Solutions
The pandemic has made investors ask a different set of questions, and shown how a ‘hybrid-approach’ will increase efficiency in the new normal, according to Sebastian Junoy, speaking on the operational due diligence panel at the PEWlive event today (2 September).
Apex Group (Apex) has been appointed to provide fund administration and depositary services to the debut fund of Melior Equity Partners (Melior).Melior was launched in early 2020 following the completion of a spin-out of the investment team from The Carlyle Group’s Irish activities. The fund has recently held a first close for its Luxembourg domiciled debut fund.
Fund administration is at the core of Apex’s offering, providing clients with timely, accurate and independent Fund administration using innovative technology and highly qualified personnel with local expertise. In addition to fund administration, Apex will provide depositary services to Melior through subsidiary
Intertrust, a specialist in providing tech-enabled fund and corporate solutions, has reached a binding agreement to acquire the corporate services business of India-based Sameer Mittal & Associates.
Sameer Mittal & Associates, which was established in 2012, has been Intertrust’s preferred corporate services partner in the region since 2016 and currently employs approximately 50 permanent members of staff. The business provides a range of administration services dedicated to servicing multinationals, private equity and funds clients. The acquisition will enable Intertrust to provide its corporate clients with a full suite of services in India in addition to serving its global clients onshore
Humatica, a private equity specialist adviser has teamed up with DotProjects to offer its services and local support in Asia.
DotProjects is a Singapore-based specialist consultancy in the area of project governance and business process optimisation. Humatica and DotProjects have collaborated successfully since early 2019 on high impact projects including for a leading global private equity fund. Based on their complimentary offers, Humatica’s increasing Asian business and common values, it was an obvious step to agree a cooperation agreement which will commence from September 2020.
Humatica will offer its full range of pre- and post-deal services to activate organisations
Clir Renewables, a provider of performance assessment software for wind energy, has supported Elemental Energy, a major renewable energy developer and investor, in an M&A consideration by analysing renewable energy assets ahead of acquisition.
The North American renewable energy M&A market is thriving, with a record volume of onshore wind and solar capacity bought and sold in 2019. While a large proportion of wind acquisitions have been for new installations, investors are increasingly looking to buy operational projects that have the potential to generate higher returns than historical performance would imply.
Clir utilised its industry leading software to assess
Thoma Bravo has completed its acquisition of Foundation Software, a leading provider of construction accounting software and payroll services for small- to mid-sized specialty contractors.
Foundation Software’s suite of pioneering solutions for the construction industry and dedication to excellent service have allowed the company to consistently grow market share and maintain a resilient customer base. Foundation Software is expected to leverage Thoma Bravo’s capital and expertise in enterprise software solutions to continue growth and pursue further innovation across the company’s platform.
“Fred and I couldn’t be more excited to chart this next phase in our company’s journey with such a
Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital (Evergreen), the private equity affiliate of Elliott Management Corporation (Elliott), have completed their acquisition of cloud services provider LogMeIn in a transaction valued at an aggregate equity valuation of approximately USD4.3 billion.
Founded in 2003, LogMeIn is a pioneer in remote work technologies and the maker of market-defining products like LastPass, GoToConnect, GoToMeeting, GoToMyPC, Rescue and its namesake LogMeIn remote access and remote management products. Today, the company’s comprehensive work-from-anywhere portfolio makes LogMeIn a preferred and trusted partner for helping millions of customers connect and collaborate from anywhere; support employees and customers from anywhere;
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, is to acquire Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to industrial-focused sectors, from global investment firm KKR.
The transaction represents an important milestone for Epicor, an enterprise software vendor delivering cloud-enabled services to more than 20,000 customers globally. Epicor’s flagship products are curated to support complex, vertical-specific workflows and provide mission-critical support to customers seeking to drive growth and profitability in their own businesses. Epicor is an acknowledged leader in the industrial end markets it serves, including manufacturing, distribution, retail, and services categories.
Over the past four years under KKR’s ownership,
London private equity firm ADM Capital Europe’s Cibus Enterprise Fund has acquired a 11.7 per cent stake in the Norwegian agricultural robotics company, Saga Robotics.
Saga is the first to commercialise the UV treatment of mildew, a fungus which has devastated commercial crops in recent years, using a fully automated, modular and autonomous robot, the Thorvald platform.
The initial application of the platform will focus on strawberries, where mildew damage typically costs 2-5 per cent of yield annually, although major outbreaks can be catastrophic for a field (20 per cent-plus), and will be extended to other high value crops
Texas-based private investment firm Andros Capital Partners closed its energy-focused inaugural investment fund Andros Energy Capital at its USD250 million hard cap last week. Private Equity Wire caught up with founder Phillip A Gayle JR (pictured) to find out about current developments within the energy sector, where the opportunities are and his thoughts on the new normal.
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