Deals
KPS Capital Partners (KPS) has created a new company, Autokiniton Global Group (AGG), to pursue investments in the global automotive supply industry. George Thanopoulos, a widely respected industry executive, will serve as AGG’s Chief Executive Officer.
KPS also announced today that AGG is to acquire L&W. Following completion of the transaction, Thanopoulos will become L&W’s Executive Chairman, while Scott Jones will continue to serve as President and lead the company’s management team.
L&W is a leading “Tier 1” supplier in the automotive industry, specialising in hot and cold metal stampings and welded assemblies. The Company is a leader in metal-formed components
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has acquired a 49 per cent interest in a portfolio of UK onshore wind farms from Fred. Olsen Renewables Limited in one of the largest single acquisitions made by its infrastructure platform to date.
The portfolio includes two operational assets: Crystal Rig III Limited (six turbines, 13.8MW) and Brockloch Rig Windfarm Limited (30 turbines, 61.5MW). Both are located in Scotland.
Fred. Olsen Renewables will continue to provide asset management services to the projects, undertaking the day-to-day operational responsibility for the wind farms.
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Graphene technology development company Paragraf, a recent spin out from the University of Cambridge, has closed a GBP2.9 million seed round to support the development of its first major products.
The round is led by Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge, with the participation of Parkwalk Advisors, Amadeus Capital Partners, IQ Capital Partners and angel investors.
Paragraf focuses on the production of ‘two-dimensional’ materials, primarily graphene, and the development of electronic devices based on these materials. Harnessing the extremely high conductivity, superb strength, very low weight and ultimate flexibility of graphene, Paragraf’s technology is the
Investment firm Greenbriar Equity Group (Greenbriar) has sold Ryan Herco Flow Solutions (Ryan Herco) to SunSource Holdings (SunSource), a distributor of hydraulic and fluid control power products in the United States and Canada.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Based in Burbank, California, Ryan Herco is a nationwide distributor of high-purity and corrosion-resistant fluid conveyance, measurement and control products used in mission-critical systems across a wide range of industrial applications. Ryan Herco distributes a broad portfolio of filtration products, pressure piping systems, tubing and tube fittings, as well as pumps, valves and process instrumentation. Ryan Herco distributes
UK-based mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the secondary buyout of Mandata, a developer of transport management software, in a GBP20 million deal.
The deal also represents an exit for Synova Capital.
Headquartered in Northumberland, Mandata designs and develops software that allows road transport operators to manage workflow and data more effectively. Its transport management system integrates a suite of end-to-end products, including traffic planning and management, tracking, telematics, and invoicing. Used by hauliers across the UK, Mandata helps customers to improve productivity, deliver efficiency savings, and improve real-time visibility of their operations.
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A company backed by private equity firm Permira is to acquire Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions (SPVSS) business.
Following the close of the transaction, the Permira Funds will create a new, rebranded company focused on developing and delivering video solutions for the Pay-TV industry.
The new company will encompass a broad portfolio, including Cisco’s Infinite Video Platform, cloud digital video recording, video processing, video security, video middleware, and services groups. Highly-regarded video industry leader Dr Abe Peled, former Chairman and CEO of NDS and adviser to the Permira Funds, will serve as Chairman of the new company. The
Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Datix, a portfolio company of Five Arrows, on its sale to TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm. Five Arrows will continue to control the business, jointly with TA Associates.
Datix is a pioneer in mission critical patient safety and compliance software, enabling healthcare organisations to improve the quality of patient care. Datix has been a thought leader and market shaper for over 30 years, protecting more than 110 million patients across 20,000-plus global sites in the UK, North America, Australia and the Middle East. The company has enjoyed uninterrupted
DealCloud, a specialist in CRM and deal management in the private capital markets, and PitchBook, the data provider for the private and public equity markets, have formed a strategic partnership to integrate PitchBook data within the DealCloud DataCortex.
With the launch of this partnership, DealCloud clients can now search and query PitchBook’s data sets directly from within the DealCloud platform, including hard-to-find financial data on private and public companies, investors, funds, limited partners and service providers. PitchBook’s data – which is captured by web crawlers, machine learning technology and verified by specialised data teams – is increasingly sought after by
Egeria is to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of consumer electronics manufacturer Trust. Financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.
Mark Wetzels from Egeria says that Trust owes its prominent position to its customer focus, speed of new product introductions and the company’s enterprising culture, among other things. “Trust has shown in recent years that it has the right qualities to operate very successfully in the dynamic market in which it is active. For example, Trust Gaming has become a household name among gamers internationally in a short time, due in part to its close relationship
Private investment firm Gridiron Capital has sold Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP), a provider of global recruitment solutions.
Headquartered in Boston, with services spanning 47 countries, Motion Recruitment is a leader in the talent acquisition industry. The company provides specialised IT staffing through its Jobspring Partners and Workbridge Associates businesses and offers global recruitment outsourcing services through its Sevenstep business for a broad range of industries in need of both permanent and contract labour.
Gridiron Capital originally invested in MRP in 2013 and partnered with the Company to accelerate growth across all segments of the business. Through this partnership, MRP
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