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VC-backed Zero Turnaround hires new CFOAccording to a blog post on its site, Zero Turnaround has named Roger Colvin as chief financial officer. Colvin is the co-founder of Bullhorn, a Boston human resources software company that was acquired by Vista Equity Partners in mid-2012. Zero Turnaround is a provider of software development tools. Its backers include Bain Capital Ventures and Western Technology Investment. To read the announcement, visit here http://zeroturnaround.com/blog/roger-colvin-joins-the-zeroturnaround-family-as-cfo/?nocache
- VC-backed Zero Turnaround hires new CFO
According to a blog post on its site, Zero Turnaround has named Roger Colvin as chief financial officer. Colvin is the co-founder of Bullhorn, a Boston human resources software company that was acquired by Vista Equity Partners in mid-2012. Zero Turnaround is a provider of software development tools. Its backers include Bain Capital Ventures and Western Technology Investment. To read the announcement, visit here http://zeroturnaround.com/blog/roger-colvin-joins-the-zeroturnaround-family-as-cfo/?nocache
- Middle Market Deal Of The Year: Seasonal Halloween retailer grows into category killer
The summer of 2007 stood out as a time of frothy acquisitions for buyout firms. But among all the mega-deals being done, the sale that year of mid-sized retailer Spencer Spirit Holdings Inc to a U.S.-based fund of ACON Investments LLC didn’t attract much attention.
- Genstar in 3.8x software exit to Thoma Bravo
The firm will sell hospitality software company TravelClick for $930m.
Bain and Advent in exclusive talks to buy card payment firm Nets: ReutersPrivate equity firms Advent International and Bain Capital have entered exclusive talks to buy Danish card payment services company Nets Holding for more than 2 billion euros (US$2.8 billion), two people familiar with the matter said on Monday, Reuters reports. Advent and Bain, which jointly own British payment processing company WorldPay and have teamed up for the Nets bid with Danish state-owned pension fund ATP, beat three other bidders in the final round of the auction, the sources said. The three other bidders were private equity fund Permira in partnership with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), French IT services company Atos and a consortium led by Swedish private equity firm Nordic Capital.
- Genstar to exit TravelClick for $930 mln
Thoma Bravo has agreed to buy TravelClick from Genstar for $930 million. The deal is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2014. Evercore served as financial advisor to Genstar and TravelClick while Ropes & Gray was legal advisor. TravelClick is a provider of cloud-based solutions for the hospitality sector.
- Bain Capital-backed Trinseo files for IPO of up to $200 mln
Trinseo SA, a plastics maker backed by Bain Capital, filed again with U.S. regulators to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering of common stock.
- Bain Capital-backed Trinseo files for IPO of up to $200 million-Reuters
Trinseo SA, a plastics maker backed by Bain Capital, filed again with U.S. regulators to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering of common stock, Reuters reported.
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