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JZ Capital Partners sells stake in Winn Group

JZ Capital Partners, a London-listed fund that invests in US and European micro-cap companies and US real estate, has closed the sale of its minority stake in Winn Group. The stake was sold to a major financial institution for EUR20.8 million (USD23 million) following the receipt of regulatory approval.  

Golden Gate Capital acquires Tronair

Private equity firm Golden Gate Capital has acquired Tronair Parent from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners. Tronair will remain headquartered in Holland, Ohio and will continue to be led by its current senior management team, including president and CEO Harley Kaplan.   Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.  

Thoma Bravo holds final close for flagship Fund XII at USD7.6bn

Private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo has completed fundraising for Thoma Bravo Fund XII, its most recent flagship fund, with USD7.6 billion in commitments. Thoma Bravo has completed more than 140 software and technology-enabled service acquisitions, representing about USD30 billion in enterprise value.   "Over the past 15 years we

Omnes Capital sells Valorem stake to 3i Infrastructure

3i Infrastructure has completed its investment in renewable development and operating company Valorem. 3i Infrastructure has invested EUR57 million to acquire its 28.5 per cent interest in the French business and to fund the company’s pipeline.   3i Infrastructure acquired its interest from FCPR Capenergie, a fund managed by Omnes

ISF III holds first close at EUR350m target

European private equity investor Idinvest Partners has held the first close of its Secondary Fund III (ISF III) at its initial target of EUR350 million. ISF III will follow its predecessor fund by focusing on mature secondary transactions in the European small and mid-market.   ISF III has already completed its first secondary transaction and

Five trends that could spark a global M&A surge

Investors hunting for returns should closely monitor five trends that could spark an increase in corporate takeovers in coming months, according to asset manager AllianceBernstein (AB). Mark Phelps, AB’s chief investment officer—Concentrated Global Growth, says that while the annual scale of global mergers and acquisitions was currently down on the

NewQuest Capital Partners acquires Integreon

Hong-Kong based private equity firm NewQuest Capital Partners has acquired Integreon, a provider of legal, document, business and research outsourcing, from LiveIt Investments and Actis. Financial terms of the deal have not been released.   Amit Gupta, partner and chief operating officer at NewQuest, says: “The Integreon transaction is an

HarbourVest makes full and final cash offer for SVG Capital

HarbourVest Bidco has received an irrevocable undertaking from a SVG Capital shareholder in respect of 31,221,994 SVG Capital shares and letters of intent from SVG Capital shareholders to accept its offer in respect of a total of 35,419,782 SVG Capital shares. These represent, in aggregate, approximately 20.0 per cent and

Zencap AM launches Zencap Infra Debt 2

Zencap Asset Management has launched Zencap Infra Debt 2, attracting a total commitment of EUR236 million for its first closing from four institutional investors in the insurance sector. The new vehicle, a French FCT, will invest through Natixis’ infrastructure platform, which provides access to infrastructure debt and bespoke servicing on

Hermes launches direct lending strategy

Hermes Investment Management has launched the Hermes Direct Lending Strategy with an initial commitment from a cornerstone institutional investor. Hermes intends to follow this with the launch of a fund later in the year, subject to regulatory approval.   The strategy aims to provide access to the stable, low-correlated returns

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