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Regulatory DataCorp (RDC) has been acquired from Bain Capital Ventures and others by Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on software, data and technology-enabled businesses.
The acquisition will allow RDC to increase its investment in risk and compliance software and data solutions to help prevent financial crime.
Headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, RDC is a provider of counterparty risk and financial regulatory compliance data and software solutions to financial institutions and technology companies, as well as sharing economy, social media, and multinational companies worldwide.
By combining data, a scalable platform, experienced analysts, and tailored analytics,
GI Partners has entered into an agreement to acquire Daxko from Pamlico Capital in a recapitalisation transaction with management.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, Daxko is a provider of mission critical software to member-based health and wellness organisations. Daxko helps customers achieve operational efficiency, deliver strong fiscal management, and engage their members in meaningful ways.
Pamlico acquired Daxko, in partnership with management, in February 2014, and has supported the company as it completed two acquisitions, added over 50 employees, and grew revenue by approximately 30 per cent per year.
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Fried Frank has advised OpCapita on the raising of its second fund, OpCapita Consumer Opportunities Fund II.
Upon close, the fund reached its hard cap of EUR350 million, exceeding its debut fund, OpCapita Consumer Opportunities Fund, which raised EUR110 million when it reached its final close in December 2014.
The fund, which was significantly oversubscribed, builds on strong support from existing global investors, and also attracted new investors.
The fund intends to generate superior returns through a strategy of intense operational turnaround of underperforming businesses in the retail, consumer and leisure sectors in Europe.
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Clearwater International has advised Greek private equity house Global Finance, the majority shareholder of TotalSoft, in addition to other shareholders, on the sale of TotalSoft to Logo Software Investment.
Logo, a subsidiary of Logo Yazılım Sanayi ve Ticaret, has acquired 100 per cent of TotalSoft shares for an enterprise value of EUR30 million.
According to market reports, the Romanian enterprise application software (EAS) market is expected to grow significantly over the next five years.
TotalSoft reported a revenue of over EUR20 million in 2015 and its international sales made up 23 per cent of the overall total. In 2016
Rutland Partners has completed the sale of Millbrook Group to Spectris for GBP122 million.
The disposal from Rutland Fund II realises for investors a return of over six times its investment.
Millbrook was acquired from General Motors for an undisclosed sum on 2 October 2013. It is a test, validation and engineering service provider for the automotive, transport, tyre, petrochemical, security and defence markets.
Established in 1968, Millbrook is located at the heart of the UK automotive and fuels industries. The business owns a 665-acre site offering extensive test and validation facilities which complement over 45 miles of
STAR Capital has acquired a majority stake in Globalways, a Stuttgart-based IT services and infrastructure business.
The investment is the second made by the STAR III Fund, following the acquisition of Synergy Health Management Services in July 2016.
STAR, in partnership with the founders and management team of Globalways, will commit around EUR60 million of growth capital to build a regional data centre business in Germany.
The continued growth in internet usage is driving an increasing need for data storage, distribution and access requirements while demanding the latest standards in IT security. This is happening at the same
Private equity fund manager and Enterprise Investment Scheme and venture capital trust specialist Calculus Capital has sold its holdings in AIM-listed Horizon Discovery.
The average exit multiple for sale of the shares was 1.82x, constituting a tax-free return of over 160 per cent to investors, when factoring in initial income tax relief of 30 per cent.
Calculus’s holding period in Horizon Discovery was three years and three months, representing an efficient investment-to-exit time line. The minimum holding period for a company’s shares to qualify for income tax relief through the Enterprise Investment Scheme is three years.
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Law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Rutland Partners on the sale of Millbrook Group to Spectris for GBP122 million, realising a return for investors of over six times their investment.
Taylor Wessing advised Rutland on the acquisition of Millbrook from General Motors in 2013.
The business, a test, validation and engineering service provider, owns a 665-acre site offering extensive test and validation facilities which complement over 45 miles of on and off road test tracks with a variety of surfaces, features and terrains.
Millbrook also acquired Test World in Finland in 2015, a deal on which Taylor Wessing
Orrick has advised a consortium of international private equity firms, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Columbia Capital, HarbourVest Partners, Innova Capital, MC Partners and Oak Investment Partners, in the sale of Slovakian telecommunications provider Benestra to private equity house Sandberg Capital.
The deal, announced one 26 May 2016, has now closed.
Lead partner Shawn Atkinson has been advising members of the consortium of investors since they first acquired the assets of telecommunications service provider GTS Central Europe in 2007.
Following over six years of investing in GTS’s growth and building the company into one of the leading telecoms providers
Hong-Kong based private equity firm NewQuest Capital Partners has acquired Integreon, a provider of legal, document, business and research outsourcing, from LiveIt Investments and Actis.
Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Amit Gupta, partner and chief operating officer at NewQuest, says: “The Integreon transaction is an exciting opportunity to invest in a global leader with attractive growth prospects. Over the past few years, the business has achieved an exceptional market position and is poised to take advantage of its long-standing strong client relationships, its global delivery platforms, and deep experience in working with professional clientele. Integreon
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