SilverEdge Government Solutions (SilverEdge), a provider of cybersecurity, software, and intelligence solutions for the defence and intelligence communities and a portfolio company of Godspeed Capital, has acquired Counter Threat Solutions (CTS), a provider of all source and counterintelligence analysis, identity intelligence, and enterprise IT and data management solutions.  Founded in 2015 and based in Reston, Virginia, CTS provides technology solutions and related services to key US intelligence agencies. Led by CEO Theresa Keith, a US Army intelligence veteran with more than 20 years of experience in the IC, CTS employs more than 100 technical and mission support specialists, nearly 100%

Warburg Pincus is making its largest investment to date in the Asian insurance sector with the commitment of $350 million to set up Oona Insurance, a Southeast Asian digital general insurance platform, according to a report by Reuters. The report cites a statement by Warburg Pincus as confirming that the buyout firm is partnering with Abhishek Bhatia, a former group chief officer of Asian insurance company FWD Group’s new business models unit, to set up the new business.   Oona will comprise Warburg Pincus’ two existing insurance assets – Indonesia’s PT Asuransi Bina Dana Arta Tbk and Philippines’ Mapfre Insular

CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII is to acquire 50% of Gridspertise, a smart grid OEM serving electricity infrastructure operators owned by the Enel Group through Enel Grids. Gridspertise is an energy transition enabler, providing essential hardware, software and services to electricity infrastructure operators. Its products help customers transform traditional electricity distribution grids into smart grids and respond to the steep growth in power consumption demands. The product offering of Gridspertise includes smart electricity meters, smart grid devices – namely devices installed at a higher level of the electricity value chain which record energy flows and automate energy dispatching decisions –

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP), the middle-market focused private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, have completed an investment in Emler Swim School (Emler or the Company).  MSCP is partnering with the current management team and investor group led by Emler Chief Executive Officer Greg Laird and President and Chief Financial Officer Jim Draudt, who will continue to lead the business. Headquartered in Dallas, Emler is an operator of swim schools in the United States, operating more than 38 locations in Texas, Kansas, Oregon, Nevada, Wisconsin, Virginia and Massachusettc. Through purpose-built facilities, the Company teaches

The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in Spain-based plywood manufacturer Garnica from Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) and certain shareholders in a €500 million deal. The transactions sees ICG exit the company, while the Garnica family will reinvest part of the money obtained and retain, along with the management team, a meaningful stake in the capital.   Gibson Dunn & Crutcher advised The Carlyle Group on the acquisitions.  

Arrowpoint Advisory’s Industrials team has advised Switzerland-based Cavotec SA (Cavotec) on the carve out and disposal of its Airports Division to US-based investment group Fernweh Group. Cavotec Airports Division will now be known as Dabico Airports Solutions (Dabico). Cavotec is a global engineering group, headquartered in Lugano, Switzerland, and listed on the Nasdaq OMX in Stockholm, Sweden. Cavotec designed and manufactured automated connection and electrification systems for ports, industrial, and airport applications worldwide before making the decision in 2021 to streamline its strategy and divest its Airports division. Cavotec will now focus solely on the growing markets for sustainability solutions

Lithium startup EnergyX, which completed two rounds of financing from 2020 to 2021 through the Netcapital Funding Portal, has received a $450 million investment commitment from private equity firm Global Emerging Markets Group (GEM) in conjunction with its plans to go public by 2024. Founded in 2017, EnergyX is a developer of next generation battery technology and direct lithium extraction technology to help enable the global transition to renewable energy. Netcapital.com hosts an SEC-registered funding portal that enables private companies to raise capital online, while investors are able to invest from almost anywhere in the world, at any time, with

Stout, a global investment bank and advisory firm backed by Audax Private Equity (Audax), has acquired The Claro Group (Claro), a US-based, privately owned financial, economic, and management consulting firm.  Since 2005, Claro has helped executives and management teams analyse, control, and resolve difficult business challenges related to high-stakes litigation, insurance claims, corporate recovery, and other economic and financial matters. Claro’s team of 92 professionals have now joined Stout, led by its Chairman John Cadarette, who has been named as co-president of Stout’s Disputes, Claims, & Investigations group. Joining Stout will be 21 managing directors located in Chicago, Houston, Los

Abris Capital Partners (Abris), an ESG transformation specialist private equity investor, has supported Alsendo, a Central European technology shipping solutions business, in acquiring a majority stake in Innoship, a Romanian SaaS delivery management platform.  Alsendo will team up with all four founders of Innoship, who are staying on board following the acquisition. Innoship is a pure SaaS delivery management specialist founded in Romania in 2019, offering advanced technology solutions that optimize last-mile management through data intelligence for over 200 medium and large retailers in Europe. The company will help drive Alsendo’s transition from reselling into a technology-driven, SaaS-focused business model.