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A Blackstone-led investor group is acquiring a majority stake in US accounting firm Citrin Cooperman, valuing the company at over $2bn, according to sources cited by the Financial Times on Tuesday. This could mark Blackstones first investment in the accounting sector. The private equity giant, managing $1 trillion in assets, is purchasing the stake from New Mountain Capital, Citrin Coopermans previous majority owner.
Since artificial intelligence (AI) emerged as the capital market's next big obsession a couple of years ago, the term " Magnificent Seven " began to gain steam. That name is used to collectively describe the world's largest technology businesses, each of which is carving out a unique pocket within the broader AI market. Here are the returns of each Magnificent Seven stock in 2024: Start Your Mornings Smarter!
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Town Hall Ventures, a VC investor launched six years ago to focus on the healthcare needs of vulnerable people, is eyeing up to $400m for its fourth fund. The post Underserved healthcare investment specialist Town Hall Ventures pulls in capital for $400m-targeting fourth fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
IK Small Cap II Fund, a fund owned and managed by European private equity firm IK Partners, has agreed to sell its stake in GeoDynamics, a Belgian software firm focused on solutions for Human Resources finance professionals, to Blinqx. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. The transaction will see GeoDynamics become part of Blinqx, a provider of cloud software solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, corporates, and service organisations, as it looks to strengthe
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Blackford Capital (Blackford), a lower middle market private equity firm, has closed the sale of portfolio company Mopec Group, a supplier of equipment, consumables, and services for pathology and anatomy professionals, to PE firm Waud Capital Partners (WCP). Chicago-based WCP, focuses on growth-oriented middle-market investments in the healthcare and software & technology sectors.
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