Providence Equity Partners to Acquire A2MAC1; Five Arrows Reinvests

Five Arrows Acquires Majority Stake in n2y

May 8, 2023

Education

Five Arrows, the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co, has acquired a majority stake in n2y, a Huron, Ohio–based provider of SaaS solutions for special education. Providence Equity Partners will remain a minority investor; The Riverside Company sold its investment as part of the transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Providence Equity Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Marlink from Apax Partners

July 1, 2022

Telecommunications

Providence Equity Partners has acquired a majority shareholding in Marlink Group from Apax Partners, valuing Marlink at approximately $1.4 billion. Ardian and Marlink management have taken minority stakes alongside Providence as Apax retains a significant minority position; the investment is intended to accelerate Marlink's growth and expansion of its smart network and digital solutions.

Providence Equity Partners Majority Investment in Accelerate Learning

February 21, 2023

Education

Providence Equity Partners has made a majority investment in Accelerate Learning, a Houston-based provider of K-12 STEM curriculum and digital learning platforms. Existing investors including funds managed by Carlyle, Quad Partners, Rice University and Owl Ventures will retain minority stakes; financial terms were not disclosed. The investment is intended to help Accelerate Learning scale growth, deepen customer relationships and pursue organic and inorganic expansion opportunities.

Astorg Mid-Cap Acquires Opus 2 from Five Arrows Principal Investments

March 30, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Astorg's Mid-Cap fund has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Opus 2, the London-based provider of cloud collaboration software and services for the global legal disputes market. The transaction, from Five Arrows Principal Investments and founder Graham Smith-Bernal (both of whom are reinvesting alongside management), will support Opus 2's continued UK leadership and accelerated international expansion; financial terms were not disclosed.

Five Arrows Acquires Majority Stake in Juvare LLC

July 28, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Five Arrows (the corporate private equity arm of Rothschild & Co) has completed a majority investment in Juvare LLC, the provider of emergency preparedness and critical incident management software, purchasing the stake from Thomas H. Lee Partners. Terms were not disclosed; Five Arrows is organizing the investment through its European fund (Five Arrows Principal Investments) and its US fund (Five Arrows Capital Partners) to support Juvare's growth in the US and internationally.

Insight Partners to Invest in iad International alongside IK Partners, Five Arrows and Naxicap

March 24, 2021

Real Estate

Insight Partners has agreed to invest in iad International alongside existing investors IK Investment Partners, Five Arrows Principal Investments and Naxicap Partners. Iad is a Europe‑leading digital real estate broker (headquartered in Lieusaint, France) with a proprietary agent-enablement platform and a network of over 14,000 independent agents; financial terms were not disclosed and the capital will support further international expansion and technology development.