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Heidelpay Investments GmbH, which is backed AnaCap Financial Partners, said Jan. 18 that it acquired mPAY24 GmbH. Financial terms weren’t announced. MPAY24, of Vienna, is a payment service provider mainly focused on e-commerce payment processing.
2 min read · 18 January 2018
SurveyMonkey is preparing to go public later this year, recode is reporting. The polling company expects to choose bankers for the IPO in the next few months, the story said. SurveyMonkey is backed by Spectrum Equity and TPG Growth.
1 min read · 18 January 2018
Highlander Partners LP said Jan. 16 that it acquired Chicago Custom Foods LLC, which does business as Kernel Season's. Sellers were VMG Partners and Brian Taylor, the founder of Kernel Season’s. Kernel, of Chicago, provides popcorn seasoning. Regions Bank and Norwest Mezzanine Partners provided financing.
3 min read · 17 January 2018
Anomali said Jan. 17 that it raised $40 million in a Series D round led by Lumia Capital. Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP), Telstra and Sozo Ventures also participated in the round along with returning investors GV, General Catalyst, IVP and Paladin Capital Group. Anomali, of Redwood City, California, provides threat management and collaboration software.
4 min read · 17 January 2018
OpenGate Capital said Jan. 16 that it acquired Mersive Technologies Inc. Financial terms weren’t announced. Mersive, of Denver, provides wireless collaboration software.
3 min read · 17 January 2018
Clearlake Capital Group LP said Jan. 17 that it agreed to buy Janus International Group LLC. Financial terms weren’t announced. Janus, of Temple, Georgia, makes and supplies doors, hallway systems, locks, interior solutions and ancillary technologies.
3 min read · 17 January 2018
Omni Eye Services, a portfolio company of New MainStream Capital, has acquired Phillips Eye Center. Financial terms weren’t announced. Phillips Eye Center, of Elmwood Park, New Jersey, is led by Hadley Phillips, DO, and provides eye care to the northern New Jersey area.
3 min read · 17 January 2018
Affinity Equity Partners is nearing a deal to buy Trimco International Holdings Ltd, Bloomberg reported. Trimco, which is controlled by Partners Group Holding AG, is a Hong Kong maker of garment labels . A deal could value Trimco at more than $500 million, the story said. Affinity's offer trumps bids by Baring Private Equity Asia and Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd, Bloomberg said.
1 min read · 17 January 2018
Brookfield Asset Management Inc and Onex Corp are preparing an offer for IWG Plc that values the company at 2.7 billion pounds ($3.7 billion), Bloomberg reported. IWG, of Zug, Switzerland, is a commercial real estate company that owns office space.
1 min read · 17 January 2018
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