Morning Hubs! This is Chris, on for Wire Wednesday. What’s been going on all week? Rumblings of good things happening in the M&A market, but fundraising remains sluggish, though a breaking first-time fund close shows that capital is out there. • Windset Farms is reviewing buyout interest from PE suitors • One Equity’s growth plan resulted in a 3.5x return for CDI • First-timer Coalesce Capital closes debut fund on $900m Interest Windset Farms, a greenhouse operator based in Canada, is reviewing buyout interest from private equity firms, writes Michael Schoeck on PE Hub today. Learn more at the premium version of the Wire. Exit One Equity Partners completed the sale of Computer Design and Integration, an IT services company, earlier this month, the culmination of a growth plan that resulted in the firm making 3.5x its investment, writes Rafael Canton on PE Hub. Read more about the deal by subscribing to the premium version of the Wire. Another exit Gryphon Investors agreed to sell Hepaco, which provides emergency response and environmental services, to Clean Harbors in a deal valued at about $400 million, the firm announced. First-timer Coalesce Capital, launched last year by ex- Warburg Pincus dealmaker Stephanie Geveda, closed its debut fund on $900 million, beating its $750 million target. Read more here at Buyouts. That’s it for me! Have a great rest of your Wednesday. Hit me up with tips n’ gossip, feedback or book recommendations at christopher.w@ pei.group or find me on LinkedIn. Read the full wire commentary on PE Hub ... |