Managers
Paul Hastings has represented Teleperformance SE, a specialist in outsourced omnichannel customer experience management, in the company’s acquisition of Intelenet, a major global provider of high-end omnichannel customer experience management, back-office, human resources and financial and administration services, from Blackstone (NYSE: BX) for a total consideration of USD1 billion.
The transaction is expected to close by 30 September 2018, subject to certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
Corporate Partners Teri O’Brien in San Diego and Ronan O’Sullivan in London led the Paul Hastings team, which also included senior associates Melissa Garcia and Matthew Poxon, and associates Spencer Young, Aimee Fabri, Taylor Denson, Tyler Dodge and Brittany Pifer.
Attorneys from the
TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, has acquired and combined Global Software and insightsoftware.com International, two ERP reporting and corporate performance management software companies.
With over 6,000 enterprise customers globally and more than 75,000 end users, the combination creates the market-leading ERP financial and operational reporting platform. Financial terms of both transactions were not disclosed.
The combined company will be named insightsoftware and will be led by new Chief Executive Officer, Michael Lipps.
Mr. Lipps previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of MercuryGate International and as Managing Director at LexisNexis, where he led the
PPM America’s private equity arm, PPM America Capital Partners (PPM), has closed its seventh co-investment fund, PPM America Private Equity Fund VII, with a 159 per cent increase in size from its predecessor fund.
The newly closed Fund is a part of PPM’s long-standing private equity program which primarily focuses on North American middle market buyout and growth opportunities. PPM’s private finance team was established in 1991; by 1996, the team expanded and developed into separate asset class teams focused on private equity, private debt, bank loans, and structured finance.
PPM America Capital Partners was formed in 2000 and
Pipedrive Inc has closed a USD50 million Series C round led by new investor Insight Venture Partners and existing investor Bessemer Venture Partners, with additional participation from existing investors Rembrandt Venture Partners and Atomico.
Strongly positioned to capitalise on a surging global CRM market worth over USD40 billion (Gartner), Pipedrive plans to further expand its R&D, accelerate customer growth across its global footprint, and explore strategic acquisitions. This round brings Pipedrive’s total venture capital funding to date to USD80 million.
Headquartered in New York and Tallinn, Pipedrive is a truly global offering with 75,000 customers in 170 countries. With
Macfarlanes has advised healthcare-focused private equity firm Apposite Capital on the closing of its second fund Apposite Healthcare Fund II and associated vehicles at GBP144.5 million.
The fund attracted commitments from both new and existing investors including fund of funds, financial institutions, family offices and corporates from Europe, Asia and the US. Capital raised will be invested in healthcare companies across the UK and Europe.
The Macfarlanes team for this matter was led by investment management partner Stephen Robinson with assistance from investment management senior counsel Emily Brown and Mark Baldwin, a partner in the tax group, providing tax
Jaguar’s InMotion Ventures has launched Carpe, a new, all-inclusive car subscription service offering customers access to brand new Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles.
The service is aimed at busy, high-mileage UK residents who spend many hours a week driving. They can sign up to Carpe, and subscribe to driving a brand new Jaguar or Land Rover for 12 months with no deposit. Carpe allows subscribers to get a new car every year and the vehicle specifications can be tailored to meet individual needs, with no restrictions on mileage. The vehicle, servicing, maintenance, insurance, roadside assistance and delivery is part of
GPB Capital has completed the acquisition of a majority ownership stake in Health Prime International (HPI), a provider of practice management and revenue cycle management solutions for medical practices across the US. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
“Independent medical practices are always seeking new ways to streamline their billing and practice management processes so they can focus as much as possible on just treating patients,” says Michael Frost, Managing Partner of GPB Capital responsible for the firm’s Technology Enabled Services Investments. “By integrating HPI with our existing healthcare-focused IT portfolio companies, we can bring HPI’s advanced interoperability
Funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) are to jointly invest with Cardinal Health in naviHealth, a manager of post-acute benefits for health plans and a value-based care partner to health systems and providers.
naviHealth currently serves more than two million insured members and manages care transitions for approximately 800 acute hospitals and 11,000 post-acute care facilities in the US.
Under the terms of the agreement, CD&R-managed funds will acquire approximately a 55 per cent ownership stake in naviHealth while Cardinal Health will retain approximately a 45 per cent interest in the business. In addition, Cardinal Health will
Avedon Capital Partners, together with management and its co-investors has sold Seebach, a Germany based provider of metallic filtration solutions, to John crane, a division of UK-based Smiths Group plc.
Seebach is a leading supplier of bespoke, highly engineered, premium quality filtration solutions, including both full systems and replacement filter elements, for critical applications particularly in the polymer and oil & gas markets. The Company’s headquarters and main production facility are located in Vellmar, Germany. Seebach operates an additional production plant in Pune, India. The company employs circa 110 staff.
Avedon and its co-investors acquired Seebach in 2012. Together
Inverness Graham, a private investment firm based in suburban Philadelphia, has acquired EiKO Global. Headquartered in Shawnee, Kansas. EiKO distributes its branded LED lamps and fixtures globally.
The Company has more than 1,700 US customers serving industrial and commercial end-markets.
The EiKO fulfilment platform supports its distributor customers with same-day shipments and two-day turnarounds to meet customers’ needs in North America. EiKO is the initial acquisition within a broader LED lighting platform-build initiative at Inverness Graham.
“The EiKO opportunity arose from a proactive search in the lighting market,” says Michael Morrissey, Managing Principal of Inverness Graham. “The Company is
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
