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The latest CEPRES Private Capital Market Outlook highlights the impacts of Covid-19 and offers an economic review of 2020, an analysis of the last quarter of the year, and insights for 2021. 
Anghami will become the first Arab technology company to list on NASDAQ New York via a merger with Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that raised USD100 million in its August 2020 initial public offering. The transaction implies an initial pro-forma enterprise valuation of approximately USD220 million, or 2.5x 2022 estimated revenues. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 of 2021. SHUAA Capital, the UAE’s premier publicly listed asset management and investment banking firm and Vistas Media Capital Singapore, the parent of the sponsor for Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc, have gathered
Playfly Sports, a full-service sports marketing company, has acquired three of FOX Sports’ leading businesses: Home Team Sports, Impression Sports, and FOX Sports College Properties.  These additions provide Playfly Sports with the ability to help brands and advertisers reach households nationwide via live US broadcasts of MLB, NBA, and NHL games, and expand their presence in the collegiate and high school multimedia rights space. Playfly Sports’ platform offers brands a differentiated advertising and media engine consisting of scaled linear, digital, and experiential assets that connect with sports fans at a local, regional, and national level. “Playfly now has the unique
NewSpring Growth has invested in Deposco, a provider of cloud-based omnichannel fulfilment software solutions.
Clearlake Capital Group and TA Associates are to acquire Precisely, a specialist in data integrity.  Josh Rogers, CEO of Precisely, will continue to lead the Company supported by the existing management team. Upon closing of the transaction, Clearlake and TA Associates will become majority shareholders in Precisely. Centerbridge Partners, the current majority shareholder in Precisely, will retain a minority equity stake. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “With global spending on digital transformation expected to reach USD2.3 trillion by 2023, Precisely is well positioned to generate rapid growth. Organisations around the world are increasingly focused on their ability to
Blank cheque
By Brenon Daly, Research Director, 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence – Boosted by an unprecedented shopping spree by blank-cheque companies, the tech M&A market extended its stunning rebound from last spring’s Covid-19 collapse.
US Orthopaedic Partners (USOP), a full-service, integrated orthopaedic care platform that provides the full continuum of musculoskeletal treatment to patients in the Southeastern US, has acquired Jackson Anesthesia Pain Center (Jackson Pain Institute) and Oxford Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, PLLC (Oxford Orthopaedics).  Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Jackson Anesthesia and Oxford Orthopaedics provide state-of-the-art care for a complete range of musculoskeletal disorders, chronic disease management, and injuries to the human body. Both practices are well known in their regional markets for providing the most up-to-date orthopaedic care, including both non-surgical and surgical options to treat
Blockchain specialist Metis, has raised USD1 million in seed and angel funding, which will enable it to release its new Layer2 DAO framework at the end of March.  The investors are Ralf P Gerteis, P1X Capital, Waterdrip Capital, DFG, Chain Capital, AC Capital, Block.power Combinator, Hotbit, SSSnodes, Crasolum, Kernel Ventures, Catcher VC, Jubi Labs and Ming Liu, former co-founder of Tron.   Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) create value in a decentralised and autonomous managed way, with members participating in a DAO and benefitting from it, based on their contribution. However, they have a number of inherent organisational and technological drawbacks.
Stuart Turner, the internationally recognised manufacturer of water boosting pumps and systems, has acquired pressurisation and HVAC specialist Mikrofill Systems Ltd (Mikrofill). The transaction has been supported by follow-on funding provided by Stuart Turner’s private equity backer LDC.   Founded in 1906, Stuart Turner designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of water powering solutions, from domestic pumps to large water boosting systems for commercial and industrial projects.   Leading mid-market private equity firm LDC backed the management buyout of Stuart Turner in 2017 to help the business target further growth in the commercial pumps sector and support international expansion. During
Kidd & Company (KCO ), a family office investment firm focused on the middle market, has sold Family RV Group (Family RV) has been sold to RV Retailer, LLC, one of the largest privately-held RV dealer in the US.  Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Family RV is a specialty retailer of new and used recreational vehicles and related services, parts and accessories. Since KCO’s initial investment in 2016, Family RV grew from four locations in Ohio and Indiana to 12 locations across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia,

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