Thoma Bravo-backed Darktrace on the acquisition of Cado Security
Thoma Bravo on various matters, including:
- its $5.315 billion recommended all cash take private acquisition of Darktrace plc
- its investment in BlueMatrix, a content creation and distribution platform for investment research providers
- its investment in LOGEX, a leading European healthcare analytics provider
- the sale of its portfolio company Venafi to identity security company CyberArk for an enterprise value of approximately $1.54 billion
- the acquisition by its portfolio company, J.D. Power, of AutoVista, a leading pan-European and Australian automotive data, analytics and industry insights provider
- the recommended all cash take private acquisition by its portfolio company, SailPoint, of Osirium Technologies plc
- the acquisition by its portfolio company Anaplan of Fluence Technologies, a provider of a cloud native solution for financial close, consolidation, disclosure management and reporting
- the acquisition by its portfolio company Anaplan of the applications business of the Vuealta Group
- the recommended all cash take private acquisition by its portfolio company, Kofax, of Tungsten Corporation plc
Blackstone on various matters, including:
- its $1.572 billion recommended all cash take private acquisition of Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited
- its $1 billion partnership with Hipgnosis Song Management - winner of Private Equity Deal of the Year 2022 at the International Financial Law Review Europe Awards
- the acquisition of Justin Timberlake’s entire catalogue of more than 200 songs by Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Song Capital
- the $440 million proposed acquisition of 29 music catalogues from Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited by Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital
- the consortium of Scape Living and iQSA on the £969 million recommended all cash take private acquisition of GCP Student Living plc
- its acquisition of a majority stake in VFS Global
EQT on various matters, including:
- the £4.5 billion recommended all cash take private acquisition of Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC by an EQT-led consortium
- the acquisition by its portfolio company, Dechra Pharmaceuticals, of Invetx, Inc., a developer of therapeutics for animal health
- its proposed take private offer for Alfa Financial Software Holdings
Brookfield on various matters, including:
- its €1.089 billion recommended all cash take private acquisition of Hibernia REIT
- its all cash voluntary public takeover offer for Befimmo SA
J.M. Huber Corporation on the sale of CP Kelco to Tate & Lyle plc for $1.8 billion
Energy Capital Partners on its approximately $1 billion combination with Bridgepoint Group plc
Sani/Ikos Group on its recapitalization and strategic partnership agreement with GIC, valuing Sani/Ikos Group at €2.3 billion - winner of Private Equity Deal of the Year 2023 at the International Financial Law Review Europe Awards
GIC on various mergers and acquisition and capital markets matters
MRI Software, a portfolio company of TA Associates, GI Partner and Harvest Partners, on various matters, including:
- its acquisition of Capita One
- its acquisition of eSight Energy Group Limited
SK Capital on the approximately $2 billion sale of Perimeter Solutions to EverArc Holdings Ltd.
Gazit Hercules 2020 Limited (Newco) on the definitive merger agreement for its €1.45 billion recommended cash acquisition of Atrium European Real
