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May 15, 2024

LGP and Hg grow Iris Software with Swipeclock add-on; Industry awaits appeals court ruling on private funds rule

Morning Hubs!
 
This is Chris, on for Wire Wednesday.
 
It’s been a fairly quiet week on the deal front, and today is about as quiet as it gets.

 

• PE-backed Iris Software Group acquires HR software firm Swipeclock
• Summa Equity plans to make Fast LTA an international player
• Industry awaits appeals court ruling on private funds rule

 
Add-on

Leonard Green- and Hg-backed Iris Software Group, which provides accounting and payroll services, is announcing the add-on of Swipeclock, which provides workforce management services through its cloud platforms WorkforceHub and ApplicantStack. Read more here on PE Hub.
 
Value

Summa Equity agreed to buy a majority stake in Fast LTA, earlier this month. The company provides data storage services. Summa has already identified more opportunities to grow the company, Summa partner Matthias Fink told PE Hub Europe reporter Irien Joseph recently. Read more here.
 
SEC rules

The industry is awaiting a ruling as soon as this month on whether the private funds rules will stand as published (and take effect in September) or whether a US appeals court will gut them.
 
That’s it for me! Hit me up with tips n’ gossip, feedback or book recommendations at christopher.w@pei.group or find me on LinkedIn.

 

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They said it

“There will be exogenous shocks to the system but if you’ve got the right capital structure, the right management team, the right processes, as Pete [Stavros, co-head of global private equity,] likes to say, 'you can make your own luck.' You can control the agenda inside of your portfolio and put yourself in a position – even when times are more volatile – to drive an outcome independent of that.”

— KKR co-head of global private equity Nate Taylor talks about the firm’s approach to investing in today’s market.

 

Today's letter was prepared by Christopher Witkowsky

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