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WillScot Corporation (Williams Scotsman) has completed its previously announced acquisition of Acton Mobile (ActonMobile.com) for a cash purchase price of approximately USD235 million.
Williams Scotsman will have nearly 100,000 modular space and portable storage units serving approximately 35,000 customers from over 100 locations across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Williams Scotsman will expand the breadth and depth of its Ready to Work services to existing and incremental customers and markets.
Brad Soultz, president and chief executive officer of Williams Scotsman, says: “We are excited to complete our acquisition of Acton, and believe that it presents a compelling opportunity
Fortino has invested the first EUR20 million from its new Digital Growth Fund in fast-growing cloud software pioneer MobileXpense.
The Brussels-based company is specialised in travel and expense management and already completed more than 1,300 implementations worldwide.
As a majority shareholder, Fortino Capital will assist the MobileXpense management to further expand internationally and grow in the medium to large corporate segment by boosting sales and marketing efforts and by enriching the product portfolio.
MobileXpense was founded in 2000 by Xavier Deleval and Patrick Billiet who had previously worked together at Shell. They have a strong international customer base
FFL Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in quality middle-market companies in growing markets that can benefit from their experience and capital, has completed the acquisition of Autism Learning Partners (ALP), a provider of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) therapy.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Southern California, ALP is a leader in providing ABA therapy services for children and young adults with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities. Founded in 1988, the Company’s services feature the use of positive reinforcement techniques that help autistic children and young adults improve their social communication and
Gryphon Investors (Gryphon), a San Francisco-based private equity firm, has made a majority investment in Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC (“Potter” or “the Company”), a leading provider of mission critical products to the fire safety industry.
Kelly Romano, the former president of several of United Technologies’ Fire and Security, and Carrier Corporation global businesses; Mark Levy, the former President and CEO of Honeywell Life Safety; and Rob Salek, the former CEO of Gryphon portfolio company Consolidated Fire Protection, will join the Board of Directors of the Company (along with Gryphon professionals Bob Grady, Wes Lucas and Felix Park) as part
An investor group led by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Crestview Partners and Reverence Capital Partners is to acquire Voya Financial’s Closed Block Variable Annuity business (CBVA Business).
The investment will be made through a newly formed standalone entity, Venerable Holdings. The proposed transaction, which is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2018, is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Apollo, Crestview, and Reverence will own equal stakes in Venerable, and Athene Holding and Voya will also acquire minority positions in Venerable.
The investors in Venerable are all well-established strategic investors with
Private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe has acquired a majority shareholding in the Dugas Company, a promoter and exclusive distributor of high-end spirits headquartered in Paris.
Equistone’s investment in the Dugas Company alongside its management team, led by founder François-Xavier Dugas and the Chevrillon Group, will allow the company to maintain the momentum generated by its strong growth over the past ten years.
Renowned for its position as a key partner of major international rum brands such as Diplomatico, Angostura, Don Papa and Botran, the Dugas Company also distributes leading brands of whisky, such as Springbank, Bunnahabhain and Glengoyne,
Summa Equity Fund I (Summa) is to acquire Norsk Gjenvinning from Altor Fund III (Altor). The transaction is subject to government approval and is expected to be completed in Q1 2018.
Norsk Gjenvinning is Norway’s largest and leading recycling company, with around 1200 employees and annual revenues in excess of NOK 4 billion. Private Equity fund Altor bought the majority stake in the company in 2011, and have since strengthened the company’s position as a leading player in recycling and industrial solutions for the circular economy.
“We are very enthusiastic about Summa as our new owner, as they share
Private equity firm Gen Cap America has sold Thomas Pipe & Supply, a Phoenix, AZ distributor of industrial pipe, valves and fittings, to Winsupply. Gen Cap acquired Thomas Pipe & Supply in 2008. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Thomas Pipe & Supply is a distributor of industrial pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) to the MRO and industrial markets. Founded in 1983, Thomas Pipe has grown to be the largest PVF distributor in the state of Arizona and has enjoyed consistently strong performance through innovation, product line expansion, industry-leading customer service and a superior operating model.
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Fly Ventures has closed its debut fund at USD41 million. Uniquely comprised of co-founders from blue chip venture capital and technology backgrounds and a software engineering team of ex-Googlers, Fly Ventures is using AI and machine learning to identify, evaluate and support investment targets.
Fly Ventures’ three partners, Stephan Seyboth, Gabriel Matuschka and Fredrik Bergenlid created the company to disrupt the early-seed venture capital industry in the way that artificial intelligence is predicted to disrupt other sectors that are heavily reliant on repetitive tasks, data gathering and processing.
Using its technology Fly Ventures is able to find and approach
Atlantic Street Capital has acquired a majority stake in Lori’s Gifts, the largest multi-unit retailer of gift shops in hospitals, from the Bernick family.
Founded in 1981, Lori’s Gifts is the nation’s leading operator of hospital gift shops with more than 350 shops in hospitals from coast to coast. The company assumes all staffing, buying, accounting and operational responsibilities and offers dynamic merchandise assortments that include elite national brands. It also provides patient gift service for all their locations and same‐day in‐room delivery for personal care items, gifts, flowers, balloons, drinks, snacks, and accessories. Lori’s is based in Carrollton, Texas
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