Deals
Paediatric home healthcare company Aveanna Healthcare (Aveanna) has completed the acquisition of Premier Healthcare Services (Premier), a provider of paediatric services to patients in California, with additional operations in Colorado and Texas. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Rod Windley, Executive Chairman of Aveanna, says: “Premier Healthcare Services is an outstanding company that will greatly expand Aveanna’s presence in key markets, especially California, with high demand for vital, high-quality services for medically complex paediatric patients and their families. Our mission is to put our patients and families at the centre of everything we do, and Premier’s talented
ARQIS has advised Shimadzu Corporation on the acquisition of all shares in infraserv Vakuumservice, which is involved in servicing turbomolecular pumps in Europe. infraserv Vakuumservice has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Shimadzu.
With 25 employees, infraserv Vakuumservice reached annual net sales of EUR4.9 million in 2017. The company is based near Munich and servicing vacuum equipment for major semiconductor and equipment manufacturers in Europe. It has advanced technological capabilities and good relationships with their customers. Shimadzu has already outsourced turbomolecular pump service work to infraserv Vakuumservice.
The acquisition marks a step towards further development of Shimadzu’s turbomolecular pump
AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets (AXA IM – Real Assets) has acquired, on behalf of its client, AXA France, the remaining interest in DATA4, a European data centre owner and operator.
The deal increases AXA France’s ownership of the platform from 37 per cent to 100 per cent. The stake was acquired from funds managed by Colony Capital.
DATA4 finances, designs, builds and operates data centres and currently provides a total of 27,100 sq m of net technical space and over 140 MW of available power. It currently operates 15 data centres across three sites in France, Italy and
The EQT VIII fund (EQT VIII) and EQT Ventures fund (EQT Ventures) are, together with company founders and other co-investors, to acquire Saxo Payments Banking Circle from Saxo Bank A/S and other minority owners. EQT VIII will have the majority ownership.
Founded in 2013, Banking Circle is a next-generation provider of mission-critical infrastructure for online cross-border payments. Today, Banking Circle is processing around EUR60 billion run-rate annual payment volumes for several high-profile customers using direct clearing access through partnerships with blue-chip partner banks. The global cross-border payments market is driven by an increasing need for faster and less costly payments,
Paragon Group, a provider of customer communications, identification and graphics services, has acquired Imprimus Limited which will become part of Paragon Customer Communications’ business in the UK.
Imprimus, formerly known as Stralfors UK, has an annual turnover of around GBP14 million; following the acquisition Paragon Group revenues will exceed EUR700 million during the coming financial year.
The investment in Imprimus is in line with Paragon Group’s strategy to actively integrate complementary businesses in a positive way. With locations at Redruth and Dartford, Imprimus is a successful business which enriches the operational capabilities of the Group in sphere of transactional
OakNorth has completed a deal with MC&C, the international performance media consultancy and media buyer backed by Key Capital Partners (KCP).
Founded in 2001, MC&C offers advanced data analytics to its clients, providing media consultancy while also acting as an agent principal on behalf of clients for the purchase of media space across various platforms. Its data and insights arm, MUSE, focuses on unlocking and utilising clients’ customer data to develop highly effective growth strategies spanning beyond media placement and audience segmentation. It was this proprietary technology that last year helped the business attract GBP6.6m of investment from KCP, enabling it
Private Equity Partners (Inflexion) has completed a minority investment in Mountain Warehouse, a UK-based outdoor clothing and equipment retailer. The investment is being made from Inflexion’s specialist minority fund, Partnership Capital.
The deal sees Inflexion invest approximately GBP45 million for a near 20 per cent stake, attributing Mountain Warehouse an enterprise value of GBP310 million.
Mountain Warehouse will continue to be run by founder and CEO Mark Neale and his team.
Neale started the business with a single store in 1997. Today, it is a multi-channel business employing more than 3,000 people in nine countries. The group has
Waterland Private Equity has acquired a stake in corporate fitness network Hansefit. The company, a B2B platform for fitness services with its headquarters in Bremen, has more than 1,300 corporate customers.
“We are delighted that we will be able to support Hansefit – the market leader in the high-growth segment of company fitness networks – in expanding and rolling out its high-quality services,” says Dr Gregor Hengst, Principal of Waterland Private Equity. The growth investor acquired its shares from Stefan Runge, who is leaving the company.
Hansefit founder, co-owner and CEO Jens Pracht, who developed and established the business
The management team of investment firm The RockCreek Group (RockCreek) is acquiring the 65 per cent of the firm currently owned by Wells Fargo, bringing management’s total ownership to 100 per cent.
This decision was made by senior management at both RockCreek and Wells Fargo and reflects their shared view that the transaction supports each firm’s strategic direction and the clients of RockCreek will be best served by a founder- and management-team-led ownership structure. The transaction is anticipated to be completed by the end of August.
RockCreek portfolio managers invest directly in emerging and frontier markets and alternatives, while its
Noerr has advised OSRAM on its acquisition of all shares in BAG electronics and the Philippine company BAG electronics Inc. The seller is the Trilux Group from Arnsberg, Germany.
With this acquisition, OSRAM is strengthening its business with electronic components and its expertise in light control. BAG is a specialist in lamp ballasts, LED modules and software for innovative light solutions. In 2017, the company achieved revenues of around EUR50 million. As part of the takeover, 380 employees are moving to OSRAM, of which 40 will be based in Germany.
With this transaction, OSRAM’s Digital Systems (DS) division is
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