As the most highly developed region for private debt, the North American market is also at a later stage of the credit cycle than the European or Asian marketplaces. Strong growth in, and demand for, middle-market direct lending in recent years appears to have levelled off in 2015 according to
Ogier in Jersey has acted on the formation of Validis Holdings Limited, a newly formed company backed by Don Robert and Pollen Street Capital, on the acquisition of the business and assets of Future Route Limited, trading as Validis. Validis is a financial data transmission software that serves global accountancy
InvestCloud has raised USD45 million in growth equity funding in a round led by FTV Capital. The fund will be used to further invest in the company’s platform and functionality, enhance customer service, and expand the company’s global footprint. Richard Garman, FTV Capital managing partner, has joined InvestCloud’s board of
An affiliate of HIG Capital, along with Split Rock Partners, has closed the acquisition of HelpSystems. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN, HelpSystems is a leading provider of system & network management, business intelligence, and security & compliance solutions. With over 9,000 customers across a broad range of industries, HelpSystems is
Clearlake Capital Group is to acquire Syncsort Incorporated, a global Big Data enterprise software provider. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Syncsort provides powerful, secure, enterprise-grade software that spans “Big Iron to Big Data,” including fast-growing analytical platforms such as Apache Hadoop,
Xpenditure has raised USD5.7 million in Series A financing. Xpenditure offers expense management solutions for enterprise and SME customers in 40 countries, and integrates with all major online accounting platforms. Xpenditure aims to become the market leader in expense management. The USD5.7 million Series A round was led by
The latest factsheet from Preqin provides a roundup of private equity fundraising in the third quarter, featuring breakdowns of fund closures by strategy and geography, data for time spent on the road, dry powder, and the 10 largest private equity funds to close in Q3. View the full factsheet here.
Palatine Private Equity has completed the management buyout of Vernacare, the UK’s market leading provider of single use infection control systems to the healthcare sector. This is Palatine’s first deal from the GBP220m Fund III which closed in June this year. Based in Bolton, Vernacare employs over 200 staff across
KKR is to acquire a majority stake in Selecta Group (Selecta) from Allianz Capital Partners ACP. The transaction is subject to, among other things, the consent of Selecta’s bondholders. Selecta is a leader in the European vending and coffee services market and geographically diversified across Europe with operations in 21
Inflexion has completed the GBP92m buyout of Alcumus Group Ltd (Alcumus), a market-leading provider of technology-enabled compliance risk management and certification services, from Sovereign Capital. Alcumus serves over 8,000 clients, including 35 per cent of the FTSE 100, providing outsourced risk management services which are critical to compliance with UK
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