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Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), a global private equity firm, has signed a definitive agreement in partnership with management to acquire BigHand from Bridgepoint Development Capital and minority co-investor LDC.
BigHand develops and delivers workflow software and tools that help law firms and other organisations optimise their workflows, productivity and profitability. The Company’s offerings include delegation workflow, document creation, business intelligence and matter pricing solutions that significantly enhance efficiency and profitability for over 3,500 organisations and 600,000 users worldwide. As a leader in its niche, BigHand has longstanding relations with a majority of the largest and best-known global law firms
Funds advised by SK Capital Partners (SK Capital), a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, has entered into a definitive agreement with Huntsman Corporation (HUN) to purchase approximately 42.5 million of its shares in Venator Materials PLC for a cash purchase price of approximately USD100 million.
The deal includes a 30-month option for the purchase of the remaining approximately 9.5 million shares at a strike price of USD2.15 per share. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close near year-end.
Barry Siadat, Co-Founder of SK Capital Partners, says: “We
The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) has appointed Olusola Lawson to its Board of Directors.
Lawson is currently co-Managing Director at Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) and brings more than 16 years of corporate finance and infrastructure equity investment experience to AVCA. Lawson’s appointment to the Board of Directors comes following the retirement of former AIIM CEO Jurie Swart from the company and the AVCA Board.
As a Board Member, Lawson will advise AVCA on the strategic challenges and opportunities emerging through the post-COVID recovery period and build the organisation’s position and voice to champion
The latest CEPRES Private Capital Market Outlook shows how Q2 2020 M&A deal value in the US declined by 60 per cent quarter-on-quarter which also represents a 50 per cent decrease year-on-year. These developments in the US exit markets reflect the weak market and investor sentiment during Q2, most likely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Comparing to the last crisis, post-GFC private markets deal level median gross DPI (Distributions to Paid-in) recovered sharply to a 1.50x median DPI in 2009 compared to those deals with investment years between 2006 and 2008. This is followed by a softening of deal level
The Healthcare Private Equity Association (HCPEA), a non-profit trade association focused on supporting the healthcare private equity community, has appointed Diane Daych, Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Granite Growth Health Partners, as Chair, effective 1 July, 2020. Daych assumes the role from Dr Terry Woodward, Managing Director at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers’).
Over the coming year, Daych will lead the organisation’s strategic direction and work with member firms to navigate the changing needs of the healthcare ecosystem. HCPEA, founded in 2010, is comprised of one of the world’s largest portfolios of privately held healthcare-related businesses, representative of services, products,
Restream, a multi-platform live streaming solution, has raised USD50 million in Series A financing led by Sapphire Ventures and Insight Partners. In addition, Restream is launching Restream Studio, a broadcasting production centre that makes live streaming across social platforms as easy as hosting a Zoom call. Restream will use the new capital to expand the company’s product offerings and continue to grow its global footprint, following 300 percent growth since January. Paul Levine, Managing Director at Sapphire Ventures, and Teddie Wardi, Managing Director at Insight Partners, will also join Restream’s board of directors.
Restream Studio enables businesses to broadcast live content
Following the news of our four new hires earlier this year, Talis Capital has made three key promotions within its investment team. Tom Williams has been promoted to Partner, with Beatrice Aliprandi and Kirill Tasilov both taking the role of Principal. Over the past 12 months, Talis Capital completed 17 investments and has welcomed new companies to our portfolio like Construyo, Bleach London and DayDayCook where we led the respective seed, Series A and Series C rounds, as well as later-stage companies like Carta. We’ve also supported the growth of existing portfolio companies like Onfido, Darktrace, Pricefx, Plum Guide, Eporta and
Unicorn VC deal value grew to EUR3.1 billion in H1 2020, and is on pace to surpass the EUR5.7 billion record set in 2019, according to PitchBook’s latest VC report, as companies like Deliveroo and N26 both closed substantial rounds in the first six months of the year.
UK private equity manager Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has invested GBP1.5 million in Gen inCode, a genetic testing business specialising in the risk assessment and prediction of cardiovascular disease.
Gen inCode raised in total GBP3.4 million, where Maven invested alongside another institutional investor and existing private shareholders.
Gen inCode has developed a range of patented DNA risk assessment products which utilise AI, bioinformatics and a globally recognised clinical evidence base to provide predictive analysis of a patient’s health risk. Proprietary algorithms are used to predict the probability of adverse events, resulting in a comprehensive risk evaluation that provides key insights
MidOcean Partners, a middle market private equity firm focused on the business services and consumer sectors, has acquired Music Reports, an independent provider of music rights data, administration, and management services, from ABRY Partners and the company’s co-founders, Ronald Gertz and Douglas Brainin. MidOcean’s investment will be used to accelerate Music Reports’ growth, both through organic product initiatives, as well as potential acquisitions. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Music Reports leverages its proprietary and continuously updated music and cue sheet databases, Songdex and Cuetrak, to deliver a full technology-enabled platform of advanced rights, payments, and royalty solutions
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