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Vector Capital is looking for a buyer for Saba Software, a talent management software company, which the firm took private four years ago, three people familiar with the process told Buyouts. The process is in the early stages and the firm has yet to select a banker, the people said. Vector is planning to appoint […]

Simplee, a healthcare payments and patient engagement startup, is seeking $100 million in a sale, according to four people familiar with the matter. Bowstring Advisors, a division of Citizens Capital Markets, is advising Simplee on the process, the people said. Initial indications of interest are due Wednesday, Sept. 18, one of the people said. Both […]

Emerging private equity fund managers must have taken an extra summer vacation. Just five emerging managers raised $848 million from Aug. 28 through Sept. 10, according to Buyouts data, nearly $1 billion less than the prior fundraising period. This period also saw the fewest funds in market this year. Year to date, new managers have […]

Less than a year into its investment, NexPhase Capital Partners has put Texas autism-treatment company Action Behavior Centers up for sale, according to three people familiar with the matter. Indications of interest for the company are due Monday, Sept. 23, two of the people said. Berkery Noyes is offering financial advice to the Austin, Texas, […]

Providence Equity’s sale of infrastructure services provider EdgeConneX is in second round, two sources familiar with the process told Buyouts. Bids were due a few weeks ago, one source said. Evercore is advising the company on its sale, the people said. The process, which kicked off nearly five months ago, has taken time because of […]

Linden Capital and Audax Private Equity have joined Frazier Healthcare Partners as investors in Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company, a provider of musculoskeletal care services. The transaction assigns Phoenix, Arizona, HOPco a total enterprise value north of $400 million, according to three people familiar with the matter. HOPco projects 2019 Ebitda of approximately $40 million, they […]

As highlighted by its acquisition of Burning Glass Technologies, KKR’s global impact team sees opportunities in companies tackling workforce development and educational innovation, Robert Antablin, co-head of KKR Global Impact, told Buyouts. KKR’s impact-focused arm is focused on businesses that help individuals better prepare for the workforce at a time when employees increasingly require different skills […]

Vista Equity Partners is taking Ping Identity public in a deal that could see the buyout firm doubling its money. Ping, an online ID management company, is seeking to raise $187.5 million with its IPO, according to a Sept. 9 regulatory filing. The company is selling 12.5 million shares at $14 to $16 each. Underwriters […]

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners is evaluating strategic alternatives for Pathway Vet Alliance about three years into its investment in the rapidly-growing veterinary care company, according to several people familiar with the matter. Harris Williams, Morgan Stanley Investment Banking and Jefferies have been retained to advise on an anticipated process for the Austin, Texas, vet hospital […]

CapVest Partners is evaluating strategic alternatives for Curium Pharma, a French nuclear medicine company, according to four people familiar with the matter. A process is not formally underway; however, J.P. Morgan Securities and Rothschild have been engaged to advise the sellers on an anticipated process, two of the people said. “On the back of numerous […]