DEDALUS acquired by ARDIAN

HgCapital is leading a buying investor group to orchestrate a major equity restructuring of Nordic and Benelux software provider Visma. The transaction facilitates the full exit of KKR after a seven-year investment cycle and allows HgCapital to increase its ownership stake to 41%

EcoVadis has secured €30 million in its first institutional funding round led by Partech Ventures. This minority investment represents the first outside capital raised by the company since its founding in 2007, following ten years of 50% annual organic growth

Infopro Digital acquired 100% of the Belgian-based EBP Group to establish itself as the European leader in public tender monitoring and business intelligence. This acquisition significantly scales Infopro's existing "Vecteur Plus" division and strengthens its media and event footprint within the construction vertical

Astorg Partners has acquired Parkeon from the British investment firm ICG, which had held the majority stake since a 2012 debt-to-equity swap. The strategic rationale for the deal is based on the sustainable growth engine of urbanization and the company's successful pivot toward a high-margin digital service model

Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman (H&F) has entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling equity interest in Italian software provider TeamSystem from an exiting investor group comprising HgCapital, Bain Capital, and ICG

Raise Investissement and Capza (Capzanine) acquired a combined 45% stake in Questel in a secondary LBO transaction, facilitating the exit of Syntegra Capital, which had been the majority shareholder since 2008

Astorg Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Metrologic Group from Carlyle Europe Technology Partners, marking a successful secondary buyout transaction. The founder and existing management team are significant participants in this transaction, reinvesting alongside Astorg to ensure continuity of leadership and strategic direction

US-based private equity firm Vector Capital, which manages over $2.5 billion in assets, has successfully closed the take-private acquisition of California-headquartered Saba Software. Formally approved by the target's shareholders, this delisting transaction perfectly aligns with the sponsor’s core investment thesis of executing complex transformational buyouts and revitalizing mature, established technology assets

Bridgepoint has acquired a majority stake in eFront from Francisco Partners, a technology-focused private equity firm, in a secondary buy-out valued at €300 million. Bridgepoint emerged as the winner in a competitive auction process managed by Barclays Capital, outbidding several major private equity firms including Permira, Astorg, TPG Capital, and Silver Lake

The IK Partners has reached an agreement to sell EPiServer to Accel-KKR (AKKR). This transaction represents an exit for the private equity sponsor following a multi-year investment period characterized by significant internationalization and product portfolio expansion