Deals
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired Standard Hidraulica (STH), an international industrial group with a presence in the plumbing supplies category, previously part of industrial technology company Aalberts NV which is listed on the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam.
HIG plans to accelerate the Company’s growth and lead a consolidation in its core markets.
STH is headquartered in Montcada i Reixac (Barcelona, Spain), and operates subsidiaries in Pinto (Madrid, Spain), United Kingdom (Leigh, Greater Manchester), South Africa (Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town), and Greece (Acharnes, Athens).
Technology venture capital firm Balderton Capital has led a USD22 million in Series A funding round in Sweep, a carbon management platform for large enterprises, with participation from New Wave, La Famiglia and 2050.
This round of funding follows the original seed round and brings the company’s total funding to USD27 million, less than a year since launch.
Since it launched in April, Sweep has been working with Financial Times Stock Exchange 500 (FTSE) companies each responsible for 30-50 MtCO2e of carbon emissions per year. They have selected Sweep’s platform to help them build a science-based and data-driven climate program
Silver Lake, a specialist in technology investing, has made a EUR344 million investment in Software AG.
The deal represents the first ever German PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) deal by a US technology investment firm.
Software AG will use the funds to accelerate growth, supported by its cloud-native product set, further strengthening and extending its position in North America, and executing a strategic programme of value-creating M&A.
Software investor Main Capital Partners (Main) has acquired majority stakes in ORIBI ID-Solutions (ORIBI) and Qics in The Netherlands. The combined deal size is in the region of EUR20 million.
These acquisitions represent the first two investments for its recently launched ‘Main Foundation I’ fund that targets smaller, high potential software companies delivering modern and highly capable technology platforms.
Ironwood Capital portfolio company ALCOM, a manufacturer of aluminium trailers including cargo haulers, car haulers, snow trailers, flat/open carriers and horse/livestock trailers, has acquired Triton Trailers (Triton).
Headquartered in Hartford, Wisconsin, Triton is a specialist in aluminium personal watercraft trailer production and ranks second in overall aluminium trailer sales of all types. Founded in 1975, Triton boasts more than 40 years of trailer manufacturing experience across a variety of recreational and utility market segments that include open and enclosed snowmobile, ATV/UTV, PWC, cargo and motorcycle towing solutions.
Software scale-up investor, Frog Capital has made a GBP12.25 million investment in insurance software solutions provider, Genasys.
The investment will see Frog take a significant stake in the business, with the Genasys management team retaining operational control.
Genasys’ dynamic SaaS platform provides modularised end-to-end policy administration and claims solutions for insurance business across the full spectrum of the industry.
Eurazeo, a leading global investment group, is acquiring a controlling stake in Beekman 1802, a high growth clean beauty brand offering a line of premium skincare and body care products that leverage microbiome science and harness the benefits of goat milk.
Eurazeo is investing USD62 million out of a total of USD92 million to acquire a majority stake alongside co-investors Cohesive Capital Partners and the Cherng Family Trust. The investment marks Eurazeo’s Brands team continued momentum as a value added partner to North American and European consumer brands, with over USD600 million invested since 2017.
Growth-oriented private equity firm Parthenon Capital Partners is to acquire acquire a majority stake in KBRA, a full-service global rating agency.
KBRA is the largest global credit rating agency founded in the wake of the global financial crisis.
KBRA has more than 400 employees across its five offices in the US and Europe. The company has issued over 51,000 ratings with nearly USD3 trillion in rated issuance since its inception in 2010. KBRA provides industry-leading ratings and research across all sectors from its Corporate, Financial, and Government (CFG) and Structured Finance units.
The company also delivers high-quality data, information, and
Northleaf Capital Partners (Northleaf) and AVALT have acquired AMAROK.
provider of contracted perimeter security infrastructure solutions in the United States. Funds managed by Northleaf and AVALT have together acquired a majority interest in AMAROK with the Company’s management team retaining a minority interest.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
AMAROK installs, operates, monitors and maintains solar-powered electric fences and perimeter security solutions on commercial and industrial properties. The Company operates approximately 5,000 installed sites under ongoing service and maintenance agreements for customers across a diverse set of industries in every state in the continental United States.
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has made a strategic equity investment in Rising Pharma Holdings and Casper Pharma (collectively, “Rising Pharmaceuticals”), a provider of generic and specialty pharmaceuticals in the United States.
Rising Pharmaceuticals develops and markets generic and specialty branded pharmaceutical products across various therapeutic categories.
HIG’s investment in the company represents its latest transaction in the pharma services sector. Other active HIG pharma services investments include Aspire Pharma, BioVectra, Leiters and Taconic BioSciences.
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