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Audax Private Equity (Audax), in partnership with management, has completed the sale of AAMP Global (AAMP) to The Halifax Group.
Headquartered in Clearwater, FL, AAMP is a leading global supplier of vehicle and related consumer technology solutions within the integration, infotainment, high-performance audio, safety, and connectivity product categories. The Company maintains relationships with a broad set of customers across light vehicle, marine, powersports, agricultural, and commercial fleet end-markets. Under Audax ownership, AAMP completed nine add-on acquisitions and significantly increased revenue.
Young Lee, Managing Director at Audax Group, says: “We are proud to have partnered with Jamie Fraser and the AAMP
An affiliate of Staple Street Capital (Staple Street), a middle market private equity firm, has acquired Cyberlink ASP Technology (Cyberlink), a managed IT services provider.
Headquartered in Dallas, TX, Cyberlink provides a robust suite of managed IT services that allow enterprise customers to simplify their technology infrastructure, seamlessly scale operations and improve their IT responsiveness. The Company’s value proposition and high service levels have resulted in a long-tenured, diversified customer base spanning more than 800 customers across more than 10 end markets. With a presence in 46 states, Cyberlink’s flexible, cloud-agnostic delivery model enables the Company to efficiently serve customers
Despite political and economic uncertainties, 2019 is once again proving to be a busy year for venture capital in Spain. The industry is experiencing an increase in mega deals, resources and growing competition in the context of high sales multiples and easy access to bank and/or alternative financing.
According to Capital & Corporate, a provider of Private Equity and M&A information in Spain, in the first nine months of 2019 venture capital has registered four megadeals which, taken together, add up to an investment volume of more than EUR4 billion. According to C&C, a total of 22 large operations reached
ARQIS has advised the selling shareholders on the sale of INTORQ, a manufacturer of brakes and clutches for electric drives and a specialist in spring-applied brakes in Europe, to Kendrion.
The completion of the transaction is subject to customary conditions and is expected in the first quarter of 2020.
The combination with INTORQ creates a leading industrial brake company with a comprehensive offering in an expanded number of growth markets in Europe, China, the US and India. Specific shared end-markets include electric motors, wind power and elevators. Complimentary markets include geared motors, forklifts, cranes and hoists.
INTORQ manufactures
Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, and China Everbright Limited, a Hong Kong based alternative investment firm in Greater China, are combining their investment teams investing in the Chinese technology sector.
The combined team and investment committee, will jointly manage the China Everbright New Economy Fund I. In addition, Investcorp and China Everbright intend to explore the opportunity to establish a successor private equity fund, jointly managed by the two parties, to further access China’s technology sector.
This joint partnership will draw on Investcorp’s three decades of experience investing globally in the technology sector, and China Everbright’s
Validated ID, the Barcelona-based tech company which specialises in digital signature, electronic invoice, and digital identity, has raised EUR2 million in a funding round led by Randstad Innovation Fund, the corporate venture arm of Randstad.
Co-investor Caixa Capital Risc, CriteriaCaixa’s venture capital management company, also participated.
This round is also backed by founders, previous partners, and the leading law firm Cuatrecasas, via its investment vehicle for startups Cuatrecasas Ventures.
In the past few years Validated ID’s digital signature solution, VIDsigner, has established a leading portfolio of secure and easy to use electronic signature services with the highest legal and security
Intuitus, a provider of technology and digital due diligence and other technology advisory services to the private equity sector, has been acquired by Endava, a technology services provider.
“We are delighted to be joining Endava. Our due diligence expertise, combined with Endava’s technology know-how and international platform, will enhance our existing capabilities and bring significant new growth opportunities for the combined team” says Calum Stewart, CEO of Intuitus. “We remain fully committed to the private equity sector and to both serving and further strengthening our relationships with our existing client base.”
Endava helps its clients become digital, experience-driven businesses by
Pathstone, a Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) firm with over USD15 billion in assets under advisement as of end of September 2019, has secured an investment from Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP), a private equity firm focused on investments in the global financial services industry and related technology and business services companies.
Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Under the terms of the transaction, Pathstone will remain independent and it will continue to be managed by its existing leadership team. In addition, Pathstone will add 16 existing employees as new shareholders, bringing total employee ownership to 48 of
Global investment bank Houlihan Lokey has acquired Fidentiis Capital as the firm continues to grow its European Corporate Finance business.
With a focus on the midcap market in Spain, Fidentiis Capital provides independent corporate finance advisory services relating to mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and financing.
This is the fifth acquisition that Houlihan Lokey has made in Europe in the past four years, following the acquisitions of McQueen Limited and Leonardo & Co. in 2015 and BearTooth Advisors and Quayle Munro in 2018. The firm now has more than 260 bankers in Europe, up from 80 in 2014, including 180
SureWerx, a portfolio company of The Riverside Company and a supplier of professional safety products, tools and equipment, has acquired Sure Foot Corporation.
Sure Foot, the company behind the Due North brand, offers a comprehensive portfolio of multi-purpose footwear traction aid products. Traction aids are lightweight and fit over footwear to minimise slips and falls on ice and snow, which reduces employee injuries and allows safe enjoyment during outdoor activities.
Established more than 35 years ago, Sure Foot has been a pioneer in the development and advancement of the fast-growing footwear traction aids category. Today, Due North remains a
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