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  • A view from the secondary market: sought-after U.S. buyout funds
    Chris Witkowsky- 13 March 2014

    It’s always instructive to see how specific funds are trading on the private equity secondaries market, to get a sense of how those funds are perceived in the primary world.

  • Blackstone, GIC in $750 mln investment in Kronos
    Chris Witkowsky- 21 February 2014

    The Blackstone Group and GIC have invested $750 million in cloud-based workforce management services business Kronos Inc, investing alongside original investors Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity. Hellman & Friedman will remain the majority investor. Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity took Kronos private in 2007 in a $1.8 billion transaction.

  • Blackstone and GIC recap Kronos for $750m
    Graham Winfrey- 20 February 2014

    The two groups join existing Kronos investors Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity, which took the company private in 2007.

  • Blackstone, GIC nearing Kronos minority stake deal
    Brad Meikle- 20 February 2014

    Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC are in advanced talks to buy minority stakes in Kronos Inc that could value the human resources software company at around $4.5 billion, including debt, three people familiar with the matter told sister news service Reuters.

  • Blackstone, GIC nearing Kronos minority stake deal -- Reuters
    Reuters News- 20 February 2014

    Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC are in advanced talks to buy minority stakes in Kronos Inc that could value the human resources software company at around $4.5 billion, including debt, three people familiar with the matter said.

  • HR software firm Kronos spurns $4.5 billion-plus bids, say sources-Reuters
    Reuters News- 13 February 2014

    The private equity owners of Kronos Inc have rejected bids that valued the human resources software company at more than $4.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, leaving in limbo what would have been one of the largest technology leveraged buyouts of the last 12 months.

  • JMI Equity leads Series D round for AtTask
    Iris Dorbian- 4 February 2014

    AtTask said Tuesday that it has raised $38 million in Series D funding. JMI Equity led the round with participation from existing investors GreenSpring Associates, Escalate Capital and University Venture Fund. Headquartered in Lehi, Utah, AtTask is a provider of SaaS enterprise work management solutions.

  • Study: Israeli deal flow down(2)
    Yolanda Bobeldijk- 23 January 2014

    Israeli deal flow and deal volume dropped during 2012, but the IVC Research Center expects activity to pick up this year as domestic firms are planning to put their recently raised capital to work.

  • JMI Equity invests in SiriusDecisions
    Iris Dorbian- 8 January 2014

    SiriusDecisions said Wednesday that it has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from JMI Equity. John Neeson and Richard Eldh, managing directors and co-founders of SiriusDecisions, will retain their majority stakes in the company and continue to lead it. Also, the company has named Harry Gruner, founder and managing general partner of JMI, and David Greenberg, a principal of JMI, to its board of directors. Based in Wilton, Conn, SiriusDecisions is a b2b research and advisory firm.

  • Hellman & Friedman looks to sell HR software firm Kronos
    Cust Serv- 12 December 2013

    Private equity firms Hellman & Friedman LLC and JMI Equity are exploring a sale of human resources management software firm Kronos Inc, which could be valued at more than $4 billion, people familiar with the matter told sister news service Reuters.