Private Equity

Milana Vinn

Deals

GTCR’s Optimal Blue goes to Black Knight following rapid growth

GTCR initially acquired Optimal Blue in June 2016, committing $350m of equity capital.

2 min read · 27 July 2020

Deals

After decline in H1 2020, PE dealmaking is set to rebound: PwC

PwC expects to see an increase in investing across TMT in the coming months as sponsors express more interest in innovation and scalable technology.

3 min read · 24 July 2020

Tech execs resume add-on M&A, focus on quality, AI: Stifel survey

The global quarantine will become a new benchmark in time – just like the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 – for assessing the resilience of business models, the bankers said.

3 min read · 23 July 2020

Thomas H. Lee puts Alfresco Software on the block, Goldman one of several anchors in $1.1bn Riverstone single-asset process, Blackstone-backed HealthEdge buys Burgess

How tech investors view opportunities post-COVID will diverge from sponsors pre-pandemic, says Stifel.

2 min read · 22 July 2020

Deals

Thomas H. Lee puts Alfresco Software on the block

Less than three years ago THL invested in Alfresco, a software company focused on improving efficiencies across business processes.

2 min read · 21 July 2020

Deals

Sale process for Vista’s Granicus passes second round

Vista invested in Granicus in August 2016, when it acquired a majority stake from K1 Investment Management.

2 min read · 20 July 2020

PCI Pharma, backed by Partners Group, Frazier Healthcare, kicks off sales process, Hamilton Lane CEO says LPs learned lesson of past crises by staying the course with PE, PSP's Scudellari takes charge of supersized PE, private debt portfolio

Some PE-backed portfolio companies adjust their operations to help out in the fight against COVID-19 and Wellspring's CEO takes a leave of absence following an accusation of sexual assault leveled against his son.

3 min read · 15 July 2020

Deals

Marlin Equity, Emerson vie for Open Systems International

OSI isn’t expected to be significantly impacted by covid-19 as its business model is subscription-based.

2 min read · 10 July 2020

Charlesbank wraps up second credit fund on more than $700m, HKW hires another tech executive as it builds out team, New Mountain nears target amid succession

HKW expands its tech team with a new senior hire while New Mountain Capital raises most of the target for its sixth fund.

3 min read · 08 July 2020

People

HKW adds Daniel Kim, former Bregal Sagemount exec, pushing further into tech

Kim is the second addition to the firm’s technology unit after Jeff Bistrong, who joined HKW in April to launch the firm’s technology investing practice.

2 min read · 08 July 2020

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