Experience management software provider Qualtrics has confirmed it is to be acquired by a group of investors including Silver Lake and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board at a $12.5 billion valuation. Silver Lake and its co-investors, together with CPP Investments, will acquire 100% of the outstanding shares Silver Lake
Global investor services group IQ-EQ has appointed Ilias Georgopoulos as global head of private and institutional asset owners, a key position in the firm’s commercial leadership team. Georgopoulos has over 25 years’ financial services experience, including more than a decade at senior leadership level and with responsibilities spanning the US,
Several VC firms have advised their portfolio companies to pull money from troubled Silicon Valley Bank following a surprise announcement that the bank, a key lender to technology start-ups, was issuing $2.25 billion of shares to bolster its capital position after a significant loss on its investment portfolio, according to
KKR & Co, MBK Partners and Brookfield Asset Management are among the potential acquirers of a minority stake in South Korean gas company AirFirst, which local PE firm IMM Private Equity is looking to sell for $1 billion, according to a report by Reuters. Unnamed Reuters sources have revealed that
A number of private equity firms including Advent International and CVC Capital Partners are weighing up bids to acquire a minority stake in Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s aircraft maintenance and repair unit, according to a report by Bloomberg. Unnamed Bloomberg sources say that Lufthansa’s Technik business, which could be valued at
BlackRock Alternatives, through its Private Equity business, has launched two new European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs), broadening access for institutional investors and private individuals across Europe to private equity opportunities globally.
Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment management firm with more than $52 billion of assets under management, announced has opened a new office in Sydney, Australia, which will be managed by Shaun Thomas, newly appointed principal, investor relations, who joined the firm in November. Sydney is Adams Street’s first
Prysm Capital has promoted Lauren Moffatt to a partner of the firm, with immediate effect. Moffatt who has experience across various segments of the private equity value chain, has served as a principal at Prysm Capital since 2021. Prior to Prysm, Moffatt spent four years as a member of Audax
Solenis, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals used in water-intensive industries, and a portfolio company of Platinum Equity since 2021, is to acquire hygiene, infection prevention and cleaning solutions provide Diversey, in an all-cash transaction valued at an enterprise value of approximately $4.6 billion.Â
Charterhouse Capital Partners has sold its its portfolio company Tarsus Group, an international B2B events group, to Informa PLC in a deal with an enterprise value of $940 million, consisting of a combination of cash and shares.
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