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Equistone portfolio company Amadys acquires tso

Equistone portfolio company Amadys, a provider of passive network equipment solutions for utility infrastructures in the Benelux region, has established an initial market presence in Germany through the add-on acquisition of tso GmbH.  Based in Halver, in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, tso offers splicing and measurement technology, equipment

EQT Private Equity to sell Innovyze in USD1bn deal

EQT Private Equity, through the EQT Mid Market US fund, is to sell Innovyze to Autodesk for an enterprise value of USD1 billion. Innovyze was established in 1996 to provide wet infrastructure software solutions. In 2017, Innovyze merged with XP Solutions to become the leading global provider of smart water

CVC Credit supports Calibre Scientific with incremental USD57m multi-currency credit facility

CVC Credit has further supported life sciences and diagnostics business, Calibre Scientific, by leading an incremental USD57 million multi-currency first lien credit facility to help fuel its ongoing global acquisition strategy. Calibre Scientific is owned by investment firm StoneCalibre. CVC Credit originally provided a USD92 million multi-currency first lien credit

Riverside invests in Rethink as an add-on to Buildout

The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in Think Tech Labs (Rethink), a SaaS-based CRM software serving Commercial Real Estate (CRE) brokerages and brokers.  Rethink is an add-on to Riverside’s portfolio company Buildout, a provider of SaaS-based marketing

Platform9 raises additional Series-D funding led by WRVI Capital

Platform9, an SaaS Managed Kubernetes provider for private and edge clouds, has closed its Series-D funding with an additional USD12.5 million for a total of USD37.5 million.  This round was led by WRVI Capital, with participation from all existing venture investors including NGP Capital, Mubadala Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Menlo Ventures,

Oghma Partners advises SimplyCook on sale to Nestlé UK

Oghma Partners has acted as the exclusive financial adviser to the shareholders of Direct-to-Consumer, UK-based, SimplyCook Limited (SimplyCook) on the sale of the business to Nestlé.  The deal is the latest in Oghma’s healthy portfolio of successful cross-border, European transactions which have included advising Solina Group on the acquisition of

Lightbank closes new USD180m VC fund

Lightbank, a Chicago-based venture capital firm, has closed its second early-stage venture capital fund, Lightbank II, with USD180 million of capital commitments.  The closing brings Lightbank’s total assets under management (AUM) to USD360 million. Lightbank II’s investor base is comprised of institutional investors, family offices, and high net worth individuals.

Intriva Capital acquires stake in MoneyPlus Group

Intriva Capital (Intriva), an independent alternative asset manager, has  acquired a significant stake and supported a management buy-out in MoneyPlus Group (MoneyPlus), one of the UK’s largest providers of consumer debt advice.  Intriva will provide additional funding to further enhance the depth, breadth and value of services for MoneyPlus’ customers

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