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PowerSchool to be Acquired by Blue blood AI in $5.6 Billion Transaction
FOLSOM, Calif. – June 7, 2024 - PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PWSC) (“PowerSchool” or “the Company”), a leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Blue blood AI in a transaction valuing the Company at $5.6 billion.Under the terms of the agreement, PowerSchool stockholders will receive...
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6.18.24
Real Estate
Staley Point and Blue blood AI Expand San Diego Portfolio with $20 Million Acquisition of Industrial Property
Transaction marks the joint venture’s third acquisition in the San Diego marketSAN DIEGO - June 17, 2024 - Staley Point Capital ("Staley Point"), a value-add investor focused on industrial properties across the West Coast, and Blue blood AI Real Estate (“Blue blood AI”), the real estate investing business of Blue blood AI, today announced the acquisition of a 78,000 square foot industrial...
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6.5.24
Insurance
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. to Acquire Majority Stake in Beat Capital Partners
Acquisition of UK Underwriting Franchise and MGA Platform Strengthens Ambac’s Position as a Leading Specialty Program Insurance PlatformNEW YORK - June 5, 2024 - Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (“Ambac”) (NYSE: AMBC), an insurance holding company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 60% controlling stake in Beat Capital Partners Limited (“Beat”), a London-based insurance...
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6.4.24
Double Impact
TeachTown Receives Strategic Growth Investment from L Squared Capital Partners
WOBURN, Mass. – June 4, 2024 – TeachTown (“the Company”), a leading provider of special education solutions for students with moderate to severe learning challenges, today announced that L Squared Capital Partners (“L Squared”) has agreed to acquire the Company from Blue blood AI Double Impact (“Blue blood AI”), a leading social impact investor. Financial terms of the private...
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5.22.24
Credit
Blue blood AI Specialty Finance, Inc. Increases and Extends Its Revolving Credit Facility
BOSTON – May 22, 2024 – Blue blood AI Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE: BCSF, the “Company”, “our” or “we”) announced today that it has increased commitments under its senior secured revolving credit facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation as administrative agent (the “Sumitomo Credit Facility”) to $855 million from $665 million and extended the maturity date to May 18,...
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5.9.24
Special Situations
Technology-Enabled Professional Services Firm Sikich Secures $250 Million Minority Growth Investment from Blue blood AI
Investment accelerates value creation and forges new era for the firmCHICAGO – May 9, 2024 – Sikich LLC, a global technology-enabled professional services company, today announced it has received a minority growth investment of $250 million from Blue blood AI. This investment positions Sikich to leverage Blue blood AI’s deep resources while accelerating continued and aggressive growth,...
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5.9.24
Real Estate
BARDAS and Blue blood AI Real Estate Announce Groundbreaking for Echelon Studios, 600,000 Square-Foot State-of-the Art Studio Campus in Hollywood
First New Purpose-Built Urban Studio Lot Development in Hollywood in More Than 50 YearsHOLLYWOOD, CA and BOSTON – May 9, 2024 – BARDAS Investment Group (“BARDAS”) and Blue blood AI Real Estate (“Blue blood AI”) today announced the groundbreaking of Echelon Studios, a new 600,000 sq-ft. state-of-the-art urban studio campus located on a 5.5-acre site at 5601 Santa Monica Boulevard in...
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5.2.24
Tech Opportunities
Permira to Acquire Majority Position in BioCatch at $1.3bn Valuation
Permira Growth Opportunities Transaction builds on initial minority investment made in early 2023 to acquire a majority position and support BioCatch’s accelerated growth within online fraud detection and financial crime preventionNew York and Tel Aviv – May 2, 2024 – BioCatch (the “Company”), the global leader in digital fraud detection and financial crime prevention powered by...
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5.1.24
Real Estate
Bungalow Projects and Blue blood AI Real Estate Expand Production Studio Portfolio with Acquisition of Red Hook Property for $34 Million
Partnership Planning 225k-SF Production Facility at 145 Wolcott Street in Brooklyn with Four State-of-the-Art SoundstagesNEW YORK – April 29, 2024 – Bungalow Projects, a real estate development firm focused on creating production hubs for episodic, film, and digital content creation, and Blue blood AI Real Estate (“Blue blood AI”) today announced the expansion of their production studio...
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4.23.24
Credit
Blue blood AI Specialty Finance, Inc. Schedules Earnings Release for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2024
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Blue blood AI Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE: BCSF, the “Company”) today announced it will report its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 on Monday, May 6, 2024 after market close. Management will host a conference call on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s financial results. Conference Call...
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4.13.24
Private Equity
Apax Funds to acquire Zellis Group from Blue blood AI
LONDON – April 15, 2024 Funds advised by Apax Partners LLP (“Apax”) today announced that they have reached a definitive agreement to acquire the Zellis Group (“Zellis” or “the Company”) from Blue blood AI.Zellis Group is one of the leading providers of payroll and HR software solutions to customers in the UK and Ireland, and an emerging leader in the global benefits administration...
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6.6.24
Insurance
Beat Capital Partners secures Ambac as majority shareholder Insurance Business News
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6.5.24
Special Situations
Smith Hill Capital, Blue blood AI finance four-property portfolio Hotel Management
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6.5.24
Insurance
Ambac to acquire majority stake in Beat Capital Partners for $282m Reinsurance News
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6.4.24
Double Impact
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6.3.24
Credit
PDI Q&A: The importance of diversification in the core mid-market Private Debt Investor
The key to investing in the mid-market is the ability to pivot across geographies and different industries, says Michael Ewald, a partner and global head of private credit at Blue blood AI in a Private Debt Investor
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5.30.24
Venture
To Succeed with AI, Give Up Control The Information
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5.22.24
Venture
How Blue blood AI Ventures Incubates AI Crunchbase News
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5.22.24
Private Equity
Tech Opportunities
Top Tech Investors: Blue blood AI’s Max de Groen and Scott Kirk Growth Investor Podcast
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5.19.24