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German Equity Partners V (GEP V), a fund managed by independent German investment company ECM Equity Capital Management (ECM), has sold its majority stake in Berlin software developer PikeTec to Synopsys, a US-based specialist in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP.
Growth-focused private equity firm Phoenix Equity Partners has made an investment in Nostra Technologies, a managed IT services provider in Ireland, alongside founders Kevin O’Loughlin and Barry O’Loughlin.
Capstreet, a Houston-based lower middle market private equity firm, has promoted Chas Richard from Vice President to Principal. Richard, who joined Capstreet in 2018, serves on the boards of Allredi, The Colt Group, and TradePending.
Hedge funds and private equity firms are facing increased disclosure of their fees, and new restrictions on giving certain investors special treatment, after the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a raft of new rules and amendments governing the $18tn private funds sector.
Arrow Global Group, a European vertically integrated asset manager specialising in credit and real estate, has acquired Maslow Capital, a provider of real estate finance, having first acquired a minority stake in the business in December 2021.
A decision by the US Justice Department not to challenge software-focused private investment firm Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of identity management specialist ForgeRock, has cleared the way for the $2.3bn deal to close this week, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global investors are increasingly targeting private allocations across portfolios to hedge against ongoing uncertainty, according to a new report by Preqin, with almost half (45%) planning to increase their capital allocations to private credit over the next year.
Technology-focused private investment firm Francisco Partners is to acquire IBM weather business, which includes consumer-facing weather services such as The Weather Company’s Weather.com as well as business-oriented offerings.
Funds managed by private investment firm Apollo have acquired a majority interest in Composite Advanced Technologies (CATEC), a provider of compressed natural gas (CNG), renewable natural gas (RNG) and hydrogen transportation and storage solutions in the United States.
Financial software business Ramp, which is looking to build a comprehensive platform for finance teams including software to monitor expenses and manage vendors, has raised $300m from investors at a $5.8bn valuation.
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