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Updates
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H2 Health, a Grant Avenue Capital-backed physical therapy provider, is exploring a sale via Jefferies, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company is marketing itself off around USD 25m-USD 30m in EBITDA, the sources said. The process is in the early stages, with indications of interest collected this month: https://lnkd.in/gFk4BDQm
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Dutch transportation management software provider FleetGo, backed by Main Capital Partners, is looking to make two acquisitions on average in the upcoming years, seeking to buy peers with complementary products, Sven van Berge Henegouwen, partner at the sponsor, told Mergermarket: https://lnkd.in/gyswuypD
FleetGo plans two acquisitions per year on average – sponsor
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🚀 Exciting news! Mergermarket's Private Equity Forum Austin returns for its second year on October 15th! We've already got a stellar line-up of confirmed speakers, including Scott Ramsower, Head of Private Equity Fund Investments at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. Scott shared some fantastic insights last year, so we’re thrilled to have him back on our institutional investor panel to explore the evolving GP-LP dynamics. Secure your spot here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eumpqCKq
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Belgium-based Signpost, which provides IT services to the education sector, is looking to acquire European peers as it aims to reach EUR 500m revenue by 2028, CEO Arne Vandendriessche told Mergermarket: https://lnkd.in/gvH7PAjc
Signpost eyes education IT targets in Europe amid EUR 500m revenue push
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With the US election less than three months away, advisers are less concerned about an unpredictable political outcome than the Federal Reserve’s decision around rates. While the impact of new policies will go a long way in determining which sectors will benefit, or not, from the new administration, equity capital market participants are bracing for the potential near-term effects of a Federal Reserve rate cut in September. History still shows that elections rarely pull the rug out from under the equity capital markets. According to an analysis of election years, ECM volumes from September to December have shown mixed performances, according to Dealogic data: https://lnkd.in/gD2pWg7p
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A breakup of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, could be beneficial to its stock, according to market participants and analysts. This comes as a US federal judge found that the company illegally sustained search and text advertising monopolies, which could lead to regulatory action prompting a separation of some of its assets. There are no signs yet that the company will embark on a review; however, industry advisors are already carefully targeting the best opportunities that Alphabet could take in the event of a voluntary or involuntary separation: https://lnkd.in/gRxMHzWs
Alphabet’s heightened regulatory scrutiny brings analysis of breakup into spotlight – industry sources
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While Nordics dealmakers’ days in the holiday sun may be over, the bright spells are set to continue as they return to work thanks to an M&A pipeline expected to raise the temperature moving into the autumn. Announcements of several highly anticipated deals over the summer should deliver a healthy gust of wind to dealmakers’ sails. These include Finnish software provider Accountor, which Vitruvian Partners sold to KKR in a transaction reportedly valued at around EUR 1.3bn; Roima Intelligence, which Intera Partners agreed to sell to Corten Capital; and Finnish utility Fortum’s sale of its recycling and waste business to Summa Equity for EUR 800m. More here: https://lnkd.in/gCrSmWTF
Warm front: Nordics M&A set to heat up as autumn approaches - Dealspeak EMEA
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Revenue cycle management (RCM) has become one of the brightest stars in the healthcare technology firmament after the USD 7bn bid for R1 RCM from private-equity groups TowerBrook Capital Partners and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice on 1 August. RCM software helps hospitals, doctors and other healthcare groups bill for services and collect payments. More here: https://lnkd.in/gw7rJxH4
Healthcare technology: R1 RCM deal shines light on revenue cycle sector — Dealspeak North America
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Leadership transitions can be tricky to navigate in private equity, but CCMP Growth Advisors has closed the first fund of its new era with over half of the USD 500m corpus already deployed and most of the legacy assets from earlier vintages fully realized. “We were careful not to categorize ourselves as a Fund I, because we’re not,” said Joseph M. Scharfenberger, Jr., a co-managing partner at the firm. Check out our latest fund focus piece for more insights from CCMP's Joseph M. Scharfenberger, Jr. and Mark McFadden: https://lnkd.in/dTaNaSk4
Fund focus: CCMP Growth seals succession with USD 500m fundraise
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