Deals
Oaktree Capital Management, a US-based private investment firm focussed on distressed debt investment strategies, has sold an additional stake of 25.2 million shares in the Oslo-listed product tanker unit of BW Group, Hafnia, according to a report by Splash247.
Oaktree-controlled OCM Luxembourg Chemical Tankers used Fearnley Securities, Jefferies and Pareto Securities to execute a block sale of existing shares equal to approximately 5.01% of the business, through a private placement, at a price of NOK50 per share, which equates to approximately NOK1.26 billion ($127.6 million).
Prior to this sale, Oaktree held around 50.2 million shares in Hafnia, or just under
Godspeed Capital Management, a private equity firm focussed on defence & government services, solutions, and technology investments, has acquired Morris & Associates, Engineers, a Texas-based engineering and architectural firm.
Private equity firm Helios Investment Partners plans to list some of its assets in the US via a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Onyx Acquisition Co I in a deal valued at nearly $1 billion, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.
Technology investor Investcorp Technology Partners is to acquire a majority stake in Zift Channel Solutions Inc, a provider of Partner Relationship ManagementIntel and Through-Channel Marketing Automation software.
Software and technology private investment specialist Thoma Bravo is to add another cybersecurity asset to its portfolio with the $1.3 billion acquisition of Canada’s Magnet Forensics, a specialist in digital investigation software, according to report by Bloomberg.
Private investment firm Ardian is to acquire a majority stake of about 60% in Assist Digital, a provider of end-to-end customer experience services and a specialist in digital services and CRM technology with a network of 20 offices located across Europe, including in Italy, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands.
Avanse Financial Services, an education loan company backed by Warburg Pincus, has secured a $98 million investment from Kedaara Capital, a Mumbai-based private equity firm focussed on growth-oriented strategic and minority investments in India, according to a report by DealStreetAsia
Waterland Private Equity has made a majority investment in Markettiers4DC (M4DC), a London-headquartered network of tech-enabled, data-driven, broadcast activated, strategic communications agencies. Financial details of they transaction have not been disclosed.
Vista Equity Partners, an enterprise software-focussed investment firm, has sold its majority stake in Zapproved, an e-discovery software provider for corporate legal teams, to Leeds Equity Partners portfolio company Exterro, a provider of Legal Governance, Risk and Compliance software.
Private equity firm General Atlantic has made a $350 million investment in Walmart-backed PhonePe at a $12 billion valuation, making it India’s most valuable payments firm, according to a report by Reuters.
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