Allocations
Exponent has reached an agreement to sell Dennis, an international media group and publisher of The Week in the US and the UK, to Future plc (Future), a global platform for specialist media, for a purchase price of GBP300 million.
Partners Group has agreed, on behalf of its clients, to acquire Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT), one of India’s largest providers of high-speed fibre-optic broadband, from Argan (Mauritius) Limited and TA Associates.
Partners Group, which has been a joint investor in ACT since 2016, will acquire a controlling stake in a transaction that values the Company at an enterprise value of nearly USD1.2 billion.
Headquartered in Bangalore with over 7,000 employees, ACT is a leading multi-service operator offering a package of internet, TV, data, and other broadband services. The Company serves around 2 million wired broadband subscribers across 19 cities in
Accession Capital Partners (ACP) has made an investment in proptech business Inplus/Cenatorium Group, a Polish provider of property and geospatial analytics.
Inplus/Cenatorium supplies data-based solutions through its state-of-the-art digital database that combines the most comprehensive real estate transactional data and the geospatial data across Poland. The company’s software combines its experience and knowledge of the dynamics of spatial economy phenomena with advanced data processing technologies, enabling clients to use automated valuation models for real estate as well as to support large-scale infrastructure projects in design, planning and permitting. The Group caters to a high-profile client base that includes top-rated
Global investment manager AllianceBernstein (AB) has established a strategic partnership with LSV Advisors (LSV), a special situations secondaries firm focused on liquidity solutions for hedge fund, private equity, and other alternative investment funds.
The new partnership will enhance investment offerings for the firm’s private wealth business, Bernstein Private Wealth Management. The goal of the partnership is to provide clients access to LSV’s investment strategy to enhance their diversification in alternative investments. As a part of the broader strategic partnership, AB will become the exclusive private wealth partner for LSV.
Founded in 2005, LSV is a pioneer in providing liquidity solutions
Warburg Pincus has made a strategic investment in A-LIGN, a high-growth provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions and top issuer of SOC 2 reports worldwide, alongside existing investor FTV Capital.
This investment will be used to drive product innovation in the company’s A-SCEND SaaS platform, grow the company’s portfolio of service offerings, expand A-LIGN’s global footprint and execute on an aggressive hiring strategy. As demand for cybersecurity assessments continues to soar, A-LIGN is committed to providing the services and technology needed to meet today’s unique regulatory and cybersecurity requirements. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Headquartered in Tampa, Florida,
SGT Capital has acquires Utimaco, a growing global market specialist in cyber security solutions, co-headquartered in Aachen and Campbell, California, with more than 470 employees and expected three-digit million revenues.
The acquisition is subject to different regulatory approvals. Its closing is expected for Q4 2021. The seller is EQT Private Equity, who will continue to participate in the value performance as a minority owner. The parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction value. Debt will be provided by Bain Capital Credit.
The 100 per cent subsidiary of SGT German Private Equity in Frankfurt (SGF), SGT Capital Pte Ltd (SGTPTE),
Denver-based private equity firm Mountaingate Capital has sold its position in Bounteous in connection with a new investment in the company completed by New Mountain Capital.
The exit of Bounteous represents another successful outcome for Mountaingate’s investors in a digital marketing services platform with highly differentiated capabilities. Mountaingate first partnered with Bounteous’ predecessor entity HS2 Solutions, and its co-founders Keith Schwartz and Phil Hollyer, in 2016. The five-year partnership between Bounteous and Mountaingate resulted in six-fold growth.
Bounteous helps clients solve their most difficult digital challenges by building unique, insights-driven customer experiences that leverage a powerful blend of data analytics,
HIG Growth Partners (HIG) has sold its portfolio company, Telescope Inc, a provider of real-time fan engagement solutions for live events, gamified second screen experiences and interactive livestreams, to Bally’s Corporation.
Telescope’s first-in-class products and services will amplify the Bally’s Interactive, Bally Bet and Bally Sports brands, enabling viewers and players to have an integrated experience that allows them to engage on a multitude of platforms and channels, including online and offline. By delivering customised and interactive content, as well as deeply engaging social experiences, Telescope will connect with Bally’s customers in innovative ways, providing opportunities for Bally’s to attract
Finnfund provides a USD12 million senior loan to Bandwidth and Cloud Services Group (BCS), a telecom infrastructure provider operating in several African countries.
With Finnfund’s help as a key project investor, BCS is expanding its operations in East, Central and South Africa. The project increases reliability, accessibility and affordability of the internet when compared to the alternatives.
“Large areas still rely on satellite connections, and in many of these countries, data transfer prices are amongst the highest in the world”, says Yonas Maru, Managing Director of BCS. “By building our own infrastructure, BCS can offer full connectivity throughout the region
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