Private Equity Giants Bet on Insurance

Private Equity Giants Bet on Insurance

Major publicly traded private equity firms’ assets under management are growing, largely thanks to investments in insurance companies.   A new analysis from PitchBook of five major private equity firms’ second-quarter earnings calls shows that these firms are...
Amadeus Capital Plans to Raise $400 Million for Three New Funds

Amadeus Capital Plans to Raise $400 Million for Three New Funds

Venture capital firm Amadeus Capital Partners is planning to raise three funds with a combined target of about $400 million for tech investments in industries including enterprise software, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, people with knowledge of the matter...
EQT-backed Waystar agrees to buy eSolutions at $1.3bn valuation

EQT-backed Waystar agrees to buy eSolutions at $1.3bn valuation

Healthcare payments business Waystar has agreed to acquire eSolutions in a deal that values the revenue cycle management provider at around $1.3bn, according to people familiar with the matter. The amount Waystar agreed to pay couldn’t be determined, but it represents...
Roper Technologies to buy Vertafore for $5.35 billion

Roper Technologies to buy Vertafore for $5.35 billion

Roper Technologies Inc. said on Thursday it would buy Vertafore Inc, a private equity-owned insurance software vendor, for about $5.35 billion, in what would be its largest takeover deal to date. Reuters had earlier reported that the company was competing with private...