development and deal sourcing efforts, including evaluation of acquisition opportunities and coordination of the deal

Turn/River Capital Raises USD420m Fund IV

Turn/River Capital, a technology growth equity and buyout firm, has raised its fourth fund, Turn/River Capital IV (Fund IV). The USD420 million Fund IV was oversubscribed and was completed with a single closing for institutional investors in less than 90 days. With Fund IV, Turn/River Capital currently has over USD700 million

Crawford duo provides GBP1m follow-on funding to Trio

Healthcare investment vehicle Impel Healthcare Catalyst (Impel) has announced an additional seven figure investment into its portfolio business Trio Healthcare (Trio).The funding will be used to fast-track the development of Trio’s production facility at its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Skipton, Yorkshire, ahead of the anticipated launch of a world’s first

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