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Bain Capital completes $2.4bn purchase of Blue CoatThe sale provides an exit for Thoma Bravo and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
- Bain Capital completes Blue Coat acquisition
Bain Capital has closed its previously announced buy of cybersecurity company Blue Coat Systems Inc for about $2.4 billion in cash. The seller was Thoma Bravo LLC. Goldman Sachs provided financial advice to Blue Coat on the transaction while Jefferies LLC did likewise for Bain Capital.
Impact investing: Deval Patrick wants to leave a mark at BainA growing number of limited partners want their private equity investments to do more than make money. They also want them to do good.
LACERS re-ups with Oaktree, Thoma BravoThe Los Angeles Employees’ Retirement System has re-upped with distressed debt specialist Oaktree Capital Management and technology-oriented Thoma Bravo, spreading $35 million across three of their latest funds, according to May 12 meeting materials.
Thoma Bravo raises $1 bln for special opportunitiesThoma Bravo amassed more dry powder for larger deals by quickly wrapping Thoma Bravo Special Opportunities Fund II at its cap of $1.07 billion. LPs piled into the latest pool from a firm that’s been aggressive on technology buyouts despite lofty deal prices.
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New York State Teachers' commits $255 mln to PE in Q1The New York State Teachers’ Retirement System allocated about $255 million to private equity in the first quarter, including more than $180 million for euro-denominated funds, according to documents released in advance of the retirement system’s April 28-29 meetings.
Thoma Bravo, Teachers' Private Capital close take-private buy of RiverbedU.S. private equity firm Thoma Bravo and Teachers' Private Capital, the private equity arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, have completed their previously announced acquisition /canada/2014/12/15/ontario-teachers-thoma-bravo-to-buy-riverbed-for-3-6-bln-reuters/ of San Francisco-based network equipment maker Riverbed Technology Inc. The value of the transaction was approximately US$3.5 billion. As a result of the buyout's close, Riverbed will go private and stop trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "RVBD." The company said the new partnership will give it "greater flexibility to develop best-of breed technologies."
- Thoma Bravo and Ontario Teachers' Pension complete take-private acquisition of Riverbed
Thoma Bravo and Ontario Teachers' Pension have closed their buy of San Francisco-based enterprise tech firm Riverbed Technology. The value of the transaction was about $3.5 billion. As a result of the buyout, Riverbed will go private and stop trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "RVBD."
On the move, 4.20.15The following hires, promotions and appointments are for the April 20, 2015, issue of Buyouts.
Thoma Bravo raises over $1 bln for second special opportunities fundThoma Bravo said Thursday it closed its second supplemental "top-off" fund at its hard cap of $1.065 billion.