Dealmaking

Partners Group got ahead of growing software sale pipeline with Civica exit

Blackstone agreed to buy Civica, a cloud software service provider, from Partners Group for around $2.5bn in late November.

Partners Group sees software sale flurry in 2024

Bridgepoint agrees stake in testing service provider.

IK Partners to acquire majority in Kooi

Bencis Capital Partners, founder Pieter Kooi and the management team will all reinvest in the business.

Bridgepoint to take Fera Science

Fera provides services to the testing inspection and certification market.

LPs get in on the action with co-investment

LPs want more co-investments and are increasingly participating in more complex transactions with GPs.

Rite Aid auctions postponed; LFM finds opportunities in US-based manufacturing of circuit boards

'A lot of printed circuit board assembly had moved offshore but we have seen, probably over the last six or seven years, a trend towards moving manufacturing back to the US,' said LFM Capital’s Steve Cook.

Does Veev’s demise suggest broader weakness in proptech?

Companies that make it easier for property owners to manage their portfolios and address serious societal issues in real estate are expected to fare better in a tougher market, say VCs.

LFM bets on SisTech circuit boards as manufacturing moves back to the US

SisTech is the sixth platform company in LFM’s third fund of $310m, which closed in 2022.

Main Capital, Palatine part of private equity add-on flurry

Blackstone’s Verdun Perry discusses secondaries evolution; Innova Capital makes two add-ons.

Rite Aid's Elixir PBM auction delayed by a month

Private equity firms may be among those competing with stalking horse bidder MedImpact.