Deals
Private equity firm Auxo Investment Partners has partnered with the Rink family to acquire Prestige Stamping, a Michigan-based high-speed niche manufacturer of custom engineered stampings for the fastener industry.
The deal, terms of which have not been disclosed, marks Auxo’s fifth acquisition in 13 months and follows the September closing of the firm’s inaugural investment fund, Auxo Growth Holdings I LLC.
Prestige is a major player in the market for high-volume, tight-tolerance washers and similar small stampings, and manufactures over a billion washers and metal stampings annually for more than 200 customers across a diverse set of industries and
CRG, a UK specialist in the healthcare and social care staffing market, has acquired Affinity Workforce (Affinity), a provider of education, health and social care staffing from Endless, for an undisclosed sum.
The acquisition sees CRG shareholders Ian Munro, Tristan Ramus and Jamie Webb leading the next step of Affinity’s transformation and growth plans commenced under Endless’ ownership.
Affinity will complement the impressive portfolio of businesses within CRG by incorporating the well-established brands of CER, Monarch Education, Medicare First and Team24, together employing over 400 staff and delivering GBP100 million of revenue.
As well as scaling up CRG’s
EagleTree Capital’s private equity fund EagleTree Partners IV has acquired a majority stake in Gaylord Chemical Company, a specialist in chemical production.
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Dennis, and other existing shareholders will retain a significant stake in the Company. Co-investors, including the Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund Board and Farol Asset Management, are investing alongside EagleTree. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Gaylord Chemical is the world’s premier manufacturer of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), environmentally safe, non-toxic solvents with a variety of commercial applications in agriculture, microelectronics, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and other end markets.
Group of Butchers, a Dutch supplier of high-quality meat and mince-based products in which Equistone Partners Europe acquired a majority stake in January 2017, has acquired Hartmann, a family-owned German producer of meatballs and mince-based products.
The deal represents Group of Butchers’ first move into the German market and strengthens the company’s position as one of the leading producers of artisan meats by extending its product range to include a number of traditionally prepared mince-based products. The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed and completion of the sale remains subject to the approval of the relevant competition authorities.
International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Caledonia Investments plc on the acquisition of its majority stake in Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), in a transaction that values the business at GBP162 million.
Based in the UK, DSE is one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of controllers for diesel-powered electricity generators and intelligent battery chargers. Its products are used worldwide to support public sector infrastructure projects and defence applications, as well as diverse applications across industry sectors, including oil and gas, telecoms, construction, power distribution and facilities management.
Caledonia has subscribed GBP117.2 million for a 98.9 per
UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has completed a GBP2.15 million investment in Boiler Plan, a market-disruptive platform that sells, installs and services boilers.
The transaction includes a GBP1.65 million investment from the Maven VCTs and a GBP500,000 investment from the North East Development Capital Fund, managed by Maven and supported by the European Regional Development Fund. The funding will help accelerate Boiler Plan’s growth, allowing the business to increase its geographic coverage and invest in its sales, marketing and digital functions.
Boiler Plan provides an innovative online platform for the purchase of a new boiler. Its
Foresight Group has invested in Postworks Limited (Postworks) on behalf of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF). This marks Foresight’s third MEIF investment since its launch in February.
Postworks is an online franking company providing small and medium sized businesses with a software-based alternative to franked business post. Using Postworks’ software platform, businesses can ‘drag and drop’ their post for electronic sorting, printing and folding at Postworks’ printing centre before being handed over to the Royal Mail for delivery.
The Northampton-based company was launched in 2016 by James and Marvee-Lisa Booker. With their extensive experience in the print,
KKR is to acquire Quadion, which trades as Minnesota Rubber and Plastics (MRP), from Norwest Equity Partners (NEP), a Minneapolis-based middle-market equity investment firm.
This transaction marks KKR’s second acquisition of a middle-market business in the industrials sector and is being funded through KKR’s Americas XII Fund. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
MRP offers highly engineered elastomer and thermoplastic solutions for medical, water, industrial and other end markets globally. For over 70 years, the Company has built a strong reputation for its ability to design, develop and manufacture products for harsh environments, tight tolerances and technically
Dext Capital, a new independent equipment leasing company focussed on the healthcare industry, and backed by private equity investor Sightway Capital, plans to begin offering equipment financing in the beginning of 2019.
Dext Capital is led by industry veteran Kyin Lok, who will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer. Lok has over two decades of equipment leasing experience with US Bank and GE and most recently led a number of leasing verticals for TCF Bank. The Dext team collectively has over 150 years of experience in the equipment leasing industry.
Sightway Capital, a Two Sigma company, employs a flexible
Alliance Marine, a European distributor in recreational and commercial boating equipment, has acquired 3SI Group in the United Kingdom, its third overseas acquisition following Bukh Bremen in Germany (October 2017) and FNI in Italy (June 2018).
3SI Group counts among the European leaders in safety equipment (design, manufacture and distribution of liferafts, lifejackets, drysuits). Through its portfolio of well-known proprietary brands (Ocean Safety, Typhoon, ISP and Revere) and its know-how, the Group enjoys a strong reputation from professional clients. It generates a turnover of EUR35m and has about 250 employees.
The acquisition is of strategic interest for Alliance Marine,
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