LONDON: HgCapital Trust plc reported a rise in its net asset value for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2025, driven by robust trading within its portfolio of unquoted European technology firms, the company announced Thursday. The trust, which offers a listed vehicle for investing in companies managed by private equity firm Hg, saw its NAV per…
ANTWERP: Belgian private equity firm Gimv has taken a minority stake in Quality Guard, a fast-growing food tech company that provides a software platform to help foodservice and retail businesses manage food safety compliance. Quality Guard, founded and led by co-CEOs Wim and Achlie Van Gierdegom, offers a SaaS platform that digitizes and automates food…
LONDON: Partners Group Private Equity Limited (PGPE Ltd) announced Monday the sale of Clario, a leading provider of clinical trial data solutions, to Thermo Fisher Scientific. The transaction, subject to customary regulatory approvals, is expected to close by the end of the second quarter of 2026. Clario, headquartered in Philadelphia, is PGPE Ltd’s eighth-largest portfolio…
LONDON: British software firm Idox plc said on Tuesday it had agreed to a recommended cash acquisition by Frankel UK Bidco Limited, a vehicle indirectly owned by U.S. investment manager Long Path, valuing the company at approximately £339.5 million ($[Insert approximate USD equivalent]). Under the terms of the deal, Idox shareholders will receive 71.5 pence in…
SYDNEY – Australian insurance intermediary AUB Group Ltd said on Wednesday it has received an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from private equity firm EQT to acquire the entire company for A$45.00 per share in cash. The indicative offer from EQT’s affiliated entity, Arbutus Pte. Ltd, values the ASX-200 listed company at a significant premium and follows…
LONDON: Schroders Capital Global Innovation Trust plc announced that its portfolio company, Securiti AI, has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Veeam Software for a total consideration of US $1.725 billion, as announced on 21 October 2025. Schroders Capital has been invested indirectly in Securiti since 2019 and, in November 2023, the Company…
WEST HOLLYWOOD: Dating and social networking app Grindr Inc. (NYSE: GRND), often called “the Global Gayborhood in Your Pocket™,” confirmed Friday it has received a non-binding, unsolicited proposal from its largest shareholders, Ray Zage and James Lu, to take the company private. The offer prices the company at $18.00 per share in cash, a premium…
MUNICH: DYWIDAG Systems International (DYWIDAG) has agreed to sell 100% of its shares in TAM Groupe, a French construction products maker, to German investment firm Private Assets SE & Co. KGaA, the companies said on Tuesday. The transaction, which is subject to closing conditions, is expected to be completed by early December 2025. TAM Groupe is…
ROSEMONT: FloWorks International LLC, a portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital, L.P., today announced the acquisition of Slater Controls LLC. Slater Controls is a distributor of valve automation, instrumentation, and relief valves with four locations in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The Company serves a diverse customer base across various process industries. This transaction marks the…
LONDON: Oakley Capital Fund III has reached an agreement to sell its stake in atHome, which operates Luxembourg’s leading property and automotive marketplaces. Oakley Capital, a leading pan-European mid-market private equity investor, is pleased to announce the sale of its stake in atHome to Apax Partners. Following completion of the transaction, Fund III will have…
LONDON: Oakley Capital, a leading pan-European mid-market private equity investor, announced that Oakley Origin Fund II is investing in NOX, a premium padel equipment brand. Oakley is partnering with founder Jesús Ballvé and GPF Partners, who together will retain a significant minority stake in the business. Founded in 2008 in Barcelona, Spain, NOX has become…
LONDON: Petershill Partners has entered into an agreement for the sale of the majority of its non-controlling equity stake in Industry Ventures. The sale arises from a full sale of Industry Ventures, led by its management team, to The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. “Goldman Sachs” (NYSE: GS), as announced by Goldman Sachs after US market…