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Anderson joined Carlyle from Arrow Electronics, where he was a president and chief digital officer, on Sept. 30.
Carlyle Group hired Matt Anderson as its chief digital officer to drive innovation and growth in Carlyle’s portfolio companies, the firm told Buyouts. Anderson joined Carlyle from Arrow Electronics, where he was a president and chief digital officer, on Sept. 30. Anderson will be responsible for development and implementation of digital transformation strategies to help […]
Waud Capital Partners committed $150 million to build an HR software company around Philippe Ozanian, former CEO of Infovista, the firm told Buyouts. Ozanian will help identify an HR technology company to acquire and will later lead this company as a CEO and board member. “We already have identified hundreds of targets and we will […]
"Most of our people have worked in different geographies, sometimes spending up to six months in that country. More than 80 percent of our investment team speaks a foreign language."
Pete Wilson is a partner and head of the U.K. private equity team at 3i Group, based in London. Wilson told Buyouts in a recent interview how the global private equity firm uses an international approach in everything it does. Can you elaborate on 3i’s international focus? Our international angle is probably about three things: […]
Thoma Bravo is receiving bids for digital supply network provider Elemica, sources familiar with the process told Buyouts. Final bids for Elemica are due in a week, the people said. Sponsors and at least one strategic are in the mix, they said. Aeris Partners is advising Elemica on the sale, they said. Elemica, of Wayne, […]
HGGC is looking for a buyer for automotive software company AutoAlert, four sources familiar with the process told Buyouts. The process has moved through first-round bids, primarily made up of PE sponsors, the people said. The company’s sale could fetch up to $500 million, one source said. AutoAlert generated around $115 million in revenue, two […]
Charlesbank Capital Partners has bought half of GTCR-backed Park Place Technologies, four sources familiar with the deal told Buyouts. The firm paid nearly $1.3 billion for 50 percent of the company, the people said. The price represents 17x the company’s Ebitda of $75 million, they said. The process, run by UBS, started in May, when […]
Warburg Pincus has put Liaison International on the block after a seven-year hold, sources familiar with the process told Buyouts. Goldman Sachs is advising Liaison on the sale, the people said. The process is in the early stages, the sources said. It’s unclear when bids are due, they said. Liaison, of Watertown, Massachusetts, is an […]
Total deal value grew 24 percent in Q2 Less cyclical businesses are more favorable Lenders, GPs push back on heavily adjusted earnings Large private equity firms got more aggressive as deal activity heated up in the second quarter. Some firms are going the extra mile to win deals, whether it’s by getting in front of […]