Kinderhook explores Avita sale, Advent leads investment in HYPR

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April 20, 2021

Kinderhook explores Avita sale, Advent pushes further into cybersecurity

Happy Tuesday!

Healthcare and technology have witnessed the most PE investment in recent months, and today we've got news from both sides. To start, Kinderhook is seeking a buyer for Avita, the country’s largest independent, covered-entity pharmacy service, sources told PE Hub. Centerview Partners is providing sell-side financial advice on the process, which is entering its second round, sources said. Read Sarah's story on PE Hub.

On to tech: Marking its third cybersecurity-focused investment of the year, Advent International has led a $35 million funding round into HYPR, a passwordless authenticator. The investment comes on the heels of two Series B rounds in which Advent led last month – a $130 million investment into cloud infra security startup Wiz, and a $30 million investment into a cyber threat sharing platform called Cyware. For HYPR, the impetus was ....

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That’s all for today! As always, don’t hesitate to hit me up with feedback, tips or anything else at karishma.v@peimedia.com

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Milking it: Oatly Group AB formally filed paperwork on Monday for an initial public offering in the U.S., nine months after private-equity giant Blackstone Group and a handful high-profile celebrities inlcuding Oprah Winfrey took a stake in the oat milk producer, WSJ writes. Read it here.

Big secondary news: Leonard Green completed a process to move assets out of its 2007 fund for more time and capital to manage the investments that ended up totaling around $2.5 billion, making it one of the largest-ever such deals, Buyouts writes.