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HIG Capital acquires portfolio of compensation assets from IBM

An affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital has acquired a portfolio of compensation product offerings, including Salary.com, from IBM Corporation. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Salary.com is a provider of reliable information, software, and best practices for compensation professionals. The Company’s product offerings help employers

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Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners raises over USD225m for Private Markets Income Fund I

Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners (AIP) has closed on over USD225 million in final capital commitments for Private Markets Income Fund I (PMIF). The fund’s strategy is to invest in niche income-oriented private market strategies, across primary fund commitments, co-investments and secondaries, which provide near-to-medium-term cash distributions. These investment strategies

Trilantic Capital Partners invests in Maugeri

Trilantic Capital Partners Europe has entered into an agreement with Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri (FSM) to make an initial investment of EUR66 million in the company to finance both organic and inorganic growth projects. As part of the transaction, FSM, a leading Italian operator of private hospitals, will transfer all its

Talis Capital leads CensorNet’s funding round to acquire SMS Passcode

CensorNet has acquired SMS Passcode, a European based multi-factor authentication vendor, and will integrate the unique multi-factor authentication technology into its Unified Security Solution. The funding for the acquisition was led by Talis Capital alongside existing investors. Hill Dickinson LLP advised investors on the transaction.    This acquisition follows the

Octopus Ventures announces full exit from Vision Direct

Venture capital investor Octopus Ventures has exited its investment in Vision Direct, the online contact lens retailer. Vision Direct has been acquired by Essilor. Octopus Ventures invested in Vision Direct in 2009 when the company employed 33 people and has remained the largest shareholder throughout this time, seeing Vision Direct

Investindustrial launches EUR2bn Southern Europe-focused private equity fund

Paul Hastings has advised Investindustrial on the launch of Investindustrial Fund VI (Fund VI), the largest ever fund focused primarily on Southern Europe. The fund will pursue majority investments in quality European mid-market companies typically headquartered in Italy, Spain, Portugal or Switzerland with a strong internationalisation potential.   Fund VI

The Hilb Group acquires PriMed Consulting of New Jersey

The Hilb Group (THG) has acquired Ocean Township, NJ-based PriMed Consulting. The transaction became effective 1 February, 2016. PriMed Consulting has been providing physicians in New York and New Jersey with medical malpractice insurance for more than 18 years. As the second transaction in 2016 and ninth in the past

CVC Capital Partners closes on USD1bn for tech-focused growth fund

CVC Capital Partners (CVC) has held the the final closing of CVC Growth Partners, a new fund dedicated to investing in high-growth, middle-market companies in the software and technology-enabled business services sectors. CVC Growth Partners exceeded its USD750 million fund target and, including a sidecar co-investment vehicle, secured total commitments

Battery Ventures closes pair of funds at USD950m

Battery Ventures has closed two new funds at their respective target levels: Battery Ventures XI, a USD650 million vehicle, and Battery Ventures XI Side Fund, a USD300 million fund intended to support larger investments. Battery raised predecessor fund family Battery X and Battery X Side Fund, totalling USD900 million, in

Northern Trust enhances servicing for private equity

In response to increased demand for outsourced alternative asset administration, Northern Trust has enhanced its private equity support with the launch of its capital call execution service. The service allows clients to gain operational efficiencies by outsourcing the processing of capital calls. Capital calls are periodically issued by general partners

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