NovaQuest Private Equity Acquires CoreRx, Inc.

New Strategic Financial Sponsor to Support Continued Growth and Capability Expansion NovaQuest Private Equity (“NovaQuest”) today announced its acquisition of CoreRx, Inc. (“CoreRx” or the “Company”), a global contract development and manufacturing organization (“CDMO”). Based in Clearwater, FL, CoreRx provides clinical and commercial CDMO services to a wide range of small to mid-sized pharmaceutical and […]

Nuveen enhances real assets platform with acquisition of renewable energy specialist Glennmont Partners

Nuveen, a leading global investment manager with over $1 trillion of assets under management, has agreed to acquire Glennmont Partners, one of Europe’s largest renewable energy fund managers, to meet increasing global demand for environmentally responsible investments that also aim to provide alternative sources of attractive returns. The acquisition will enhance Nuveen’s existing private infrastructure […]

Birkenstock in Talks for $5 Billion Sale to CVC Capital

(Bloomberg) — Birkenstock, the German company behind the iconic sandals worn by hippies and preppies alike, is in talks to be taken over by CVC Capital Partners, according to people familiar with the matter. The private equity firm is in advanced negotiations with the family owners of the nearly 250-year-old brand, according to the people, […]

LLCP portfolio company Trinity Consultants acquires SESPE Consulting

Trinity Consultants (Trinity), a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), has acquired SESPE Consulting (SESPE), a California-based provider of environmental compliance and permitting services including air quality, stormwater and water quality, and land use planning, to clients across a diverse set of industries. Trinity is a provider of regulatory-driven environmental, health & safety […]

EQT Real Estate sells Trideca, a 15,400 sqm office building in Paris

EQT is pleased to announce that the EQT Real Estate I fund (“EQT Real Estate”) has sold Trideca, an office building located at 28-34 rue du Château des Rentiers, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. The buyers are Batipart and its partners ACM, Covéa and BNP Paribas Cardif. The building is located in the immediate […]

Exotel closes A91-led round; Mumbai Angels investors exit with bumper returns

Exotel Techcom Pvt Ltd has handed handsome returns to some of its earliest investors from angel network Mumbai Angels as the cloud telephony platform closed a new round led by venture capital firm A91 Partners that was floated by former Sequoia executives. Exotel said in a statement that some of the early Mumbai Angel investors […]

Planview, backed by private equity firms TPG Capital and TA Associates has acquired protect management software providers Clarizen and Changepoint

Planview, backed by private equity firms TPG Capital and TA Associates, has acquired protect management software providers Clarizen and Changepoint. The deal includes some Professional Services Automation (PSA) software capabilities. The acquisitions are expected to be finalized in the first quarter of 2021. At that time, Clarizen and Changepoint teams will join Planview as distinct […]

Private equity firm August Equity Acquires Business Systems UK Limited

Private equity firm August Equity has acquired Business Systems UK Limited, an MSP (managed IT services provider) that specializes in cloud enterprise communications solutions. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Business Systems has approximately 85 employees and roughly 170 customers. Geoff Love, formerly CEO of Commify, joins as Business Systems as executive chairman. […]

Indigo Paints to come up with its IPO on January 20. All you need to know

For the initial share sale ₹1,488- ₹1,490 has been set as the price band. The public issue would get ₹1,170.16 crore at the upper end of the price band. Indigo Paints is coming up with its initial public offering (IPO) this week. The company ranks fifth in the decorative paints industry in India. The public […]

Thirteen Predictions For 2021 In Sustainability Private Equity (Part Two)

Earlier this week, I posted the first part of this column, in which we’re looking at what 2021 might have in store for us. Now here’s the second of my personal predictions for the year ahead, specifically for private markets in sustainability in North America. Remember, this isn’t investment advice, but just a sharing of […]