Deals
Leading mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in transport management software provider Mandata to Tenzing.
LDC backed Newcastle-headquartered Mandata in May 2018 to support the business’ growth strategy and build on its position as a market leading transport technology provider.
Mandata’s pioneering SaaS-based solution allows the UK’s carrier and haulage businesses to manage workflow and data more effectively, with products including traffic planning and management, tracking, telematics, and invoicing. The company employs 120 people across its offices in Newcastle, Leeds, London and Leicestershire. It supports its loyal base of 2,000 customers with compliance, improving productivity, delivering efficiency
I Squared Capital, through its ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund III, has agreed to acquire a majority interest in SOILCO Pty Ltd, a specialist in the organics recycling industry in Australia from its shareholders and has committed a further AUD300 million to support the platform’s growth across the country.
SOILCO has over 30 years of operational experience in waste processing from designing, building and operating facilities that help households and businesses reduce landfill use by transforming organic waste into high quality soil health products for agriculture and urban market applications such as turf, landscaping and gardening. This investment aligns well with
HIG Capital (HIG) has sold its portfolio company, Hart & Cooley (H&C) to DuraVent, a manufacturer of venting products for gas, wood, oil, pellet and fuel burning appliances.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Since 1901, H&C has provided high quality air distribution products designed to make buildings more comfortable, safe and energy efficient. The Company’s product portfolio represents many of the most recognisable and trusted brands within the industry, and includes residential and commercial products such as vents, grilles, registers and diffusers. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, H&C serves a broad base of wholesale distributors, and has
RidgeLake Partners (RidgeLake) has made a strategic investment in Gauge Capital (Gauge), a growth-oriented middle market private equity firm. Specific terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
EagleTree Capital (EagleTree) has secured a strategic minority equity investment from affiliates of Investcorp Strategic Capital Group (ISCG). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The investment from ISCG will enable EagleTree to strengthen its investment platform and accelerate the growth of its business. Investcorp’s deep private markets expertise and global investor network provide for an optimal partnership. ISCG will be a passive, non-voting partner in EagleTree and there will be no changes to EagleTree’s team, strategy, execution of its investment processes or day-to-day operations in connection with the partnership.
Anup Bagaria and George L Majoros, Jr, Co-Managing Partners
Citizens M&A Advisory has served as the exclusive financial advisor to AcctTwo Shared Services, a provider of financial management software and solutions, on its acquisition by Baker Tilly US, LLP.
Bowers Electrical Engineering Services (BEES) has secured GBP250,000 from Maven Capital Partners (Maven) E&SE Midlands Debt Finance fund, through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) and backed by the Coronavirus Business Interruption Scheme Loan (CBILS).
The Northampton company will be utilising the funding to purchase new materials and cover labour costs – enabling it to deliver two new contracts that the business has recently obtained and will create two new jobs as a result of the funding.
BEES provides electrical engineering services through four key services offerings: validation of decontamination equipment, design and building of specific machinery, control and automation
BRE Investment Management, through its Private Infrastructure team, is to acquire Connect Bus, one of the largest privately owned bus operators in Sweden and the largest within Access Mobility Transport Services.
This investment aligns with the firm’s commitment to delivering sustainable real asset solutions.
CBRE Investment Management is making the investment on behalf of one of its funds as well as some of its separately managed accounts. The acquisition represents CBRE Investment Management’s third infrastructure investment in Nordic bus operators, following the recently announced agreement to acquire Torghatten Land, one of Norway’s largest bus operators, and its January 2021
Bridges Fund Management (Bridges), a specialist sustainable and impact investor, has invested in Talking Talent, a business that helps organisations to build more inclusive, equitable, opportunity-filled work cultures for everyone.
They do this through the delivery of coaching programmes for diverse talent and leadership consulting that are grounded in research. The company’s management team, led by Chris Parke and Jo Lyon in the UK and Teresa Hopke in the US, will remain invested in the business.
Working with progressive organisations, Talking Talent focuses on retention and career progression of under-represented employees, including women, ethnically diverse groups and working parents.
An affiliate of Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington), a Washington, DC-area private equity firm, is to acquire Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA) from CM Equity Partners and SPA Management.
The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
Following closing, Arlington’s existing portfolio company, MCR will be combined with SPA. Dr William Vantine, SPA President and CEO, will serve as President and CEO of the combined company.
Arlington’s investment facilitates the creation of a combined company that will provide specialised advisory solutions to the most critical and complicated government missions. In joining forces, the companies represent the premier independent
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