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Bloom Equity Partners, a technology-focused private equity firm headquartered in New York City, has promoted Jeffrey Hsiang, who has more than 15 years of PE and investment banking experience, to partner.
Prior to joining Bloom a year ago, Hsiang held roles at Blackstone’s Private Equity Group, Diversis Capital and Lazard M&A.
In addition to Hsiang’s promotion, BJonathan Rosenblum has joined Bloom as an Associate from K1 Investment Management where he covered control investments in enterprise software companies, while Amanda Greenberg has joined the firman as operating partner from Vista Equity Partners.
Greenberg has two decades of experience as both an
Apiary Capital has completed a significant investment in First Intuition, a specialist provider of accountancy training to around 5,000 learners via centres in London, Birmingham, Manchester, and through online and hybrid courses.
The investment will support First Intuition’s management team to grow the company’s apprenticeship and commercial training streams, continue its regional expansion and pursue strategic acquisition opportunities.
First Intuition’s apprenticeship and commercial training pathways both lead to qualifications and membership of the four main accounting bodies, the AAT, CIMA, ACCA and ICAEW. Its apprenticeship provision is rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
First Intuition is the tenth investment in Apiary’s maiden
From navigating an ever-changing regulatory landscape, to responding to investor information requests during times of market stress or turmoil, having the right software solutions in place is crucial for both established and emerging private equity managers, says Yuriy Shterk, chief product officer, Allvue Systems.
Genstar Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, healthcare, industrials, and software industries, has held the first and final closing of Genstar Capital Partners XI (Fund XI) with approximately $12.6 billion in total commitments.
2023 is on track to be the worst year for US private equity and venture capital investments in mainland China for at least five years following a dramatic fall in deals in the first quarter of the year, according to a report by S&P Global.
Aggregate deal value in the first three months of the year tumbled by more than 86% from $3.03 billion in the same period in 2022 to just $400 million. The number of deals meanwhile, declined to 28 from 61 year over year.
First-quarter deal value and volume were also down compared to the fourth quarter
International private equity firm Cinven is to acquire a majority stake in Amara NZero, an energy transition player focused on decarbonisation, electrification, energy efficiency and digitalisation from ProA Capital. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Madrid, Amara NZero is a B2B distributor of products and services used in the energy transition market. Drawing on its extensive experience in sustainable energy, Amara NZero is a key contributor to the transition to a low-carbon economy.
ProA Capital, Pablo Arnus, the Company’s Chairperson, and Gonzalo Errejón, the Company´s CEO, will retain minority stakes in the business and remain
Livingbridge, a UK-based mid-market private equity investment firm, has completed a minority investment in T-Pro, a specialist in clinical document workflow software solutions founded in 2012 and headquartered in Dublin.
Global private equity firm TA Associates is to make a strategic growth investment in Diatech Pharmacogenetics (Diatech), a specialist in pharmacogenetics and cancer precision medicine diagnostics.
Tripleseat, an event managements software and integrated payments solution for the hospitality industry, has secured a strategic growth investment from General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm.
Investments in loan products of various types have become popular in recent years. With ongoing volatility in the equity markets and interest rates recovering from historic lows, investors are looking to syndicated bank loans, private debt, and other credit-based instruments for stability and predictable cash flows.
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