Deals
BGF has exited its minority investment in Petrotechnics, a provider of software solutions for hazardous industries, following its acquisition by US-based Sphera Solutions Inc.
BGF invested GBP6 million in the Aberdeen-based company in 2013 to support the development of Proscient – the first software enterprise platform for operational excellence in hazardous industries.
The funding was also used for geographical expansion, with the company’s software now being used by more than 80,000 people from some of the biggest businesses in the oil and gas, rail and petrochemical sectors, across 22 countries. Since BGF’s investment, the company has invested over GBP15m
Ironwood Capital has exited its investment in FIBER-LINE, a high-performance fibre manufacturer headquartered in Hatfield, Pennsylvania.
The company was purchased by PolyOne Corporation, a provider of specialised polymer materials, services and solutions.
Founded in 1987, FIBER-LINE is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of high-tech fibre products for a growing range of industries and applications. With five manufacturing locations in North America, Europe and Asia, FIBER-LINE provides material science and polymer formulation expertise to engineer specified performance characteristics for fibre.
“FIBER-LINE has doubled its size from our initial investment. Under the leadership of CEO Dale Outhous, the company
Mesirow Financial has acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Disc Graphics (DISC) on its sale to Oliver Printing & Packaging Company (Oliver), a portfolio company of Pfingsten Partners.
DISC is a manufacturer of folding carton packaging, micro-fluted corrugated boxes and pressure-sensitive labels, serving the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, consumer products, and healthcare markets. Headquartered in Hauppauge, NY, DISC will continue delivering innovative packaging solutions from its current facility as part of the Oliver platform.
Donald Sinkin, chairman and chief executive officer of DISC, says: “Mesirow Financial was instrumental in securing a very positive outcome for DISC’s customers, employees
The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm, has acquired EMS Safety Services (EMS). Based in San Clemente, California, EMS is a fast-growing provider of first aid and CPR training solutions and is an add-on to Riverside’s Health and Safety Institute (HSI) portfolio company, a leading provider of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) software, training and compliance services.
Both EMS and HSI’s ASHI/MEDIC First Aid brands are well-known for a wide range of high-quality, competitively priced emergency care (EC) training content that is flexible and easy-to-use. The acquisition significantly increases HSI’s presence in the EC market, further reinforcing HSI as
Lovell Minnick Partners, a private equity firm specialising in financial and related business services companies, has acquired ATTOM Data Solutions (ATTOM), a provider of national real estate data and analytics.
Lovell Minnick acquired ATTOM from Renovo Capital and Rosewood Private Investments. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Irvine, California, ATTOM manages a comprehensive data platform that draws upon a wide range of sources to provide property tax, deed, mortgage, foreclosure, environmental risk, natural hazard and neighbourhood data for more than 155 million US residential and commercial properties covering 99 per cent of the
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has completed the sale of procurement specialist Inprova Group Limited (Inprova) in two separate deals.
In December 2018, AIM-listed Inspired Energy plc acquired Inprova’s energy division, with the existing management team acquiring the non-energy procurement business upon completion.
Headquartered in Warrington, Inprova delivers procurement services for private and public sector organisations across the UK. The business offers outsourcing, technology and consultancy services, providing its clients with a complete procurement solutions package.
LDC first backed the business in March 2014 to help fuel its ambitious growth strategy. Over the past four years the team has worked closely with CEO Paul Kennedy and
An affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired Lipari Foods from Sterling Investment Partners (Sterling), and certain other selling shareholders.
HIG is partnering with the Lipari family and the current management team to grow the company’s distribution and manufacturing platform. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Warren, Michigan, Lipari is a leading distributor of perimeter-of-the-store, specialty, and branded food products, proudly serving over 6,300 customers throughout the Midwest and beyond. The Company’s products span the deli, bakery, dairy, specialty retail, seafood, packaging, confections, ethnic, and organic categories,
IZI Medical Products (IZI), an interventional radiology medical device company and portfolio company of Shore Capital Partners (Shore), has acquired select soft tissue biopsy and breast localisation needle assets from Cook Medical (Cook).
The acquired portfolio of products is commercially marketed under the highly regarded Quick-Core Biopsy Needle, MReye Breast Localization Coil, and the Kopans and X-Reidy Lesion Localization Needles.
“This represents IZI’s third add-on acquisition in the last 18 months and significantly adds to our world-class portfolio of minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic products for the interventional radiology market,” says Greg Groenke, Chief Executive Officer, IZI Medical.
New York-based private investment firm Greenbriar Equity Group has become an equity partner in STS Aviation Group.
STS provides a range of solutions to the global aviation industry, including component sales and distribution, workforce management, engineering services, line maintenance, and aircraft repair and modifications. The company is well-known for its breadth of capabilities and customer-centric approach to helping airlines and aircraft operators meet their critical operational and people requirements worldwide.
Noah Roy, Managing Partner at Greenbriar, says: “No company in the global aviation supply chain provides more essential solutions than STS. Customers trust STS to meet their most urgent
Apex Group (Apex), one of the world’s top five largest fund administrators, has completed the successful integration of the Custom House business, adding USD24 billion to the group’s total assets under administration.
First announced in August 2018, the acquisition of Custom House adds over 200 employees to the Apex Group, in addition to offices in several new locations including Beijing, Chicago, Geneva, Rotterdam, Shenzhen and Sofia.
Custom House clients now have access to an additional 18 jurisdictions, as well as Apex’s renowned local service delivery model. The successful closing of this transaction adds over 200 managers and 500 funds
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