Arma Partners
Portable refis pave way for smoother sponsor exits in rocky market
Sellers are aiming to bolster buyer confidence, securing debt that can be transferred to the next LBO
Macrobond owner Nordic Capital collects initial bids in wide sale process
Nordic Capital is expected to collect non-binding offers for Swedish financial data company Macrobond this week, two sources familiar with the situation said.
Arma intensifies US acquisition talks with Mediobanca backing
Deal to acquire its first US peer could come as soon as next year
Civica owner Partners Group begins sponsor discussions for post-summer exit
GP previously attemped to sell the UK-based software firm in 2021, with the process stalling over valuation disagreements
Peach owner Inflexion to revisit exit plans via Arma Partners
GP bought the video advertising company from Vitruvian in 2016 and had explored a sale last year
Mediobanca acquires Arma Partners
Deal will increase Italian bank's investment banking fee pool by 30% as wider sector suffers from M&A slump
Accel-KKR weighs strategic options for Kerridge Commercial Systems
ERP software provider could seek a sale or bring in additional PE investor; Arma advises
Hg appoints advisers for IRIS Software auction
Business software provider could reach EUR 2bn valuation; unclear whether ICG will sell minority stake
Arma Partners promotes two partners in record year
Firm advised on 25 M&A transactions last year including Hg's investment in IFS and WorkWave
Gilde Equity Management explores Avinty exit advised by Arma
Sale documents for the Dutch healthcare software provider are expected in Q2 2022
Battery Ventures launches Forterro sale via Arma Partners
Information memoranda for the GBP 50m EBITDA ERP software group have already been distributed to prospective bidders
Silver Lake's Cegid buys VC-backed Talentsoft
Following the merger, the combined group's turnover is expected to exceed €600m
TA Associates, Partners Group buy Unit4 in $2bn deal
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Advent International, which took Unit4 private in a €1.2bn deal
CBPE sells Xceptor to Astorg for 10.8x return
Sale ends a four-year holding period for CBPE, which bought a majority stake in Xceptor from SVG Capital
Bowmark, LDC sell Node4 to Providence
IT business was expected to fetch a valuation in excess of £300m, based on a 15x multiple
TA sells ITRS to Montagu
Montagu Private Equity acquires companies with enterprise values of €200m-1bn
Hg increases stake in Visma, valued at $12.2bn
New investors Warburg Pincus and TPG will invest in the business for the first time, acquiring minority stakes
Mediterra exits Mobiliz to GPS Bulgaria
Mediterra acquired Mobiliz for a total consideration of €5.05m in November 2012
Summa and Goldman Sachs invest in EcoOnline
Summa Equity partner Christian Melby will retain his position on the board of EcoOnline
Hg invests in Argus
Hg has invested in the commodities reporting company through its listed vehicle and its Saturn fund
Prime leads €40m series-C for Holidu
Many of the existing investors in the vacation rental search engine also participated in this round
Buying and building the modern school
Investments in European private schools and colleges have proven enriching for PE over the past two decades
WCAS exits Aim Software in €60m deal
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe acquired a majority stake in Aim Software in 2015
Cathay et al. in $38m series-B for ride-hailing app Heetch
Existing shareholders Idinvest, Alven, Felix, InnovAllianz and Via-ID also take part in the round