Advent International has agreed to acquire a majority stake in First Watch Restaurants, a daytime cafe operator. No financial terms were disclosed. First Watch is backed by Freeman Spogli &… read more →
Sverica Capital Management LLC and Housatonic Partners have agreed to sell OASIS, a provider of records and information management solutions, to Montagu Private Equity. No financial terms were disclosed. PRESS… read more →
Buyout funds Hellman & Friedman and Vista Equity Partners have made rival bids for German business software maker TeamViewer in a deal worth more than $2 billion, sources close to… read more →
Digital rights group Access Now on Thursday began circulating a petition urging Blackstone Group to abandon any plan to invest in Israeli firm NSO Group, a maker of spyware for… read more →
Platinum Equity has agreed to to acquire Singapore-based Fisher Tech Ltd, a maker of precision engineering plastic components for S$3.02 in cash per share. The deal is expected to close… read more →
One Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Italy-based Lutech, an IT system integration and solutions provider. The sellers include Laserline. No financial terms were disclosed. Avendus Capital provided financial advice… read more →
TA Associates has made an investment in Inspired, a premium schools group in Europe, Australia, Africa and Latin America. No financial terms were disclosed. Oakley Capital, the Oppenheimer family, the… read more →
Dayton, Washington-based Columbia Pulp LLC, which is building a pulp mill, has raised $36 million in funding. Columbia Ventures Corp led the round. The capital will be used to begin… read more →
Baird Capital has acquired a stake in London-based Prescient Healthcare Group, a product strategy consultancy for the biopharmaceutical sector. No financial terms were disclosed. In conjunction with the deal, Baird… read more →
U.S. buyout firm KKR & Co (KKR.N) has agreed to set up an auto parts joint venture with South Korea’s LS Group and buy LS’ materials business – a deal… read more →