Deals
Bridge Bank’s Technology Banking Group has provided USD7 million in venture debt to Appcues, a provider of technology to identify onboarding issues and provide low-code, non-technical solutions to fix them.
Citrix Systems is to be acquired by affiliates of Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, and Evergreen Coast Capital Corporation (Evergreen), an affiliate of activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management (Elliott) in an all-cash transaction valued at USD16.5 billion, including the assumption of Citrix debt.
SmallSpark Space Systems Limited (also known as S4) has closed a secured an additional GBP1.1 million in seed funding, adding to the GBP500k the company raised late last year, and GBP205 thousand of additional research funding from multiple partners including Research England and UKRI.
Nordic Capital is to acquire CARE Fertility (CARE), a fertility clinic group in the UK from Silverfleet Capital.
Hedge fund Elliott Management Corp and Vista Equity Partners are planning to acquire Citrix Systems Inc in a deal that values the US cloud computing company at about USD13 billion, according to a report by Reuters.
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in water pressure-boosting solutions business Stuart Turner, in a secondary buy-out backed by Epiris.
Descartes Underwriting, an InsurTech company specialising in next-generation corporate insurance solutions to address climate and emerging risks, has raised USD120 million in a Series B funding round led by growth equity firm Highland Europe alongside Eurazeo.
Pacifica Beauty, a specialist in 100 per cent vegan, cruelty-free, clean beauty, has secured a strategic investment from Brentwood Associates, a growth-oriented middle market private equity investment firm.
Godspeed Capital Management (Godspeed Capital), a lower middle-market Defense & Government services, solutions, and technology focused private equity firm, has acquired Savli Group, a professional services company providing ServiceNow Software and Information Technology automation solutions to Federal Agencies, including the US Defense and Intelligence Communities.
Eagle Merchant Partners (Eagle), an Atlanta-based private equity firm specialising in consumer and industrial opportunities, has exited its investment in recreational surfacing company RG through a sale to Sentinel Capital Partners.
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
