Managers

Private equity CFOs believe they will be the first to go: survey

Co-investment opportunities, GP commitment help sway LPs on emerging funds

Market at a Glance: Fundraising surpasses $200 bln

Private equity has room to grow with many public systems underallocated against their PE targets: research

Metalmark’s Collagen Matrix goes to Linden in ~$425 mln deal

William Blair advised Linden, while Golub Capital and Northwestern Mutual provided debt financing for the transaction.

Hg recruits from CVC, Temasek, Carlyle for first U.S. office

Inflexion-backed Alcumus acquires majority of eCompliance

Toronto-based workplace safety software-as-a-service provider eCompliance has received a $40 million majority investment from Alcumus Holdings Ltd, a portfolio company of Inflexion, a U.K. mid-market private equity firm. The seller was High Park Capital Partners, a Canadian search fund. High Park acquired eCompliance in 2012. Adrian Bartha, CEO of eCompliance and co-founder of High Park, will continue to lead the business, which will operate as the North American arm of Alcumus. Based in Cardiff, United Kingdom, Alcumus is a provider of technology-enabled business assurance and compliance risk management solutions. Inflexion acquired the company in 2015 from Sovereign Capital.

Megatel Capital Investments beefs up team with new hires

Megatel Capital Investments, the capital markets unit of The Megatel Group, has hired Andrew Nerney as regional vice president. Also, the company has added Joel Rickner and Stan Smrke as associate vice presidents to its internal sales desk.

PE-backed Alcumus makes majority investment in eCompliance

UK-based Alcumus, a software-led risk management solution provider, has made a majority investment of C$40 million in eCompliance, a Toronto-based workplace safety SaaS business. As a result of the transaction, eCompliance will operate as the North American arm of Alcumus. Alcumus is backed by the private equity firm Inflexion.

KKR to buy certain international operations from Campbell

KKR has agreed to acquire certain international operations from Campbell for an enterprise value of about $2.2 billion. The transaction includes Australian biscuit maker Arnott’s. Jefferies provided financial advice to KKR on the deal.