Carlyle-backed SER Receives Growth Investment from TA Associates

Carlyle-backed SER Receives Growth Investment from TA Associates

Private equity firm TA Associates is to make a strategic growth investment in SER, a global Intelligent Content Automation (ICA) software vendor in the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) market, replacing Carlyle as the company’s lead investor. The transaction, which...
Blackstone planning £1.5bn sale of The Office Group

Blackstone planning £1.5bn sale of The Office Group

An uptick in demand for flexible working space has prompted Blackstone Inc to explore a sale of The Office Group, with the private investment firm having held informal talks with advisers over a potential £1.5bn sale of the business. The report cites unnamed city...
KKR Acquires Majority Stake in Avantus, Committing Over $1bn

KKR Acquires Majority Stake in Avantus, Committing Over $1bn

Private investment firm KKR is to acquire a majority stake in Avantus, a US developer of large utility-scale solar and solar-plus-storage projects. Following the close of the transaction, KKR and existing investor EIG, will be the sole equity investors in the company....
Spain’s Monbake Gets Acquired by CVC for Close to €1bn

Spain’s Monbake Gets Acquired by CVC for Close to €1bn

Monbake Group, a frozen baked-goods business in Spain, has been acquired by Luxembourg-based private-equity firm CVC Capital Partners. CVC Capital has purchased Monbake from France-based investment company Ardian and co-investors Alantra, Artá and Landon. Financial...
F1 owners Liberty Media on verge of £3.5bn deal for MotoGP

F1 owners Liberty Media on verge of £3.5bn deal for MotoGP

F1 owners Liberty Media are reportedly closing in on a £3.5bn (€4bn) deal to buy Dorna Sports – the company which owns the motorcycle world championship series MotoGP. American sports conglomerate Liberty have, according to the Financial Times, seen off rival bids...