Private Equity

M&A Deals

Cox buys VC-backed Axios for reported $525m

This acquisition follows a previous investment by Cox Enterprises in the fall of 2021.

2 min read · 08 August 2022

Tegus acquires venture-backed financial research platform Canalyst

Canalyst earlier this year secured $70 million in Series C financing led by Dragoneer Investment Group.

1 min read · 03 August 2022

Venture-backed Nexii to acquire Solar Earth Technologies

Nexii's backers include Horizon Technology Finance Corp and Trinity Capital.

1 min read · 26 July 2022

Stricter federal antitrust reviews pose added risks for VC-backed M&A exits

The effect of more careful antitrust reviews will likely cascade through the investment chain and affect valuations and willingness to do deals.

4 min read · 22 July 2022

Trackforce acquires VC-backed security solutions provider TrackTik

TrackTik's backers include CDPQ Investissements, Georgian, Klass Capital, Inovia, and Intercap.

2 min read · 06 July 2022

Friday Letter: Partner or perish

In an increasingly competitive market, venture firms can improve their odds of survival by teaming up with larger PE firms with whom they have synergy. This week Sofinnova Partners, a Paris-based early-stage life sciences investor, sold a minority stake to Apollo in return for Apollo committing to invest up to €1 billion to its funds.

4 min read · 20 May 2022

VC-backed Gradiant acquires water tech company Synauta

Boston-based Gradiant has acquired Calgary-based Synauta, an artificial intelligence-enabled water technology company.

3 min read · 18 May 2022

PE is eating early-stage life sciences VCs

Apollo has announced it will buy a minority stake in Paris-based life sciences VC firm Sofinnova Partners, following Carlyle's purchase of Abingworth and EQT's acquisition of LSP.

3 min read · 17 May 2022

Salesforce to buy VC-backed Troops.ai

Salesforce has agreed to acquire Troops.ai, a provider of revenue communications solutions, according to an announcement on the former company's site.

1 min read · 10 May 2022

Freshly VC funded Validere acquires Clairifi

Validere has acquired Clairifi, a Calgary-based provider of environmental and regulatory compliance solutions to oil and gas businesses.

3 min read · 06 May 2022

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