| Clearlake's healthcare-focused GRC platform Symplr launches process, CD&R considers options for glass repair company Belron Happy Friday!
In case you haven’t noticed, software businesses operating in GRC, or governance, risk & compliance, have continued to see heightened interest from the PE community and a steady pace of consolidation. Add healthcare to the mix, you’ve got a winning formula. Clearlake Capital Group is exploring strategic alternatives for Symplr, a healthcare-specific GRC software company that has scaled immensely under the Santa Monica firm’s backing, according to people familiar with the process. This time around, a deal could value Symplr at more than $4 billion, sources told PE Hub -- which is not too shabby considering Clearlake less than three years ago took a majority stake at an ~$550 million value alongside SkyKnight Capital.
Notably, Symplr isn’t Clearlake’s only wager in GRC. Diligent – backed by Clearlake, Insight Partners and Blackstone Group – became the country’s largest SaaS GRC provider in February, when it bought Galvanize to reach a combined $7 billion valuation, my colleague Milana Vinn wrote. In other activity, Clearlake in March invested in RSA Security, a provider of cybersecurity software and GRC management software solutions to enterprises.
If we’re talking healthcare GRC, other leading companies to watch include...
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Write to me at springle@buyoutsinsider.com with your thoughts or tips on GRC or anything else going on in private equity. Have a great weekend!
Also of note (may require subscriptions) Single-asset: Clayton Dubilier & Rice is exploring options for its portfolio company Belron, which operates various glass repair brands globally, including a potential process that would give the firm more time to manage and grow the company, sources told Buyouts. A secondary for Belron would not happen until after a minority stake sale, which is another potential option for the company, one of the sources said. Read more on Buyouts.
Gimme more: In what appears to be a common theme in this year’s robust fundraising market, Sageview Capital upped the target for its third growth-equity offering to $700 million. Sageview was founded in 2006 by managing partners Ned Gilhuly and Scott Stuart, both ex-KKR partners. Read more here.
PE carveout wave: Bloomberg writes that JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s top banker advising private equity firms in Europe says the region is primed for one of its busiest-ever periods of corporate carveouts, as companies seek to bolster capital and cut non-core businesses while valuations remain high. Read it here.
PE Deals 
They said it “Who’s sponsoring the SPAC—the firm or the fund—is probably the most important question.” Brendon Parry, a managing director who oversees private investments at TIFF Investment Management, told WSJ .
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