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Deals

Behind the Curtain: MidOcean Partners' acquisition of FullSpeed Automotive

A quick sneak-peek into how the PE firm closed its recent franchisor deal.

2 min read · 10 December 2020

Thoma Bravo prepares to put Riskonnect on the block, Linden sees 8x return on HydraFacial investment

Thoma Bravo has been everywhere recently, it seems. Now we have word, via M&A scoopster Milana Vinn, that the firm is getting ready to shop Riskonnect after a three-year hold.

2 min read · 10 December 2020

Deals

Linden sees 8x return on original HydraFacial investment amid $1.1bn SPAC merger

For Linden, the deal represents the Chicago healthcare specialist's fourth announced exit this year, joining ProPharma Group, Solara and Z-Medica.

3 min read · 09 December 2020

Deals

Thoma Bravo preps sale of Riskonnect

UBS has been engaged for sell-side financial advice, with a process expected to launch in Q1 2021.

2 min read · 09 December 2020

Managers

What's in store for European take-privates in 2021?

For GPs, teaming up with strategic buyers and tapping assets on smaller listed indices could lead to an increase in public-to-private deals over the next year, say industry practitioners.

4 min read · 09 December 2020

Linden, DW Healthcare-backed HydraFacial merges with Brent Saunders-sponsored SPAC, SoftBank mulls 'slow-burn' take-private, TA Associates makes 3x its money on Flexera

A healthcare-beauty business agrees to merge with blank-check company Vesper Healthcare Acquisition Corp, while TA's recent sale of Flexera is poised to reap a handsome return for the PE seller.

3 min read · 09 December 2020

Deals

TA to make 3X its money on sale of Flexera to Thoma Bravo

Flexera’s EBITDA has about doubled to around $200m since TA invested in the IT infrastructure software business in 2017, sources said.

2 min read · 08 December 2020

Digitizing due diligence: PE’s wake-up call is here

There's no better time to do it, with deal competition intensifying in the final weeks of this forgettable year.

3 min read · 08 December 2020

Sentinel's Pet Supplies Plus up for sale, BC Partners bites into North America's women's healthcare market, L Catterton-led consortium buys controlling stake in Truck Hero, Providence Strategic Growth backs NoFraud

Sentinel's Pet Supplies Plus seeks buyer, while BC Partners emerges as the suitor for Lindsay Goldberg's Women's Care Enterprises and an L Catterton-led consortium buys a majority interest in Truck Hero.

2 min read · 08 December 2020

Deals

Sale process underway for Sentinel’s Pet Supplies Plus

Piper Sandler is the lead advisor to the Michigan-based pet franchise giant.

2 min read · 07 December 2020

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