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Global software sector deal activity surged in Q3 2020, says Pagemill Partners

Pagemill Partners, the technology division of Duff & Phelps, has published data revealing a sharp bounce-back in software deal activity in Q3 2020, with 466 transactions recorded between July and September 2020. As boardroom focus shifted away from bracing-for-impact, a combination of strong operating performance and more readily available financing resulted

Palatine’s impact fund invests in Back2Work Group

Palatine Private Equity has completed the sixth investment from its Impact Fund, with the acquisition of a stake in a fast-growing training company which helps individuals return to employment and develop new skills.Palatine’s returns-focused GBP100 million Impact Fund, which invests in profitable businesses making a positive impact on the environment

CenterGate Capital-backed Mid-State acquires AZZ SMS

CenterGate Capital’s portfolio company Mid-State Industrial Maintenance (Mid-State) has expanded its service capabilities in the power generation and pulp and paper industries with the acquisition of AZZ SMS (SMS) from AZZ Inc (AZZ).

Grafton Capital takes majority ownership position in Third Financial

Private equity firm Grafton Capital has invested GBP7 million into Third Financial, a fast growing, investment platform and software provider. Grafton Capital’s investment takes it to majority ownership of the business, with GBP1.5 million of fresh capital being injected onto the balance sheet. The deal follows previous investment rounds in 2015

Atwater Capital acquires a minority stake in Freepik

Atwater Capital (Atwater), a private equity firm that focuses exclusively on the media and entertainment sectors, is to acquire a minority stake in Freepik Company (Freepik), a global freemium provider of digital visual content. Vania Schlogel, Managing Partner & Founder of Atwater, has also been appointed to the Board of Freepik.

Eternygen holds first closing of its Series A2 funding round

Eternygen has held first closing of its Series A2 funding round led by new anchor investor Evotec SE and additional funding from venture capital firms Epidarex Capital, IBB Ventures and a number of family offices. The new investment amounting to EUR5 million will be used to drive Eternygen’s development of novel

Auxo Investment Partners acquires steel rule die manufacturer GC Dies

Private investment firm Auxo Investment Partners has acquired GC Dies, a steel rule die manufacturer based in Elmhurst, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The deal marks Auxo’s ninth acquisition in the firm’s inaugural investment fund, Auxo Growth Holdings I LLC, which closed in the fall of 2018. It is Auxo’s fifth

MVF acquires AppWiki

MVF, a UK-based global customer generation platform, has the acquisition of Dutch Software comparison website AppWiki. 

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