Deals
Philadelphia-based buyout firm Inverness Graham has sold Swipeclock, a US cloud-based HR management software solutions provider, to IRIS Software Group.
UK lower mid-market private equity firm Kester Capital has acquired AxTalis, a Belgium-based consulting services provider to the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors, and North Carolina-based Polaris Compliance Consultants on behalf of its portfolio companies MAP Patient Access and GXP Engaged respectively.
Israel-based identity security company CyberArk has agreed to acquire Venafi, a machine identity management company backed by software-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo, for approximately $1.54bn — to be paid in $1bn cash and $540m in CyberArk shares.
Churchill Asset Management, a private capital provider and investment affiliate of Nuveen focusing on middle market private debt and private equity solutions, and Dawson Partners, an alternative asset manager focusing on structured private markets solutions, have closed a $425m transaction.
After a long decline in investment covering seven consecutive quarters, global venture capital investment in crypto companies is on the up again, rising to $2.4bn in the first three months of 2024, according to new data from PitchBook.
European private equity major EQT is in advanced talks with video game services company Keywords Studios over a potential acquisition of the company for £2.2bn, a deal Keywords has indicated it would be “minded’ to accept, according to a report by City AM.
AI hyperscaler CoreWeave, which operates data centres in the US, has secured a $7.5bn debt financing facility led by funds managed by Blackstone with participation from Magnetar as co-lead investor, as well as Coatue Management.
Blackstone and Goldman Sachs Asset Management are providing the largest portions of a $900m direct loan to Depot Connect International, which KKR & Co’s portfolio company will use to refinance more expensive private debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Equistone has made a partial exit from portfolio company KWC Group, a designer and manufacturer of fittings and accessories for kitchens and bathrooms, having sold the firm’s home division, KWC Home, to Italian sanitary specialist Paini.
Blackstone Growth and affiliated funds will acquire a majority stake in business software provider Priority Software from private equity firms TA Associates and Fortissimo Capital, who are both retiring a minority interest in the business.
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