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Bain Capital is considering selling human resources software developer Works Human Intelligence Co (Works) for as much as $ 2 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The report cites unnamed sources as revealing that the private equity firm is already working with an adviser on the details of a potential deal and has been in touch with potential buyers. It’s reported that Bain is open to either a sale of its full stake in Works or a partial sale.
Founded in 1996 as Works Applications Co., Works is a Tokyo-based company offering software for payrolls, attendance management, talent management,
US private equity firm GTCR is considering a £1.3 billion deal to acquire UK-based digital identity specialist GB Group (GBB), according to a report by Private Equity Insights.
The report cites a statement by the Chicago-based private investment firm as confirming recent press speculation that it is interested in acquiring GB Group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
The statement also said that, as yet, there is no certainty a formal bid will be made and that further statements will be made ” as and when appropriate”.
Now that talks have commenced, GTCR has until 4 October to
By the end of 2026, private capital AUM in Europe is forecast to reach €4.9 trillion, delivering a 14% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in AUM since 2021, according to Preqin analysts.
The total assets under management (AUM) of private capital funds focused on Europe stood at €2.2 trillion at the end of December 2021, according to Preqin Pro, the company’s database and analytics tool. To put this into perspective, in December 2015, the industry’s AUM was around €1.3tn, almost doubling in the last seven years.
The strong performance of private capital assets following the global financial crisis (GFC)
Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed private equity and infrastructure investment manager, has completed a £3.5 million growth equity investment into Ruleguard, a London based SaaS technology provider supporting financial institution regulatory compliance.
Ruleguard was established by founder John O’Dwyer in 2013 as a software development consultancy. O’Dwyer an opportunity in 2015 and developed a software platform to support the newly incoming Client Assets Sourcebook (CASS) regulations. Since then, Ruleguard has grown rapidly by winning business with a growing blue-chip customer base and expanded its capabilities to become one of the most competitive GRC platforms in the financial sector.
The global
LGT Capital Partners (LGT CP) has welcomed US-based investor The Kresge Foundation as a new external co-investor as part of the further build-out of Lumen Re and confirmed the roles of two senior managers in Bermuda.
Lumen Re serves as a cornerstone of LGT Capital Partners’ ILS investment activity, both as a dedicated property catastrophe reinsurance carrier, and as a fronter/service provider to the LGT CP ILS fund suite. The reinsurer was established by LGT Capital Partners’ specialist ILS team (LGT ILS Partners) in 2012 to facilitate the structuring of investments in ILS on behalf of ILS funds and mandates
Siris, a private equity firm focused on investing and driving value creation in technology companies, has appointed Vipul Tandon as a Managing Director and Head of Credit Opportunities.
In his new role, Tandon will look to capitalise on meaningful opportunities to invest in structured credit and junior capital in the technology industry.
Credit Opportunities is a natural extension of Siris’ research-driven sourcing model and its value and operational approach to technology investing. The team will leverage the Siris team’s industry knowledge and investing expertise, as well as the Siris Executive Partners’ operational experience.
Tandon has more than
Private equity attorney Nicola Di Giovanni has joined Skadden as a partner in the firm’s Paris office. Di Giovanni’s practice focuses on domestic and cross-border private equity.
Di Giovanni advises investment funds, family offices and industrial companies in particular on acquisitions, buy-outs and joint ventures.
Di Giovanni cola joins from another international law firm in Paris where he was a partner in its corporate department. He is fluent in French, English and Italian.
SkyBridge Capital, has secured an investment worth 30 per cent of the business from FTV Ventures, a $2 billion venture capital firm based in Nassau, Bahamas, according to a report by Finance Magnates.
Singapore-based multi-family office Whampoa Group is planning niogn to raise $50 million for a new cryptocurrency hedge fund and also deploy $100 million via a venture capital fund focused on the same space, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Reality television star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian is teaming up with Jay Sammons, a former partner at Carlyle Group Inc, to launch a SKKY Partners, new private equity firm which will focus on investments in consumer and media businesses, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The report cites a joint statement as revealing that the new firm will look to make both contril and minority investments in a range if sectors including consumer products, hospitality, luxury, digital commerce and media, and plans to make both control and minority investments.
Kardashian and Sammons will serve as co-managing partners, with Sammons responsible
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