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Shareholders in SailPoint Technologies Holdings (SailPoint), a specialist in enterprise identity security, have voted to approve the company’s pending acquisition by software investment firm Thoma Bravo.
The final voting results on the proposals voted on at the special meeting will be set forth in a Form 8-K filed by SailPoint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, after certification by SailPoint’s inspector of elections.
As previously announced, under the terms of the merger agreement, SailPoint stockholders will receive $65.25 in cash per share of SailPoint common stock they own. The transaction is currently expected to close in the second half
Konsileo, a commercial insurance broker and risk management adviser, has completed a £4.7 million Series A funding round led by Growth Tech VC Committed Capital, which first invested in Konsileo in 2018, and which provided £3.23 million of the current funding round.
A £15 billion ($18 billion) takeover approach for UK Power Networks led by KKR & Co has collapsed after one of the firm’s joint owners attempted to hike the sale price, according to a report by The Financial Times.
Algebris Investments’ first private equity fund, the Algebris Green Transition Fund has closed its first fundraising round with commitments of €200 million.
Committed investors include institutional entities in Italy and more widely in Europe. Algebris is targeting a total raise of €400 million over the next twelve months.
The fund is at the frontier of sustainable investing and is managed in accordance with Article 9 of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. The investment strategy is built on three pillars: (i) energy transition, (ii) circular economy and (iii) smart cities and agritech. The Fund will invest in companies that
Sidley Austin has welcomed Tony Downes as a partner in the firm’s M&A and private equity practice. He was previously a partner in the private equity & M&A group at Proskauer.
Downes’ practice includes private equity transactions, public and private M&A and investments, joint ventures, and other complex cross-border corporate matters, as well as advising in relation to high value commercial matters in the sports and betting and gaming industries. He has extensive experience working for private equity sponsors and corporates across the real estate, hospitality, sports, media, technology, and betting and gaming sectors.
Previously, Downes held several roles in
Hamburg-based family office Lennertz & Co (LCO) has added to its umbrella funds series with the launch of the LCO Venture US II fund.
Similar to the preceding funds, investors gain access to the best venture capital fund managers in the US. The investments in the selected target funds are focused on the technology sector.
Venture capital investments in the US have been in high demand worldwide for some years now. Such funds are usually heavily oversubscribed, and the fund initiators can choose the investors.
The Lennertz & Co Venture US II will comprise approximately ten US target funds.
Xelix, the world’s first Accounts Payable Control Centre, completed a $5 million Series A investment round led by Fintop Capital, with participation from existing investors Passion Capital and Localglobe.
The UK’s private equity industry remained resilient in the first six months of 2022, despite significant macroeconomic headwinds, according to provisional half-yearly data from CMBOR, the Centre for Private Equity and MBO Research based at Nottingham University Business School and supported by Equistone Partners Europe.
The 96 UK buyouts completed in H1 2022 were worth a cumulative £19.7 billion, representing a fall from the 149 deals worth £26.6 billion during the corresponding period last year, when pent-up demand drove a post-Covid bounceback in buyout activity to record post-2008 highs. However, cumulative deal value for the first half of 2022 was
Irish private equity firm, Melior Equity Partners, is to invest in Rose Confectionery, a manufacturer and distributor of confectionery, freeze pops and savoury snacks, headquartered in Ireland with operations in the UK.
Established in 1983, Rose employs 87 staff, with 33 in its manufacturing facility in Edenderry, Co Offaly, 27 in its distribution centre in Dublin and the remaining 27 in the UK.
Rose is Ireland’s leading manufacturer of mallow and wafer products at its 18,000 square feet facility in Edenderry. The business sells a broad product range including freeze pops, mallows and fruit & nuts which includes the
PhysioMedics is poised to scale its commercial operations after securing growth capital from investors led by angel syndicate Archangels.
The investment follows the appointment last year of experienced CEO, Charles Sweeney, to lead the company through the next stage of its growth.
Edinburgh-based PhysioMedics secured equity and grant funding totalling £1.5 million from Archangels, Scottish Enterprise and Innovate UK to allow it to accelerate its commercial growth and product roadmap, including expanding into European and Indian markets.
The company’s PhysioWizard platform is the only clinically validated self-assessment tool for muscle and joint problems that patients can complete online,
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