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Sphera, a provider of integrated risk management software and information services with a focus on Environmental Health & Safety, Operational Risk and Product Stewardship, has acquired thinkstep, a Stuttgart, Germany-based software and information services company that specialises in Corporate Sustainability and Product Stewardship.
The deal, announced in July, was completed after German regulatory authorities approved the acquisition.
“thinkstep’s cloud-based and on-premise software, data and expertise in the Corporate Sustainability and Product Stewardship markets support our mission of creating a safer, more sustainable and productive world,” says Paul Marushka, Sphera’s president and CEO. “Sphera’s acquisition of thinkstep advances our Integrated
Process Systems Enterprise (PSE), a supplier of predictive Advanced Process Modelling (APM) software and services, is exiting the AlbionVC portfolio to join Siemens AG in Q4 this year, for an undisclosed amount.
PSE’s advanced process models are used within digital R&D, design and operations in the process industries to help make fast, safe and more efficient decisions through rapid and effective exploration of the decision space. The technology is widely used in the chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and food industries to accelerate innovation, improve process design and operation, streamline R&D and manage technology risk.
Siemens and PSE have been collaborating
Prime Capital AG has again expanded its offering to invest in the aviation market. With a financing volume of more than USD 1 billion in more than 200 aircraft, the independent asset manager and financial services provider has become one of the leading German investment managers in the aviation financing market.
Building on this success, the company will now also facilitate equity investments in aircraft, together with its strategic partner 360 Aircraft Finance GmbH (360AF). The five-member 360AF possesses comprehensive commercial and technical expertise and can draw on many years of successful track record, as well as a broad network
Align Capital Partners (ACP) has completed the majority recapitalisation of vertical transportation services (VTS) provider Southwest Elevator Company (Southwest).
Third generation VTS operator, Tom Cavinder, will remain with the Company as CEO and lead its national buy-and-build growth strategy.
Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, Southwest is an independent union provider of preventative maintenance, repair, and modernization services for elevators and escalators. The Company services properties throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth (“DFW”) metroplex across a variety of end-markets.
“Alongside our dedicated service team at Southwest, I’m excited for our next phase of growth with ACP,” says Cavinder. “I chose to partner with
Ropes & Gray has advised pan-European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in European hose and subsystem designer and manufacturer BOA Purified Solutions & BOA Flexible Solutions (based in The Netherlands and France) – now known as BOA CoreDux.
The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
It is the third acquisition that Ropes & Gray has advised Silverfleet Capital on since December 2017.
The Ropes & Gray team was led by private equity partner Phil Sanderson and private equity associate Tarun Patel, both based in the firm’s London office. Dutch legal
European debt investor Permira Debt Managers (PDM) has held the the final close of its fifth structured credit fund Permira Sigma V (Sigma V).
Sigma V will continue the successes of the Sigma strategy, investing long-term capital in European CLOs, in both the primary and secondary markets. The Fund specialises in the most junior parts of the CLO capital structure where PDM’s credit-led approach provides the greatest differentiation. The Fund has already made several investments, predominantly in the secondary market, that are generating highly attractive cash yields.
Thomas Kyriakoudis, Chief Investment Officer of Permira Debt Managers, says: “The Sigma
klarx, a European online platform for construction machinery rental, has raised EUR12.5 million in a funding round led by B&C Innovation Investments GmbH (BCII), alongside existing investor Target Global.
The funding will facilitate further product development and the company’s expansion into new European markets.
Founded in 2015 by brothers, Matthias and Florian Handschuh, together with Vincent Koch, klarx is a digital platform that seeks to make the supply of construction equipment easier, faster and more cost efficient for its users. The company’s business model vertically integrates more than 4,000 rental partners, using a holistic approach that digitalises the entire value chain
Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on the food and consumer packaged goods industries, has acquired Daniele International (Daniele) from the Dukcevich family, who will maintain a significant stake in the Company.
The investment is the second platform and third acquisition for e2p’s inaugural fund.
Founded in 1945, Daniele produces specialty Italian charcuterie and deli meats, including prosciutto, salame, and snack packs. The Company sells to hundreds of club, mass, and grocery customers under the Daniele and Del Duca brands and offers private label products for retailers. It is headquartered in Mapleville, Rhode Island
Small business investment house IW Capital has launched a new EIS Portfolio Service, allowing access to investment into the UK’s of high-growth SMEs, through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (IES).
The service will cater to both advisers and private investors with a simple transparent fee structure providing investors with the ability to claim tax relief on the full investment amount. Launched after considerable demand from IFAs, the service will allow easier routes to investment in a fast growing sector of the UK economy for clients looking to diversify their portfolios with high-growth private companies.
IW Capital is an established firm in the EIS space dealing with growing businesses since 2010 and
Lenses.io, a specialist in DataOps, has raised USD7.5 million in Series A funding from international VC firm, 83North, joining the company’s previous investor, Marathon Venture Capital. Laurel Bowden, Partner at 83North led the funding round and joins Lenses’ board of directors.
The company plans to use the funding to accelerate product development and scale operations in Europe and the US to meet growing international demand. Lenses launched its flagship DataOps product in early 2018 and has enjoyed rapid customer adoption, including multiple Fortune 500 companies such as Babylon Health, Daimler, Zopa, Playtika and SAS Software.
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