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EQT, Hg and TA-owned IFS valued at EUR 15 billion in minority stake sale, following investment from Hg, ADIA and CPP Investments

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  • Hg increases its stake in enterprise software provider IFS and becomes co-control shareholder alongside EQT, while existing minority shareholder TA Associates remains invested

  • New investors in this transaction include a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA”) and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPP Investments”)

  • IFS continues to perform strongly, having recently surpassed EUR 1 billion in ARR while growing by more than 30% year-on-year

Stockholm, Sweden, and London, UK, 9 April – IFS, a leading provider of cloud enterprise software and Industrial AI applications, announces it has achieved a valuation of over EUR 15 billion following a significant pivot to AI-driven growth. The valuation comes as Hg increases its stake to become a co-control shareholder alongside EQT, with TA Associates (“TA”) remaining as minority shareholder. New minority shareholders also include a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA”) and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPP Investments”). Hg and the new investors are acquiring shares in IFS from EQT, which is selling through its EQT VIII and EQT IX funds, as well as from TA and other minority investors.

The transaction follows many successful years of growth for IFS, delivering more than EUR 1 billion in ARR (“annual recurring revenue”) last year. Total revenue for 2024 was over EUR 1.2 billion, with some of the world’s largest industrial companies choosing IFS over legacy vendors. Demand for IFS’s industrial AI capabilities has increased significantly over the past 12 months as organizations across IFS’s focus industries of Aerospace & Defence, Engineering & Construction, Energy & Utilities, Manufacturing, Telco and Service, continue to realise the rapid and transformative value that IFS.ai delivers. IFS will continue to expand its capabilities with the industrial application of generative and agentic AI, so that customers can automate workflows, improve efficiency and deliver amazing moments of service to their own customers.

Over the past year, IFS added 350 new customers including Exelon who adopted IFS to streamline asset maintenance across its energy grid, Rolls-Royce who is using IFS to transform service delivery of its Power Systems business, and Total Energies who is deploying IFS as the single platform for management and servicing of its global operated asset portfolio. Moreover, an increasing number of large businesses are moving to IFS which is reflected in the average deal size of IFS’s largest customers increasing by 64% year-on-year.

Mark Moffat, CEO of IFS, said:

“IFS’s success and sustained growth is centred around a commitment and track record of rapidly delivering business value to our customers. We have a differentiated proposition that continues to drive momentum in the industrial setting, specifically with the agentic and generative capabilities of IFS.ai, which enables us to be the technology of choice for the businesses that service, power and protect our planet.” Moffat continued: “The investment and continued commitment from Hg, EQT and TA will help IFS further accelerate our journey to be the undisputed category leader of Industrial Software.”

Johannes Reichel, Partner and Co-Head of Technology in the EQT Private Equity advisory team, added:

“EQT’s relationship with IFS started in 2015 and it has been remarkable to see the company’s growth since then. Starting as a software vendor focused on Northern Europe, IFS has become a global provider of enterprise solutions while embracing the power of AI for the benefit of its industrial clients. It’s a prime example of EQT’s ability to “run with the winners”, where we partner with management teams over the long-term to scale regional players into global champions. We are excited to work alongside Hg to continue supporting IFS through this next phase.”

Nic Humphries, Senior Partner and Head of the Saturn funds at Hg, commented:

“With 20 years’ experience investing in software, we recognise exceptional businesses when we see them. Our increased investment in IFS reflects our conviction in their long-term vision and strong execution, which enables their customers’ digital transformation.”

Jonathan Wulkan, Partner at Hg, added:

“Since our initial partnership in 2022 alongside EQT, Mark and the team have not only delivered impressive and consistent growth but have emerged as a global leader in Industrial AI – translating the promise of AI into practical solutions that drive efficiency and sustainability for essential industries, with significant potential for continued growth.”

Naveen Wadhera, Managing Director at TA, commented:

“IFS’s exceptional leadership, strong execution, and transformative AI capabilities are redefining what’s possible in enterprise software. We remain confident in the company’s vision and are excited to be part of its continued journey.”

The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to complete end of Q2 2025. IFS and selling shareholders were advised by Arma Partners and White & Case, EQT was also advised by Evercore, and Hg was advised by Morgan Stanley & Co. plc and Skadden.

For further information, please contact:

EQT
press@eqtpartners.com

Hg
Tom Eckersley, tom.eckersley@hgcapital.com
Sam Ferris, sam.ferris@hgcapital.com

TA
Maggie Benoit, mbenoit@ta.com

IFS
EUROPE / MEA / APJ: Adam Gillbe, adam.gillbe@ifs.com
NORTH AMERICA / LATAM: Mairi Morgan, mairi.morgan@ifs.com

About EQT

EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization with EUR 269 billion in total assets under management (EUR 136 billion in fee-generating assets under management), within two business segments – Private Capital and Real Assets. EQT owns portfolio companies and assets in Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas and supports them in achieving sustainable growth, operational excellence and market leadership.

More info: www.eqtgroup.com

About Hg

Hg supports the building of sector-leading enterprises that supply businesses with critical software applications or workflow services, delivering a more automated workplace for their customers. This industry is characterised by digitization trends that are in early stages of adoption and are set to transform the workplace for professionals over decades to come.

Hg’s support combines deep end-market knowledge with world class operational resources, together providing compelling support to entrepreneurial leaders looking to scale their business – businesses that are well invested, enduring and serve their customers well.

With a vast European network and strong presence across North America, Hg’s 400 employees and around $75 billion in funds under management support a portfolio of around 50 businesses, worth over $160 billion aggregate enterprise value, with around 115,000 employees, consistently growing revenues at more than 20% annually.

About TA

TA is a leading global private equity firm focused on scaling growth in profitable companies. Since 1968, TA has invested in more than 560 companies across its five target industries – technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer and businesses services. Leveraging its deep industry expertise and strategic resources, TA collaborates with management teams worldwide to help high-quality companies deliver lasting value. The firm has raised $65 billion in capital to date and has more than 150 investment professionals across offices in Boston, Menlo Park, Austin, London, Mumbai and Hong Kong. More information about TA can be found at www.ta.com.

About IFS

IFS is one of the world’s leading providers of Industrial AI and enterprise software for hardcore businesses that service, power, and protect our planet. Our technology enables businesses which manufacture goods, maintain complex assets, and manage service-focused operations to unlock the transformative power of Industrial AI™ to enhance productivity, efficiency, and sustainability.

IFS Cloud is a fully composable AI-powered platform, designed for ultimate flexibility and adaptability to our customers’ specific requirements and business evolution. It spans the needs of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Field Service Management (FSM). IFS technology leverages AI, machine learning, real-time data and analytics to empower our customers to make informed strategic decisions and excel at their Moment of Service™.

IFS was founded in 1983 by five university friends who pitched a tent outside our first customer’s site to ensure they would be available 24/7 and the needs of the customer would come first. Since then, IFS has grown into a global leader with over 7,000 employees in 80 countries. Driven by those foundational values of agility, customer-centricity, and trust, IFS is recognized worldwide for delivering value and supporting strategic transformations. We are the most recommended supplier in our sector. Visit ifs.com to learn why.

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NewRocket Names Frank Palermo as COO

Gryphon Investors

Experienced Tech Executive Will Operationalize Growth Strategies at Elite ServiceNow Partner and Digital Workflow Advisor

NewRocket, a leading digital workflow advisor and Elite ServiceNow partner, announced today that it has named Frank Palermo as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Palermo joins NewRocket with a distinguished track record of scaling technology-driven consultancies and he will play a pivotal role in executing the Company’s strategic growth initiatives. NewRocket is backed by Gryphon Investors (“Gryphon”), a leading middle-market private investment firm.

As an accomplished leader in the technology and consulting sector, Mr. Palermo has a track record of building and growing platform-oriented services businesses and leading many successful business units with services similar to those of NewRocket. He offers extensive experience enhancing customer outcomes by delivering innovative solutions and offerings, driving operational excellence, and directing high-performing teams.

“Having collaborated with Frank on severaI business endeavors, I am thrilled to be working closely with him once again – he brings a unique blend of expertise in AI, data and workflows. He is also skilled at consulting and setting up innovation labs, and he has terrific leadership attributes,” said Harsha Kumar, CEO of NewRocket. “We are confident that his leadership will further strengthen our ability to deliver creative solutions to our clients while expanding our footprint in the Agentic AI and ServiceNow consulting space.”

Prior to joining NewRocket, Mr. Palermo held several technology and business leadership roles at Virtusa, a global engineering services firm. He was a member of Virtusa’s executive leadership team and was instrumental in driving growth from a start-up business to a $2 billion global powerhouse. Mr. Palermo’s roles included developing global technology practices in business process, data and analytics, cloud and customer experience, launching a standalone digital business, building a TMT business, and most recently building a global business consulting and technology advisory practice focused on GenAI.

Prior to Virtusa, Mr. Palermo was CTO of INSCI (Clearstory), a document management, workflow and imaging company that pioneered Internet-based bill presentment and was awarded product of the year. He also held several technology roles at IBM, most notably as one of the early pioneers of the PowerPC microprocessor product line.

Gabe Stephenson, Deal Partner & Head of Gryphon’s Technology Solutions & Services group, noted, “We are excited to have Frank join Harsha’s leadership team to help drive and operationalize NewRocket’s growth strategy and enhance the Company’s leadership position within the ServiceNow ecosystem. We are fortunate to have a talented management team that has scaled businesses from start-up stage to over $1 billion in revenue. Frank’s passion for and knowledge about technology, his hands-on leadership style, and his track record building great businesses will be very additive to NewRocket.”

Mr. Palermo added, “I am delighted and energized to join the NewRocket crew on our mission to be the world’s leading ServiceNow partner. We will leverage ServiceNow’s Agentic AI and Gen AI platform, industry solutions, workflows and data to enable impactful transformations for our clients. I’d like to thank Gryphon and the NewRocket leadership team for providing me this fantastic opportunity.”

About NewRocket

New Rocket brings over 19 years of advising and supporting clients in designing, implementing, and managing digital workflows to improve employee and customer experiences. An Elite ServiceNow Partner and ServiceNow Global Partner Award Winner, the Company has completed over 3,000 projects across nine industry specializations. NewRocket Goes Beyond Workflows™ to help clients transform their enterprise into a place where employees flourish, customers thrive, and people matter. With over 3,000 ServiceNow certifications, NewRocket’s business strategists take a holistic, strategic approach to optimize the ServiceNow platform and help clients solve industry-specific challenges.

About Gryphon Investors
Gryphon Investors is a leading middle-market private investment firm focused on profitably growing and competitively advantaged companies in the Business Services, Consumer, Healthcare, Industrial Growth, Software, and Technology Solutions & Services sectors. With approximately $10 billion of assets under management, Gryphon prioritizes investments in which it can form strong partnerships with founders, owners, and executives to accelerate the building of leading companies and generate enduring value through its integrated deal and operations business model. Gryphon’s highly differentiated model integrates its well-proven Operations Resources Group, which is led by full-time, Gryphon senior operating executives with general management, human capital acquisition and development, treasury, finance, and accounting expertise. Gryphon’s three core investment strategies include its Flagship, Heritage, and Junior Capital strategies, each with dedicated funds of capital. The Flagship and Heritage strategies target equity investments of $50 million to $500 million per portfolio company. The Junior Capital strategy targets investments of $10 million to $25 million in junior securities of credit facilities, arranged by leading middle-market lenders, in both Gryphon-controlled companies, as well as in other private equity-backed companies operating in Gryphon’s targeted investment sectors.

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HealthEdge Secures Strategic Investment from Bain Capital

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BURLINGTON, Mass. – April 8, 2025 – HealthEdge, a leader in healthcare technology solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bain Capital. The investment is being made by Bain Capital’s Private Equity team. Financial terms of the private purchase from funds managed by Blackstone were not disclosed.

Founded in 2005, and headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, HealthEdge is a next-generation SaaS platform that connects health plans, providers, and patients with a suite of end-to-end digital solutions to automate operations, reduce administrative costs and improve overall health outcomes. HealthEdge currently serves over 115 health plans representing more than 110 million covered member lives across the U.S. Its best-in-class solutions and administrative processing systems have earned the Company repeated recognition from leading market analysts.

“We are pleased to welcome Bain Capital as our new partner as we embark on our next chapter of growth and innovation,” said Steve Krupa, CEO of HealthEdge. “We believe we are well-positioned to achieve our vision of being the long-term partner of choice for health plans as we continue to create deeper integrations between our solutions, which support health plans through claims processing, care management, and member engagement. We are thankful for Blackstone’s support over the last five years and look forward to working with Bain Capital as we remain committed to implementing solutions that will redefine the future of healthcare.”

“HealthEdge is enabling health plans to transition towards a modern tech ecosystem via its cloud-based claims adjudication software and complementary suite of value-added solutions. In a world of growing operational complexity, we believe that HealthEdge can streamline operations, improve care delivery, and increase engagement among healthcare payers, provider, and patients,” said Devin O’Reilly and Paul Moskowitz, Partners at Bain Capital. “The HealthEdge Solutions Suite is a mission-critical system that sits at the heart of the health plan tech stack in one of the most complex HCIT ecosystems we’ve seen. We believe HealthEdge can be a driving force for GenAI enablement at health plans, and we look forward to partnering with the management in the next phase of growth.”

“We are proud to have been part of HealthEdge’s journey over the last five years, partnering with management to evolve the business from an emerging modern software solution for payors to a mission-critical platform of high-value technologies for payors, caregivers, and patients,” said Ram M. Jagannath and Anushka M. Sunder, Senior Managing Directors at Blackstone. “Over the course of our investment, Blackstone partnered with HealthEdge to innovate new solutions, acquire and integrate strategically important software solutions, drive sustained growth, and build a comprehensive technology platform to address challenges across the American healthcare ecosystem. It has been a pleasure driving this phase of the transformation, and we wish Steve, the entire management team, and Bain Capital continued success in driving HealthEdge’s next chapter of strategic growth.”

The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

TripleTree is acting as lead financial advisor, Kirkland & Ellis as legal counsel, and Ares Management as lead financing partner to Bain Capital. Evercore and UBS Investment Bank are acting as financial advisors, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as legal counsel to Blackstone.
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About HealthEdge
HealthEdge® is building a future without limits for health plans, where they can deliver better service and care, make more informed decisions and streamline operations. Through an integrated platform of solutions for core administration (HealthRules® Payer), payment accuracy (HealthEdge Source™), provider network management (HealthEdge Provider Data Management), care management (GuidingCare®) and member experience (Wellframe™), health plans can converge their data and harness
automation to drive more informed decisions, improve touchless transaction processing and payment accuracy, foster meaningful collaboration and enhance service and care delivery. HealthEdge is trusted by over 115 health plans covering more than 110 million member lives across the U.S. See what it means to converge without limits at HealthEdge.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

About Bain Capital  
Founded in 1984, Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading private investment firms. We are committed to creating lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. As a private partnership, we lead with conviction and a culture of collaboration, advantages that enable us to innovate investment approaches, unlock opportunities, and create exceptional outcomes. Our global platform invests across five focus areas: Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit & Capital Markets, and Real Assets. In these focus areas, we bring deep sector expertise and wide-ranging capabilities. We have 24 offices on four continents, more than 1,850 employees, and approximately $185 billion in assets under management. To learn more, visit www.baincapital.com. Follow @BainCapital on LinkedIn and X (Twitter).

About Blackstone
Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which we invest. Our more than $1.1 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, credit, real assets, secondaries, and hedge funds. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram.

 

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Altor divests Qmatic to Valsoft

Altor Fund II (“Altor”) has entered into an agreement to divest Qmatic Group AB (“Qmatic”) to Valsoft Corporation Ireland (“Valsoft”), a vertical software specialist based in Canada.

Altor invested in Qmatic in 2007, the company then focused on providing queue management solutions. The partnership aimed to continue building Qmatic’s platform and expanding into new markets and customer segments. Today, Qmatic is the leading Customer Journey Management solution globally, a position that was established through M&A and organic growth. Under Altor’s ownership, Qmatic has also transitioned from a mainly hardware-focused company to a software company with a multi-tenant SaaS platform.

About Altor

Since inception, the family of Altor funds has raised more than EUR 12 billion in total commitments. The funds have invested in just south of 100 companies. The investments have been made in medium-sized predominantly Nordic and DACH companies with the aim to create value through growth initiatives and operational improvements. Among current and past investments are Silo AI, Meltwater, Raw Fury, and F24.

About Qmatic

Qmatic is a global leader in reshaping connections between people and services for truly excellent customer experiences. Working seamlessly with partners all over the world, we provide over 2 billion customer journeys every year, on more than 65,000 systems, in over 120 countries and across several sectors such as finance, healthcare, retail and public services. Creating a world where everyone can access the services they need.

About Valsoft

Valsoft acquires and develops vertical market software companies that deliver mission-critical solutions. A key tenet of Valsoft’s philosophy is to invest in established businesses and foster an entrepreneurial environment that shapes a company into a leader in its respective industry. Unlike private equity and VC firms, Valsoft does not have a predefined investment horizon and looks to buy, hold, and create value through long-term partnerships with existing management and customers. Learn more at www.valsoftcorp.com.

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Red Oak Acquires 4U Platform, Introducing Compliant Connectivity to the Financial Industry

Mainsail partners

Austin, TX – April 7, 2025 – Red Oak, a leader in advertising compliance and marketing review software, acquired 4U Platform, a premier content distribution, engagement and analytics platform for the investment industry. This strategic combination merges Red Oak’s innovative compliance technology with 4U’s seamless connectivity between Investment Companies and Wealth Management firms.

By integrating Red Oak’s AI-powered compliance workflow automation software with 4U’s streamlined content distribution network, this enhanced platform helps remove inefficiencies, ease challenges of regulatory oversight, and reduce time-to-approval for marketing materials. Investment Companies and Wealth Management firms now have a unified, automated ecosystem that helps ensure content integrity while accelerating delivery of compliant marketing material to financial professionals and investors.

Red Oak empowers Investment Companies to efficiently manage regulatory approvals while maintaining compliance with internal policies, FINRA, the SEC and Wealth Management firm requirements. 4U’s platform improves manual tracking and disjointed approval processes, giving financial professionals a centralized, pre-approved content library to engage with clients cohesively.

“By integrating 4U, we believe we are redefining what is available to financial services firms—evolving Red Oak into a true Compliance Connectivity Platform that links internal compliance workflows with the broader distribution ecosystem,” said Dave Dutch, CEO of Red Oak. “We couldn’t be more excited about branching out, deepening our roots and expanding what is possible for the customers of Red Oak and 4U.”

The combined platform will help drive deeper industry collaboration, integrate AI-powered compliance efficiencies, and enable firms to seamlessly connect content, data and distribution solutions benefiting the financial services ecosystem.

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Office Ally Embarks on Next Phase of Growth and Innovation with New Mountain Capital and Francisco Partners

Franciso Partners

VANCOUVER, WA, NEW YORK & SAN FRANCISCO – April 7, 2025 — Office Ally (or “the Company”), a leading healthcare technology company providing a comprehensive suite of cloud-based clearinghouse and software solutions to a national network of healthcare providers, partners, and health plans, announced a strategic growth investment from New Mountain Capital, a leading growth-oriented investment firm with more than $55 billion in assets under management. As part of the transaction, Francisco Partners, which originally invested in Office Ally in 2021, will also reinvest alongside management.

This investment empowers Office Ally to accelerate its strong growth and product roadmap to become a preeminent next-generation clearinghouse and software provider. With expanded resources, Office Ally will drive greater efficiency, automation, and interoperability across the healthcare ecosystem. Trusted by more than 80,000 healthcare organizations, Office Ally enables the exchange of more than 950 million transactions annually between providers and payers to coordinate patient care and enable healthcare payments.

“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with both New Mountain Capital and Francisco Partners on this next chapter of growth for Office Ally,” said Chris Hart, CEO of Office Ally. “The team at Francisco Partners have been incredible enablers of our success over the past several years and the New Mountain Capital team’s investing acumen, strategic insights and operational knowledge across the healthcare technology space make them an ideal partner for us moving forward. On behalf of the entire Office Ally team, we are proud to support the critical work of healthcare providers and payers across the country—and we cannot wait to work with both of these great firms to further our mission.”

Matt Holt, Managing Director and President, Private Equity at New Mountain Capital said, “We are excited to partner with Chris Hart, Francisco Partners and the entire Office Ally team to build a next-generation healthcare technology platform company. We have tracked Office Ally’s innovation record over the past few years and believe that the company is exceptionally well-positioned to lead the modernization effort of payment in the U.S. healthcare systems. Office Ally can leverage its technology and data assets to enable what we see as a modern, real-time payment system, bringing together clinical and administrative processes into a model that’s aligned with an overall shift to outcomes-based payment models. At New Mountain, we have been investing in the modernization of the healthcare system and we plan to bring our ecosystem and network to the benefit of Office Ally. We are excited to support the company’s leadership position in helping to shift the U.S. healthcare systems from a broken system of antiquated processes to a modern, proactive and efficient system that’s better aligned with the health of patients.”

Justin Chen, Partner at Francisco Partners said, “It has been a pleasure and a privilege to partner with Chris and the Office Ally team to accelerate growth and expand the business over the past several years. The team has built an exceptional company with a unique culture, customer-first approach, innovative product roadmap and compelling product suite. We are excited to continue supporting Office Ally’s mission and next stage of growth with our new partners at New Mountain Capital.”

William Blair served as financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis served as legal advisor to Office Ally and Francisco Partners. Houlihan Lokey served as financial advisor and Ropes & Gray LLP served as legal advisor to New Mountain Capital.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

About Office Ally

Office Ally is a healthcare technology company that offers cloud-based solutions tailored for healthcare providers, partners, and payers. Our comprehensive platform is trusted by more than 80,000 healthcare organizations of all sizes from start-ups to the Fortune 100. The Company’s all-payer clearinghouse connects healthcare organizations to a nationwide network enabling the secure exchange of clinical and financial information. For more information visit: www.officeally.com.

About New Mountain Capital

New Mountain Capital is a New York-based investment firm that emphasizes business building and growth, rather than excessive risk, as it pursues long-term capital appreciation. The firm currently manages private equity, strategic equity, credit, and net lease real estate funds with nearly $55 billion in assets under management. New Mountain seeks out what it believes to be the highest quality growth leaders in carefully selected industry sectors and then works intensively with management to build the value of these companies. For more information, visit: www.newmountaincapital.com.

About Francisco Partners

Francisco Partners is a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology and technology-enabled businesses. Since its launch over 25 years ago, Francisco Partners has invested in more than 450 technology companies, making it one of the most active and longstanding investors in the technology industry. With more than $50 billion in capital raised, the firm invests in opportunities where its deep sectoral knowledge and operational expertise can help companies realize their full potential. For more information on Francisco Partners, please visit www.franciscopartners.com.

Under no circumstances does the information contained herein constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security or interest in an investment vehicle managed by New Mountain Capital or Francisco Partners. Any such offer or solicitation can only be made through a definitive private placement memorandum describing the terms and risks of an investment to sophisticated persons who meet certain qualifications under the federal securities laws and are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment. Nothing presented herein is intended to constitute investment advice, and no investment decision should be made based on any information provided herein. It should not be assumed that an investment will be profitable or that the performance of any particular investment will equal its past performance. No guarantee of investment performance is being provided and no inference to the contrary should be made. There is a risk of loss from an investment in securities, including the potential loss of principal. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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CVC DIF and VNG AG strengthen the future of BALANCE through a growth partnership

CVC Capital Partners

CVC DIF, the infrastructure strategy of leading global private markets manager CVC, has agreed to acquire 49% of BALANCE Erneuerbare Energien (BALANCE), the biogas subsidiary of Leipzig-based gas company VNG AG (VNG). The investment in BALANCE will be made through the DIF Infrastructure VII (DIF VII) fund and will support the ongoing growth of the business.

Biogas is an important component in tomorrow’s decentralised energy system and is already helping to increase the share of green gases in the grid. Compared to wind and solar energy, biogas offers a decisive advantage: Its production is independent of weather conditions. Biogas is a reliable energy source that can be stored and flexibly complements other forms of renewable energy. BALANCE currently has a portfolio of 42 biogas facilities in Northern and Eastern Germany with a total installed rated thermal output of around 197 MW. This makes BALANCE one of the largest biogas plant operators in Germany, supplying green energy to more than 180,000 households every year.

Ulf Heitmüller, CEO of VNG, contextualised the transaction as follows: “We are delighted to have gained a partner for BALANCE in CVC DIF, a party that brings a wealth of expertise in supporting its financial investments on their growth path through active value creation. CVC DIF also shares our perspective on biogas as an energy source, the potential of BALANCE, and values such as trust and transparency in our collaboration. Together we can further strengthen BALANCE’s growth and competitiveness and, in line with our “VNG 2030+” corporate strategy, expand our green gas portfolio in the future. In this way, we are making an important contribution to the supply of renewable and sustainable energy.”

Gijs Voskuyl, Managing Partner of CVC DIF, also underlined the central role of the partnership approach with VNG for the investment: “The dynamics in the biogas market make it clear: Biogas is a key component in the decarbonisation of the energy industry. On the back of strong regulatory tailwinds, we want to actively support this development and see the partnership with VNG as offering a highly professional setup and thus ideal conditions for BALANCE as a platform in Germany to participate in market growth. We are convinced that BALANCE is a high-quality investment that will provide our investors with stable returns and offer potential for long-term growth and sustainable value creation.”

The completion of the transaction is subject to approval by the relevant antitrust authorities.

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AlpInvest Partners Raises Over $4 Billion for Portfolio Finance Platform

Carlyle

AlpInvest Strategic Portfolio Finance Fund II (“ASPF II”) exceeds its initial target and more than triples prior program size at $3.2 billion when including parallel SMAs and co-investments

Successful fundraise coincides with the closing of multiple Senior Portfolio Lending mandates and co-investments, bringing new capital raised for AlpInvest’s Portfolio Finance Platform to over $4 billion

New York and London, April 7, 2025 – AlpInvest Partners, a leading global private equity investor and subsidiary of Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG), has raised $3.2 billion for AlpInvest Strategic Portfolio Finance Fund II (“ASPF II”), inclusive of parallel SMAs and co-investments, exceeding its initial target and more than tripling the size of its prior program, ASPF I. Including the simultaneous closing of multiple Senior Portfolio Lending mandates and co-investments, which invest in investment grade Portfolio Financings, total new capital raised for AlpInvest’s Portfolio Finance platform exceeds $4 billion.

The fund, ASPF II, provides financing solutions to private equity funds, GPs, and LPs. It also pursues Credit Secondaries investments, which support an optimized portfolio construction. The fund takes a private credit approach, emphasizing downside mitigation through cross-collateralization, diversification, and significant equity overcollateralization, while offering cash yield and optimized duration. Leveraging AlpInvest’s leadership in the global secondaries market, ASPF II benefits from the firm’s integrated Secondaries and Portfolio Finance platform, which provides a full range of solutions from credit to equity as well as deep relationships with over 380 GPs worldwide.

“The strong investor demand for ASPF II and our broader Portfolio Finance strategy is a testament to the market’s recognition of our differentiated approach and the value our solutions bring to private equity sponsors and investors,” said Michael Hacker, Global Head of Portfolio Finance at AlpInvest. “With over $4 billion in total capital raised this cycle, we are now well-positioned to leverage our deep GP relationships, extensive structuring expertise, and the scale of the broader AlpInvest platform to deliver innovative and flexible financing solutions. This milestone represents the full realization of our vision for Portfolio Finance as a key pillar of the AlpInvest platform.”

ASPF II received backing from a broad mix of institutional investors globally, including insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, pensions, corporations, and family offices, and received very strong support from existing investors in ASPF I.

“We are pleased to close ASPF II with such strong support from a range of investors, underscoring the caliber of our team, the capabilities of the AlpInvest platform, and the momentum and demand we are seeing across our offering of portfolio financing solutions,” said Ruulke Bagijn, Head of Carlyle AlpInvest. “This successful fundraise is a testament to our extensive track record of performance and our global GP relationships.”

Chris Perriello, Global Head of Secondaries at AlpInvest, added: “We were among the first global players to recognize that Portfolio Finance would be an essential strategic complement to our existing Secondaries platform. This approach allows us to offer flexible solutions to GPs and LPs while enhancing liquidity and optimizing portfolios.”

ASPF II has already executed 10 transactions, spanning financings for private equity and private credit funds, GP commitment financings, LP portfolio recapitalizations for sovereign wealth funds and asset managers, and Credit Secondaries such as the spinout of Norwest Mezzanine Partners.

About AlpInvest

AlpInvest, a subsidiary of Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG), is a leading global private equity investor with $85+ billion of assets under management and more than 500 investors as of December 31, 2024. It has invested with over 380 private equity managers and committed over $100 billion across primary commitments to private equity funds, secondary transactions, portfolio financings and co-investments. AlpInvest employs more than 250 people in New York, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, London, and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.carlylealpinvest.com.

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Stonepeak to Acquire Interest in Woodside’s Louisiana LNG

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NEW YORK — April 6, 2025 — Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, today announced an agreement to acquire a 40% interest in Louisiana LNG Infrastructure LLC (“Louisiana LNG” or the “Project”), a liquefied natural gas production and export terminal in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana owned by Woodside Energy Group Ltd (“Woodside”)(ASX: WDS, NYSE: WDS).

The Project, positioned in the heart of the Gulf Coast LNG corridor with close proximity to natural gas resources and direct access to the US Gulf, has a total permitted capacity of 27.6 million tonnes per annum and is nearing final investment decision (FID) for the foundation development. Construction is currently underway, and the front-end engineering design has been completed. Bechtel, an industry leader in infrastructure project delivery, is the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the Project. Woodside will continue to operate the Project following completion of the transaction.

“With the need to bring significant additional capacity online over the coming years, we have strong conviction in the critical role Louisiana LNG will play in the US LNG export market,” said James Wyper, Senior Managing Director and Head of US Private Equity at Stonepeak. “The Project represents a compelling opportunity to invest in a newbuild LNG export facility nearing FID approval with an attractive risk-return profile and best-in-class partners in both Bechtel and Woodside to construct and operate the asset.”

Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill said, “We are very pleased to have Stonepeak join us in Louisiana LNG, given their demonstrated track record investing in US gas and LNG infrastructure across LNG facilities, LNG carriers, and floating storage and regasification units. This transaction further confirms Louisiana LNG’s position as a globally attractive investment set to deliver long-term value to our shareholders. It is the result of a highly competitive process that attracted leading global counterparties and significantly reduces Woodside’s capital expenditure for this world-class project.”

The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025 subject to conditions precedent including final investment decision for the Louisiana LNG foundation development, as well as requisite regulatory, legal, and other customary approvals.

Mizuho Bank, Ltd and its affiliate Greenhill & Co., LLC and Santander US Capital Markets LLC served as financial advisors to Stonepeak. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as transactional legal counsel and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP served as financing legal counsel to Stonepeak. RBC Capital Markets and Evercore served as financial advisors to Woodside. Norton Rose Fulbright served as legal counsel to Woodside.

About Stonepeak

Stonepeak is a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets with approximately $72 billion of assets under management. Through its investment in defensive, hard-asset businesses globally, Stonepeak aims to create value for its investors and portfolio companies, with a focus on downside protection and strong risk-adjusted returns. Stonepeak, as sponsor of private equity and credit investment vehicles, provides capital, operational support, and committed partnership to grow investments in its target sectors, which include digital infrastructure, energy and energy transition, transport and logistics, and real estate. Stonepeak is headquartered in New York with offices in Houston, Washington, D.C., London, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and Abu Dhabi. For more information, please visit www.stonepeak.com.

About Woodside

Woodside is a global energy company providing reliable and affordable energy to help people lead better lives. We leverage our track record of world-class project execution and operational excellence as we build a diverse global portfolio to meet the world’s growing energy needs.

We have over 35 years of experience in the LNG industry including pioneering Australia’s LNG industry as operator of the North West Shelf Project where we shipped our first LNG cargo to Japan in 1989. We are executing major projects today, while pursuing growth opportunities that will deliver long-term value for our shareholders. We maintain a strong balance sheet and a disciplined investment approach.

Contacts

Stonepeak:
Kate Beers / Maya Brounstein
corporatecomms@stonepeak.com
+1 (646) 540-5225

Jack Gordon
jack.gordon@sodali.com
+61 478 060 362

Woodside:
Christine Forster
christine.forster@woodside.com
+61 484 112 469

Forward-looking statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements”, within the meaning of applicable U.S. and Australian securities laws, including with respect to market conditions, results of operations and financial condition, including, for example, but not limited to, statements regarding the transaction (including statements concerning the timing and completion of the transaction, the expected benefits of the transaction and other future arrangements between Stonepeak and Woodside), expectations regarding future expenditures and future results.

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Details of the key risks relating to Woodside and its business can be found in the “Risk” section of Woodside’s most recent Annual Report released to the Australian Securities Exchange and Woodside’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are strongly cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Actual results or performance may vary materially from those expressed in, or implied by, any forward-looking statements. All information included in this press release, including any forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date of this press release and neither Stonepeak nor Woodside undertake to update or revise any information or forward-looking statements contained within, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required under applicable U.S. or Australian securities laws.

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Major acquisition for Verene Energia, CDPQ’s power transmission platform in Brazil

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  • Verene Energia acquires seven power transmission assets from Equatorial Group, with a total length of more than 2,400 km
  • An important step in growing the platform, which is well positioned to meet the increasing needs for power transmission

Verene Energia (“Verene”), a power transmission platform, and its owner CDPQ, a global investment group, today announced an agreement with Equatorial S. A. to acquire its power transmission business unit, Equatorial Transmissão S.A., which owns and operates seven power transmission lines.

The transaction, whose value could reach CAD 1,263 million (BRL 5,188 million), is CDPQ’s fourth investment in the power transmission sector in Latin America since 2022 and positions Verene as a key player in the Brazilian power transmission sector.

The seven new assets, commissioned between 2019 and 2021, total 2,430 km in length and are spread across four Brazilian states in the North, Northeast and Southeast regions. The concession period expires in 2047.

“This new acquisition by our platform Verene shows the continued interest we have in investing in Brazil, a key market for us. It also reflects our appetite for its power transmission sector, which offers a stable and predictable regulatory framework that is attractive to our clients,” said Emmanuel Jaclot, CDPQ’s Executive Vice-President and Head of Infrastructure. “With over 4,000 km of high-voltage lines in operation, Verene is gaining scale to play a role in meeting the decarbonization objectives for Brazil’s national grid.”

Financial close is expected by December 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and relevant consents and approval.

ABOUT CDPQ

At CDPQ, we invest constructively to generate sustainable returns over the long term. As a global investment group managing funds for public pension and insurance plans, we work alongside our partners to build enterprises that drive performance and progress. We are active in the major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure, real estate and private debt. As at December 31, 2024, CDPQ’s net assets totalled CAD 473 billion. For more information, visit cdpq.com, consult our LinkedIn or Instagram pages, or follow us on X.

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