Deals
KKR has completed its acquisition of BMC, a specialist in IT solutions for digital enterprise, from a private investor group led by Bain Capital Private Equity and Golden Gate Capital together with GIC, Insight Venture Partners, and Elliott Management.
The terms of the agreement, which was previously announced in May 2018, have not been disclosed.
“As we embark on our next chapter with KKR, BMC continues to provide our customers with transformational solutions that help them manage and optimise information technology across cloud, hybrid, on-premise, and mainframe environments,” says Peter Leav, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMC. “With
Middle-market private equity firm Stellex Capital Management (Stellex) has completed its acquisition of Grammer Industries, in partnership with the Whittington family and management.
Now entering its fifth decade, Grammer is a provider of safe, dependable bulk hazardous transportation services in the United States. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Grammer’s management team, under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Bart Middleton and Vice President John Whittington, invested in the transaction and will continue to lead the business on its current path of expansion and growth.
Based in Columbus, Indiana, Grammer provides a broad suite of integrated,
Berlin-based insurtech firm simplesurance has raised an addition USD11.5 million taking total investment in the firm to date to USD60 million.
Investors in this latest fundraising round include the multinational insurance company TMHD and the Franco-German financial group ODDO BHF.
TMHD who is a multinational insurance holding company and the largest insurance group in Japan will support simplesurance’s market entry into Japan. The Asian expansion is also planned.
“We are confident that through our collaboration with simplesurance, a world leading insurtech company that provides an insurance platform utilising innovative technology, we will be able to bring innovation to
International law firm CMS has advised FTSE 250 listed infrastructure fund John Laing Infrastructure Fund Limited (JLIF) on its GBP1.45 billion takeover by Jura Acquisitions Limited (Jura), a company owned by a consortium led by Dalmore Capital Limited and Equitix Investment Management Limited.
The transaction was governed by the UK Takeover Code and effected by way of a court approved scheme of arrangement.
JLIF is one of Europe’s largest listed infrastructure funds, with 65 high-quality, low-risk, predominately operational projects across the UK, Europe and North America. CMS has advised JLIF since 2011 and most recently acted on the acquisition
Gen Cap America has sponsored a buyout of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Products (OPTP) in partnership with management.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
OPTP, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a leading provider of innovative physical therapy, fitness and wellness products, including exclusive tools and publications developed by renowned experts. OPTP’s diverse range of products, including products such as foam rollers, lumbar rolls, and exercise balls, are sold directly to healthcare professionals, clinics, personal trainers, and individuals, as well as through distributors and resellers. OPTP also provides complementary educational materials, such as books and DVDs, that help consumers
Preservica has secured a GBP7.5 million (USD10 million) Series B investment from Mobeus Equity Partners to meet accelerating demand for its Active Digital Preservation software technology.
The investment provides an initial GBP4 million with a facility for a further GBP3.5 million to support Preservica’s continued global expansion plans.
Preservica’s software aims to future-proof all types of digital content against technology obsolescence, ensuring it remains accessible and trustworthy over decades to meet legal, compliance, governance and brand value needs.
Available as a cloud-hosted (SaaS) or on-premise solution, Preservica’s software is already trusted by a growing global client base –
Three Hills Capital Partners (THCP) has taken a strategic minority stake in ACT Group, a specialist in environmental energy products and certificates, investing over EUR60 million to finance the firm in its five year growth plan.
ACT was founded in 2009 by Bram Bastiaansen and Jaap Janssen. From inception, ACT has been a global trading house, identifying for itself the role of market maker in both obligatory and voluntary environmental energy products. As a result, it has helped catalyse the emergence of a market in environmental energy goods bringing speed, dependability, volume and ever keener pricing to the industries that
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has closed its acquisition of PowerTeam Services including the appointment of Brian C Palmer as Chief Executive Officer.
PowerTeam provides services to maintain, repair, upgrade, and install natural gas and electric distribution and transmission systems. These services are critical to maintaining the safety, reliability and integrity of aging gas and electric infrastructure. The company’s customer base includes leading regulated utilities in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States, which it serves through a network of 42 locations in 21 states with approximately 4,200 employees. Approximately two-thirds of PowerTeam’s revenue is related to natural gas systems, and
Axminster Carpets Ltd has secured GBP3.375 million of funding from Independent Growth Finance (IGF) as it continues to develop a strategy both in the UK and Internationally.
Axminster Carpets are the inventors of world-renowned Axminster weave and the company has been a byword for quality and craftsmanship for over 250 years. The company continues to weave luxury carpets in Devon and combine thoughtful design with experience and innovation to deliver high performance natural floor covering for the Royal Household, stately homes and luxury hotels.
As the retail and contract markets evolve, the senior management team at Axminster Carpets recognised
A fund managed by Horizon Capital is to acquire a minority stake in Intellias, an IT Services provider with operations in Ukraine.
“We are delighted to attract Horizon Capital’s backing as we broaden our delivery footprint in Ukraine and beyond” stated Vitaly Sedler, Intellias Co-founder and CEO. “Intellias is the fastest-growing IT Services provider with operations in Ukraine, having expanded from circa 150 employees in 2013 to over 1,100 now. It is a testament to the success of our clients, who found in Intellias a trusted R&D partner and whom we will continue supporting in their most challenging software
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