An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock), a middle-market private investment firm, has closed it sale of snack manufacturer Pretzels, Inc (Pretzels) to The Hershey Company (Hershey). An affiliate of Peak Rock acquired Pretzels in 2018 from the founding families. During Peak Rock’s ownership, Pretzels embarked on a variety
Brightstar Capital Partners (Brightstar), a private equity firm focused on partnering with families, founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, is to acquire Novae Corp (Novae), in partnership with the Company’s founder and senior management team. Novae’s Founder and CEO Steve Bermes, and President and COO Chris Storie will continue to
Esme Learning Solutions, a specialist in online professional development has secured a further USD15 million in new funding to support the edtech company’s rapid global expansion. Previous investors, Adit Ventures are committing a further USD10 million with leading edtech solution providers, ThriveDX making a strategic investment of USD5 million. The
RiverNorth Capital Management has acquired a minority stake in TrueMark Investments, an Illinois-based asset manager and Advisor to the TrueShares actively managed ETFs. The two firms will work jointly to develop a suite of ETFs under the RiverNorth brand, complementing its existing fund line-up which currently includes mutual funds, closed-end
BC Partners Credit, the credit arm of BC Partners, has held the final closing of Special Opportunities Fund II (SOF II). The Fund was oversubscribed at USD1.2 billion relative to its USD750 million target. BC Partners secured broad support from a diverse group of global investors and SOF II benefitted
Permira’s growth fund has led a USD350 million Series G funding round in Sysdig, Inc, a unified container and cloud security specialist, at a valuation of USD2.5 billion. The round brings total funding to USD744 million and sees the company’s valuation more than double in eight months.
The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, is to invest in iCEV, a developer of SaaS-based digital curriculum, instructional materials and industry certifications for the Career and Technical Education (CTE) market. Riverside has invested in more than 80 education and training
Portobello Capital has closed its acquisition of Legálitas, a tech-enabled legal services platform in Spain. This deal constitutes the largest transaction in the consumer legal-tech segment in Spain in the recent years, and represents the consolidation of the expansion plan started by Legálitas three years ago. Luis Peñarrocha, Norberto Arrate
Patriot Growth Insurance Services (Patriot), a US national insurance agency backed by private equity firms GI Partners and Summit Partners, has added The Safegard Group (Safegard) to its platform. The partnership with Safegard strengthens Patriot’s existing property & casualty and employee benefits brokerage capabilities and expands the platform’s geographic presence
Oakley Capital Private Equity III is to sell its stake in TechInsights, an information services platform for the microelectronics sector. The exit will generate a gross return on investment of c18.8x MM and c82 per cent IRR to Fund III. As part of the transaction, Oakley Capital Fund IV (Fund
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