TPG Capital
Levine Leichtman to sell GL Education to PE-owned Renaissance
Deal with Francisco Partnersт company follows year-long process that attracted Ardian, Bridgepoint
BC's VetPartners sees Blackstone, KKR, Partners Group among parties preparing bids
Veterinary group could fetch a valuation in the GBP 2.5bn-GBP 3bn region, having been acquired by BC in 2018
ICG, Merieux Equity to exit DOC Generici to TPG
Secondary buyout sees San-Francisco-based GP pre-empt auction for Italian generic drugmaker
Riverside Europe exits Brookson to PE-backed People2.0
Sale to TPG-backed staffing platform marks the fifth exit for Riverside Europe this year
TPG raises USD 835m in USD 9bn IPO
TPG sold 28.3 million shares, raising USD 835m at a valuation of USD 9bn
TPG sets pricing for USD 9.5bn IPO
Private equity firm hopes to raise USD 877m by selling 28.3 million shares on the Nasdaq exchange
Hg-backed Visma acquires Cash Software
Deal is Visma's fourth strategic acquisition in the accountancy software market
PE-backed Kaseya acquires Graphus
Insight Partners first invested in Kaseya in June 2013 and is the majority shareholder in the company
TPG leads $100m round for Onfido
TPG is currently investing from its $3.7bn TPG Growth Fund IV, which closed in December 2017
Endless acquires Victoria Plum from TPG
Bathroom products online retailer Victoria Plum was acquired by TPG Capital in 2014
TPG, Insight in $500m round for Kaseya
Funding round will support the acquisition of ID Agent and reportedly values Kaseya at $1.75bn
TPG Capital sells Times Higher Education to Inflexion
Inflexion plans to ramp up THE's US expansion following the opening of Inflexion's Boston office in January
Advent hires former TPG partner Taylor as head of tech
Taylor previously co-founded Symphony Technology Group and was a consultant at Bain & Company
Hg buys Transporeon from TPG
Acquisition continues Hg's strategy for B2B cloud-based software and network companies
TPG to sell TES Global to Providence
Transaction for digital education resources platform was reportedly based on EBITDA of ТЃ6.5m
Carlyle abandons bid to wrest control of Prezzo
Credit arm of the GP acquired a 33% blocking stake in the company earlier this year
Strategic Value acquires remainder of Vita Group
Debt package to support the transaction was provided by Barclays and NatWest Markets
TPG's Prezzo to close 94 restaurants following CVA
Casual dining chain suffered an 8.1% drop in like-for-like sales in 2017 and owes ТЃ220m to creditors
TPG to exit Vita Group
TPG took the company private in 2005, drawing equity from its $5.3bn TPG Partners IV fund
European fundraising surpasses pre-crisis high
Funds investing in Europe raised €120bn in 2016, up 37% on the year before
unquote" data snapshot: largest buyout fundraises of 2016
Though the number of €1bn+ funds to hold final closes fell in 2016, a number of large-cap players remained active on the fundraising front
KKR, Advent, Apollo et al. endorse ILPA's reporting template
Insitutional Limited Partners Association receives support from major GPs for standardised reporting
TPG holds final close on $10.5bn
Vehicle is the first buyout fund raised by the GP since the global financial crisis
CEE IPOs failing to pick up in Q1
IPO activity may be solid across Europe, but listings are yet to take off in CEE