Solutions
Aqua Security, a pure-play cloud native security provider, has acquired Argon, a specialist in software supply chain security.
Argon and Aqua now offer the industry’s first solution to secure all stages of software build and release. Shifting further “left,” Aqua Security’s Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) is now the only solution that can protect the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) from code through build to runtime, ensuring the end-to-end integrity of applications.
“With the addition of Argon to the Aqua Platform, we continue to execute on our vision of full lifecycle cloud native protection,” says Dror Davidoff, CEO and
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has sold its portfolio company BL Rankings (Best Lawyers) to Abry Partners. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Best Lawyers is a leading provider of ranking and marketing services to the global legal community. The Company generates proprietary, peer-reviewed rankings of lawyers and law firms across various practice areas, which reach a readership audience of over 19 million people annually. As a supplier of critical marketing tools for its customers, the Company offers a suite of digital and non-digital products to its diverse global customer base.
Procuritas Capital Investors VI (Procuritas), the private equity investor focused on investing in and growing Nordic mid-market companies, has sold Ouriginal Group AB (Ouriginal) to Turnitin, a specialist in academic integrity and education software.
Ouriginal, previously named Urkund, is a market leader in the Nordics and the DACH region for plagiarism prevention and detection software, mainly used by educational institutions. Since Procuritas first invested in 2018, Ouriginal has nearly tripled in size, driven by strong organic growth, a successful acquisition of PlagScan, and the internal expansion of the sales and marketing capabilities.
Ouriginal management worked closely with Procuritas to
An affiliate of middle-market private investment firm Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock) has made a significant strategic growth investment in Dealt Financial Group, an equipment finance platform.
The structured growth investment will empower Delta to execute an innovative, scalable, and institutional approach to the USD1.4 trillion equipment finance and leasing market. Delta, established by a team of industry professionals and military veterans, primarily focuses on enterprise scale “Fair Market Value” operating leases of mission-critical assets across a range of industries. The company’s core social impact objective is to engage and benefit the military veteran community.
“This partnership with Peak Rock
Lessen, a marketplace platform for the delivery of property services, has closed a USD170 million Series B funding round led by Fifth Wall with additional funding coming from Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst and Navitas Capital. The funding round sees the company valued at over USD1 billion.
The Series B funding announcement comes just five months after Lessen closed its Series A round, led by the same group of investors, bringing total capital invested to USD214 million. Proceeds from the current investment will be used to fund new technology products, support new field operations teams and facilitate market expansion.
Lessen modernises
Rockit Pest, a portfolio company of private equity firm Halle Capital, has acquired Home Pest Control (HPC), a provider of pest control services in South Carolina.
The acquisition is consistent with Rockit’s strategy of identifying and investing in pest control businesses that are poised for long-term growth in both South Carolina and the greater southeast region.
Steven Leidinger, who has been an owner and general manager of the business for 26 years, will continue to manage the business as President of HPC. “I’m excited for Home to join the Rockit Pest family,” he says. “Rockit has established itself as a
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, the professional body for the global alternative investment industry, has launched a Latin America Chapter, CAIA LatAm, that will bring together CAIA Members and candidates from across Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
Led by Chapter Head Daniel Mueller, CAIA, Partner, Head of Latin America with Alpine Capital Advisors, the new LatAm Chapter will focus on providing opportunities for CAIA Members across Latin America to network, share ideas and insights, discuss best practices, and engage in an environment that will foster the continued growth of the local alternative investment industry and
STP Investment Services (STP) has acquired third-party fund administrator Tower Fund Services (Tower).
Procare Solutions (Procare), a specialist in child care management solutions, has acquired ChildPlus Software (ChildPlus), a provider of Head Start management software. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The transformative acquisition of ChildPlus further expands the breadth of Procare’s solutions and supports the Company’s mission to meet the complete management and parent communication needs of all child care businesses and organisations, including both private pay centres and federally-funded Head Start agencies.
Procare is the leading provider of child care centre management and parent engagement software in the US, with software solutions to automate every area of child
FSN Capital’s FSN Capital IV has agreed to sell EET A/S (EET) to funds advised by Pamplona Capital Management.
Headquartered in Birkerød, Denmark, EET is a leading value-added distributor of technology products and spare parts in Europe, serving customers across six business lines through operations in 24 countries. EET has more than 600 employees of which more than 70 per cent are customer or vendor facing. Through a combination of organic growth and 25 add-on acquisitions EET has grown its EBITDA by ~2.5x since it was acquired by FSN Capital IV in April 2015.
FSN Capital has since the acquisition
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