CVS Health Corp has agreed a deal to acquires Signify Health Inc, a home-health and technology services provider and portfolio company of private equity firm New Mountain Capital for around $8 billion, in a further expansion of the business beyond its retail roots, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites a report released on Monday as confirming that CVS paying $30.50 a share to acquire Signify in an all-cash deal. The company reportedly beat off competition from the likes of UnitedHealth Group Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Option Care Health Inc to agree a deal.  New Mountain Capital formed

Rockbridge Growth Equity (Rockbridge), a partnership-oriented middle market private equity firm with a differentiated approach to building and growing companies, has sold Kings III of America (Kings III), a third-party provider of elevator and pool emergency monitoring solutions across North America, to Arcline Investment Management.  Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.    Under Rockbridge’s sponsorship, Kings III completed several major strategic initiatives. These include recruiting key additions to the Company’s management team; expanding into new markets; scaling the inside sales team; acquiring a close competitor; and building out new marketing and distribution channels.    Thayer Street Partners,

An affiliate of funds advised by SK Capital Partners (SK Capital) has completed the sale of NuCera Solutions (NuCera) to Chase Corporation, a leading manufacturer of protective materials for high reliability applications in a $350 million deal.  Formed through the carve-out of Baker Hughes’ specialty polymer business, NuCera is a recognised leader in the production and development of specialty polymers and polymerisation technologies that serve as mission critical performance additives in demanding applications globally. The Company operates globally with headquarters in Houston, Texas, a primary production facility in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, and international sales offices in France and Singapore. Following the

Hornetsecurity, an international cloud security and compliance SaaS provider, has secured a strategic growth investment from TA Associates (TA), a global growth private equity firm. TA will join existing investors PSG Equity (PSG), a growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies, and Verdane, a European specialist growth equity investor named one of the region’s most active software investors, as well as the company’s management team.   Hornetsecurity provides a range of products designed to protect more than two million users against the latest and most sophisticated cyber threats. The Company’s product portfolio includes email security, backup solutions,

Bitwarden, an open-source password manager for both individuals and businesses, has secured a $100 million minority growth investment led by PSG, a growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies. 

VTS, a commercial real estate technology platform, has secured $125 million in a Series E funding round led by existing VTS customer and investor CBRE Group, Inc, which is providing $100 million of capital and will join VTS’ Board of Directors.  Other investors include BentallGreenOak, AmTrust, Brookfield Ventures, and Insight Venture Partners, among others.   The latest funding round comes as VTS also recently secured $150 million in debt financing from Canadian-based CIBC Innovation Banking, totalling $275 million in new funding. The capital will ensure that VTS continues to accelerate its product innovations, continues to source strategic acquisitions, and attract