Private equity firm Permira is preparing for a potential $4bn sale of Octus, the financial data and intelligence provider formerly known as Reorg, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Unigestion Private Equity (Unigestion), a mid-market asset manager, has sold its stake in Tecvia, a European provider of digital content and software solutions for driver’s licence training and the education of commercial drivers, to Harris Computer.
Private equity investor LDC, part of Lloyds Banking Group, has invested in performance marketing agency Shoptimised. Founded in 2018, Tyneside-based Shoptimised’s SaaS platform is designed to help retailers increase online sales. It employs over 40 people and has more than 1,000 customers in the UK and Europe.
Oakley Capital, a European mid-market private equity investor, has sold its stake in portfolio company atHome to Apax Partners. Following completion of the transaction, the firm’s fund will have delivered aggregate gross returns of 2.3x MM and c.23% IRR across its investments in Casa.it and atHome.
Shore Capital Partners has held the final close of its sixth Shore Capital Healthcare Partners Fund and second Shore Search Partners Fund, with a total of approximately $850m in combined capital commitments across the two funds.
Da Vinci Capital portfolio company Noventiq, a global provider of digital transformation and cybersecurity solutions, has secured a significant equity investment from Niobrara Capital, a US private equity firm focused on technology and enterprise services.
Talent advisory firm DHR Global has promoted Stacy Donohue to Partner in the firm’s Private Equity Practice. Based in St Louis, Donohue specialises in C-suite, board, and VP-level executive searches for portfolio companies backed by top-tier PE firms.
UK mid-market private equity firm Palatine has formed a strategic partnership with Flotilla, a sustainability specialist for the private equity sector, as it looks to elevate ESG performance across its portfolio companies.
Medline, the medical supplies manufacturer backed by Blackstone, Carlyle Group, and Hellman & Friedman, has reported net sales of approximately $13.5bn in the first half of 2025, up nearly 10% from the same period last year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Global Management and The Vistria Group scored a solid market debut for their education investment as University of Phoenix owner Phoenix Education Partners surged 18.8% on its first day of NYSE trading, valuing the company at around $1.35bn, according to a report by Reuters.
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