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Cubera Private Equity appoints new managing partner

Cubera Private Equity has appointed Reidun Tysseland as the firm’s new Managing Partner. Tysseland has an extensive background in international capital markets and has successfully led large growth initiatives for DNB, first as head of debt capital markets in London and later as global head of corporate Finance.  Tysseland recently

Moonfare joins Greater Share initiative

Moonfare, a digital global private equity investment platform, has become the latest fund provider to support the Greater Share education model. Greater Share is an innovative UK-based initiative that aims to combine philanthropy with private equity to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in long-term grants for education charities around

Vista Equity Partners to acquire KnowBe4 in $4.6bn deal

Vista Equity Partners (Vista) is to acquire KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platforms, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.6 billion on an equity value basis. Under the terms of the merger agreement, KnowBe4 stockholders will receive $24.90 per share in

Thoma Bravo strikes $2.3bn deal to take ForgeRock private

Software buyout firm Thoma Bravo has agreed a $2.3 billion all-cash deal to take ForgeRock private just over a year after the digital identity management company went public, according to a report by Reuters. ForgeRock shareholders will receive $23.25 for each share held, which represents a premium of about 53.4%

PE consortium completes $16bn Nielsen acquisition

A group of private equity investors led by Evergreen Coast Capital Corp, an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management, and Brookfield Business Partners has completed the acquisition of US-based information, data and market measurement firm Nielsen Holdings in a $16 billion all-cash deal. Nielsen shareholders will receive $28 per Nielsen share in cash in

One Equity Partners to acquire Amey plc

One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle market private equity firm, is to acquire UK‐headquartered engineering consultancy and infrastructure services provider Amey plc from Ferrovial, SA. Founded in 1921, Amey is a top‐five contractor to the UK’s government and public sector, with a 100‐year history in engineering design, construction, maintenance, and

Airwallex maintains $5.5bn valuation with $100m Series E extension

Airwallex, a global fintech platform, has closed its $100 million Series E extension (Series E2) with the same $5.5 billion valuation, securing additional funds from existing investors Square Peg, Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia Capital China, Lone Pine Capital, Hermitage Capital, 1835i Ventures and Tencent.  HostPlus, an Australian industry superannuation fund, as

Francisco Partners adds key hires to senior operating team

Francisco Partners (FP), an investment firm that specialises in partnering with technology businesses, has added Paul Cormier, Matt Dircks, Joe Kim and Dr Ford Tamer to its operating team, Francisco Partners Consulting (FPC), as Senior Operating Partners.  FPC now has over 40 operating executives that are providing value-creation support to

Golding Capital Partners launches €300m energy transition fund of funds

Golding Capital Partners is expanding its product range with the launch of Golding Energy Transition 2022, a €300 million fund which will focus on investments aimed at helping achieve the goals defined by climate agreements.  The global investment strategy of the new fund is to build a broadly diversified portfolio

Singulier launches Holis data analytics platform for PE investment

Singulier, a Franco-British strategy consulting firm, has launched Holis, a data analytics platform intended to deliver insights to private equity investors and drive more effective decision-making throughout the investment cycle.  In an environment where rising interest rates have made private equity firms more cautious and selective, Holis will help investors

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