Private Equity

Alphi Capital: Inaugural Fund Closed At C$295 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

Alphi Capital - a lower middle-market private equity firm focused on partnering with service-based companies in Canada - announced the final closing of its debut fund, Alphi Capital I, LP with total limited partner commitments of C$295 million. This fund had strong interest from investors and significantly exceeded its C$200 million target.

Recognize Announces Majority Investment in Sprout

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

Recognize - a private equity firm focused on investing in digital services businesses - announced that it has made a majority investment in IT asset disposition (ITAD) provider Sprout. And New Capital Partners, an investor in Sprout since 2019, will continue as a minority investor.

The Vistria Group: $3 Billion In Commitments Closed For Fifth Flagship Private Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

The Vistria Group, LP, a middle market private investment firm seeking to deliver superior financial returns and meaningful societal impact, announced that it completed the final closing of Vistria Fund V, LP, its most significant private equity fund with $3 billion of total capital commitments. And Vistria now manages almost $16 billion across its funds and co-investment vehicles, more than doubling its AUM in just over three years.

Ascend Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Unison Therapy Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

Ascend Capital Partners - a healthcare-focused private equity firm dedicated to improving the access, affordability, and quality of healthcare for vulnerable and underserved populations - announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Unison Therapy Services, one of the largest outsourced therapy providers for Pre-K – 12 students in school- and community-based settings.

Lion Equity Partners: Acquisition Of Global Compression Services Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

Lion Equity Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm specializing in corporate carve-outs, announced it acquired Global Compression Services (GCS) from Warren Equipment Company, a Midland, Texas-based heavy equipment and services provider.

Oddball Raises Growth Investment From Falfurrias Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2025

Private equity firm Falfurrias Management Partners announced its growth investment in Oddball. This leading digital services agency transforms and modernizes how government organizations interact with their constituents.

Bonaccord Capital Partners: Fund II Closes At $1.6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2025

Bonaccord Capital Partners - a private equity business focused on providing growth capital and strategic support to middle-market private markets sponsors - announced the final close of its second GP Stakes fund, Bonaccord Capital Partners II (BCP II), with $1.6 billion in total commitments.

Maple Park Investing In Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2025

Maple Park Capital Partners - a principal investment firm specializing in experiential and consumer services businesses - announced it has made a majority growth investment in Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard.

Kian Capital Buying Gardening E-Commerce Company Eden Brothers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2025

Kian Capital Partners, a lower-middle-market-focused private investment firm, announced that in partnership with management, it completed the acquisition of Eden Brothers, an e-commerce retailer specializing in flower seeds and bulbs for gardening enthusiasts nationwide.

Ares: Over $2.3 Billion Of Equity Commitments Raised For Supporting Growth Of Aspida

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2025

Ares Management - a leading global alternative investment manager - announced that it has raised over $2.3 billion in equity commitments from third parties, Ares, and Ares affiliates to support the long-term growth of Aspida.

The Vistria Group: $3 Billion Closed For Fifth Flagship Private Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2025

The Vistria Group - a middle market private investment firm seeking to deliver superior financial returns and meaningful societal impact - announced it had completed the final closing of Vistria Fund V, its most significant private equity fund to date with $3 billion of total capital commitments. And now Vistria manages almost $16 billion across its funds and co-investment vehicles, more than doubling its AUM in a little more than three years.

DDN: AI And Data Intelligence Solutions Company Raises $300 Million At $5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2025

DDN, a leader in AI and data intelligence solutions, announced it has received a $300 million investment from funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities at a $5 billion valuation. This investment will help fund DDN’s continued rapid growth as it serves its customers’ fast-expanding AI and high-performance computing (HPC) software and infrastructure needs.

Citrin Cooperman To Raise Investment From Blackstone

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2025

Citrin Cooperman Advisors - a premier tax, advisory, and accounting provider for private middle-market businesses and high-net-worth individuals - announced a definitive agreement for a significant investment from private equity funds managed by Blackstone. Blackstone is acquiring its stake in the firm from New Mountain Capital as part of the transaction.

Broadstone: Strategic Growth Investment Raised From Lovell Minnick

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2025

Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP), a private equity firm focused on investments in financial services, business services and financial technology companies, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to make a strategic growth investment in Broadstone.

Electric Power Engineers: Strategic Growth Investment Raised From Berkshire Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2025

Electric Power Engineers (EPE), a leading energy and power systems engineering and consulting firm, announced it received a significant strategic growth investment from Boston-based private equity firm Berkshire Partners.

CourseKey Raises Strategic Growth Investment From PSG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2025

PSG, a leading growth equity firm that specializes in partnering with software and technology-enabled service companies to help navigate and capitalize on transformational growth, announced a strategic growth investment in CourseKey - a student success platform purpose-built for vocational education. CourseKey joins PSG's investments in Verity IQ and Campus Ivy, which creates a unified and end-to-end technology suite for career-focused and vocational education providers.

MDaudit: Strategic Investment Raised From Bregal Sagemount And Primus Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

MDaudit - a provider of billing, coding compliance, and revenue integrity software for health systems, hospitals, and provider groups - announced a strategic growth investment from Bregal Sagemount and Primus Capital. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Bregal Sagemount Basecamp: Strategic Growth Investment In 360 Advanced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

Bregal Sagemount - a leading growth-focused private equity firm - announced a minority growth investment from its Basecamp fund in 360 Advanced, a leading consulting firm focused on cybersecurity and compliance frameworks. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

AE Industrial Partners: Sales Of CDI Engineering Solutions To Tata Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

AE Industrial Partners - a private equity firm specializing in National Security, Aerospace, and Industrial Services, announced that it has completed the sale of CDI Engineering Solutions (CDI), a leading multi-discipline engineering, procurement, and construction management (“EPCM”) firm to Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE), India’s largest EPCM firm with a global presence.

Waud Capital Partners: Acquisition Of Mopec Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

Waud Capital Partners - a growth-oriented middle-market private equity firm specializing in the healthcare and software & technology sectors - announced the acquisition of Mopec Group, a vertically integrated, branded supplier of equipment, consumables, and services addressing the needs of the anatomic pathology and other laboratory end-markets. Waud Capital is acquiring Mopec from Blackford Capital, a Michigan-based private equity firm.