Luminate Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on enterprise software, has completed a strategic growth investment in Axonify, a specialist in frontline employee training software. Luminate’s investment will enable Axonify to expand its leadership position in the frontline training and communications market by accelerating new product innovations and other
Kirkland & Ellis has emerged as the top legal adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by both value and volume in technology, media & telecom (TMT) sector for Q1 2021, having advised on 86 deals worth USD55.6 billion. A total of 3,009 M&A deals were announced in the sector during
Cybersecurity fundraising activity is on track for another record year, according to ICON Corporate Finance’s April 2021 cybersecurity sector report, which reveals that sector valuations have hit historic highs over the past 12 months. In Q1 2021 USD3.7 billion was invested by VCs globally, an increase of +35 per cent.
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG), a global alternative investment firm with USD44 billion of equity capital under management, has completed a recapitalisation of Windows USA (Windows USA). HIG is partnering with Michael Allbritton, Robert Tankersley, Ryan Guthrie, Eric Oliver and the current management team to provide additional resources to
Astorg has completed its acquisition of Corsearch, from Audax Private Equity (Audax). Corsearch’s suite of end-to end brand risk and performance solutions include trademark research, online brand protection, and anti-piracy. Building on Corsearch’s innovative tools for trademark clearance and brand and content protection, the new owners will invest in the
Kenect, a provider of business texting and communications technology, has secured a strategic growth investment from funds advised by PSG, a growth equity firm partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled service companies. The investment aims to fuel Kenect’s next phase of growth including: Continued product innovation, scaling the go-to-market, adding
TCG Crossover (TCG X), in partnership with The Column Group, has raised an inaugural USD824 million fund focused on crossover and public investments in the life sciences. The oversubscribed fund attracted an array of premier investors including university endowments, family offices, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds. TCG X invests
In a yet a further sign of continuing maturity in private equity, its secondary market is being driven by GP-led deals, giving rise to a greater proliferation of single asset transactions. And as AlpInvest’s Neal Costello explains, this is presenting wider opportunities for liquidity providers.
Forbion, a European life sciences venture capital firm, has held the final close of the Forbion Growth Opportunities Fund I (Forbion Growth I) at its hard cap amount of EUR360 million (USD428 million). Forbion Growth I is focused on investing in late-stage European life sciences companies. Pantheon, Eli Lilly and
Feel, the UK-based digital health company, has closed a GBP4.5 million investment, led by Fuel Ventures and including TMT Investments, Sova VC, Richard Longhurst (founder of LoveHoney.com) and Igor Ryabenkiy (founder and GP of Altair Capital). Feel is on a mission to clean up the ‘dirty’ world of nutritional
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