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Private equity investor Greybull Capital is weighing up making a bid to acquire Britishvolt following an approach from EY, the administrators for the collapsed battery startup business, according to a report by The Finance Times.
Blackstone is one of a number of private equity firms considering making a bid to acquire Cvent Holding Corp, a US-based provider of software for the events management sector, in a deal that could value the business at up to $4 billion, according to a report by Reuters.
News of a potential sale of the firm, which offers a range of products for automating the event management process, pushed the company’s shares 23% higher on 31 January, up roughly 1% in trading.
A deal would see Cvent return to private hands, where it was in 2016, when PE firm Vista
Shamrock Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment firm specialising in media, entertainment, communications and related sectors has held the final closing of Shamrock Capital Content Fund III, which is to acquire a diverse and global portfolio of content and media rights, with over $600 million in commitments, exceeding its target of $500 million.
All Seas Capital, a pan-European private investment firm that provides capital solutions to founder- and entrepreneur-owned companies, has held the final close of its maiden fund, All Seas Capital I SCSp, with total commitments of $400 million, including co-investments.
One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock), a value-oriented, operationally focused private equity firm, has opened a new office in London, to focus on European investment opportunities. Industry veteran Telmo Valido has been appointed as a partner to co-lead and grow the London-based team alongside Kurt Beyer, a partner formerly based in New York who is relocating to the London office.
Standish Management, an independent provider of fund administration services to private equity funds, has launched depositary services through its Luxembourg subsidiary, Standish Management (Luxembourg).
Standish’s depositary services are now operational after receiving authorisation from the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), which oversees Luxembourg’s financial sector.
Standish says the addition of depositary services to its fund administration and corporate services offerings enables the firm to now service clients across all Luxembourg regulatory and administration requirements.
Private investment firm GI Partners is to acquire Atlas Technical Consultants, an environmental solutions provider, in an all-cash deal valued at nearly $1.05 billion, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.
The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board has committed an additional $45 million to emerging and diverse private equity and venture capital investment managers, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online.
Software and services-focussed private investment firm Hg has added Alan Cline to its leadership team at Hg as Head of North America, to lead the firm’s activity across the USA and Canada.
MiddleGround Capital, an operationally focused private equity firm that makes control investments in North American middle market B2B industrial and specialty distribution companies, has acquired Megatech, a new digital manufacturing platform focused on computerised numerical control machining of highly-complex, highly-precise, low volume engineered parts.
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