Private Equity

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.