Managers
Segulah Fund V is to acquire a majority stake in NVBS Rail, to support the company’s growth.
US-based private equity firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire Command Alkon from its current owner Quilvest Capital Partners.
Command Alkon supplies collaboration platforms for construction’s heavy work, focused on the software and technology-enabled services sectors.
“This agreement is a testament to Command Alkon’s sustained growth, leading market position, and the opportunities opened by our purpose-built platform for heavy construction,” said Larry Neubauer, a senior partner at Quilvest and chairman of the board at Command Alkon.
“Both the board and Quilvest are excited to announce Thoma Bravo’s stewardship of the company. Their investment track record in B2B enterprise software should
In the following Q&A, Alex Lesch, Partner and member of the Investment Strategy and Risk Management team at Adams Street Partners, explains the importance of operational due diligence and why ongoing collaboration with GPs helps solidify investment confidence.
Private Equity firm Resolute Capital Partners (RCP) has joined Elliott Management, a hedge fund manager, and Soft Bank, a high-tech funding firm, by investing in PLUM Lending (PLUM). Earlier this month, RCP completed a USD2 million equity investment in PLUM through its technology fund, Strategic Technology Assets II (STA II). STA II invests in early-stage technology companies within the healthcare, financial services, and regulatory sectors. RCP leadership believes these sectors are defensible due to each sector’s immense national and global demands.
“More often, companies are demanding an investment partner that can provide operational expertise and support in addition to capital investments,” says
German family-equity company Haniel has become a regional cornerstone investor of Gilde Investment Management’s Gilde Healthcare V fund.
The growth capital fund focuses on healthcare sectors including digital health, medtech and therapeutics, both in Europe and North America.
The fund will have a special focus on private healthcare companies enabling improved care at affordable cost, according to Haniel. Treatment and diagnosis of infectious diseases like Covid-19 forms part of its strategy.
Gilde Healthcare V raised EUR416 million and is supported by a mix of international investors. The fund will typically make equity investments in a portfolio company of between EUR10
Seafort Advisors has invested in Deskcenter AG, the parent company of Deskcenter UK, becoming the company’s new majority shareholder as a result.
As an asset class with a buy-to-sell cycle that typically lasts around five to seven years, you would be forgiven for thinking that private equity could weather the storm of Covid-19 more smoothly than other, more inherently volatile asset classes, can. That’s partly true.
Gemspring Capital, a lower middle-market private equity firm, has closed its second fund, Gemspring Capital Fund II (Fund II), with USD750 million of capital commitments.Gemspring secured commitments for Fund II from a globally diversified investor base comprised of leading endowments, foundations, family offices, consultants, insurance companies, pension plans and funds of funds. Each of Gemspring’s institutional investors from its first fund, which closed in 2016, committed to Fund II.
Acalyx Advisors Inc. served as exclusive placement advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel.
Seven Seas Water, a specialist in Water-as-a-Service (WaaS) solutions, has been acquired by funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP).
O’Melveny represented WeWork in the sale of its subsidiary, Meetup, one of the world’s first social media platforms and the only one dedicated to groups that meet in-person or online during times of crisis.Meetup is being acquired by a consortium of investors led by Kevin Ryan’s AlleyCorp and includes mission-driven private funds and accomplished technology executives. The company will continue to service its growing 49 million members and over 230,000 organisers, who collectively produce an average of 15,000 in-person events daily.
The Silicon Valley-based O’Melveny deal team was led by counsel Melissa Wright and Emerging Technologies Group chair David Makarechian.
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