ARQIS has advised the TRIGO Group, an international provider of operational quality management solutions for the manufacturing industry, on the acquisition of the business operations of QSSL Industrieservice, a provider of quality assurance services to the automotive industry, from its insolvency administrator Ilkin Bananyarli (PLUTA) as part of a transferring reorganisation.  Both parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.   Services provided by QSSL Industrieservice include quality control of parts and components as well as other industrial services such as assembly and logistics services. The current TRIGO locations in Stuttgart and Berlin will benefit from the successful acquisition,

Mid-market private equity firm Mill Point Capita has partnered with management to acquire Kemp Technologies, a provider of load balancer and application delivery controller (ADC) solutions and services. The Mill Point team employs an Executive Partner model and has extensive experience investing in transactions in the technology and business services sectors. Kemp’s management team, including CEO Ray Downes, will continue to lead the company, building on its strong track record of growth and innovation. Kemp is a leader in powering always-on application experience (AX) for enterprises and service providers via its next-generation load balancer and ADC technology solutions. Since the

UK-based engineering and technical services business, RSK Group Ltd, has acquired Drilling Supplies & Hire Services Ltd, a supply and engineering company that services the site investigation, geothermal and water well markets across the UK.  The latest announcement marks the 12th and final acquisition for the fast-growing RSK group in the financial year 2018/2019. Drilling Supplies & Hire Services is a company of 13 people based in North East England that supplies installation and drilling consumables to the drilling industry nationwide, including rig tooling, drilling rigs and a variety of products. In addition to supply services, the company has an

Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has acquired Tranzact, a direct-to- consumer health care organisation that links individuals to US insurance carriers.  Tranzact was acquired by its current majority owner, a Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) fund, in 2016. Tranzact will operate as an integral part of Willis Towers Watson’s Benefits Delivery and Administration (BDA) business, which focuses on the development and delivery of administrative solutions for employers, employees and retirees.  As one of the leading players in the direct-to-consumer health care space, Tranzact employs approximately 1,300 individuals, including 850 licensed agents. Tranzact combines digital marketing,

Jio Health, a full-stack technology driven healthcare company, today announced a Series A round of USD5 million led by Monk’s Hill Ventures.  Jio Health’s combination of technology and clinical services provides consumers with the complete ecosystem of care benefits including home doctor visits, nursing services, pharmacy delivery, lab collection, telemedicine, and digital medical records.  Backed by Monk’s Hill Ventures, Jio Health Expands to Meet Exponential Growth & Broaden its Spectrum of Care Services  Affordable, high-quality healthcare remains out of reach for many in emerging Southeast Asia. Consumers are confronted with congested hospitals and poor care quality, often waiting for hours

ARX Equity Partners (ARX) has completed the majority acquisition of a leading Czech-based facades business, Fenestra Wieden (Fenestra), and simultaneous add-on purchase of Skanska’s Czech facades operation – now collectively rebranded as Fenestra.  Going forward, ARX will partner with Fenestra’s senior management, who will retain a significant minority stake as part of the deal terms. The acquisition was completed on 1 April, 2019 with the deal value undisclosed.  Fenestra is a producer and designer of aluminium-glass modular facade solutions serving customers throughout Europe. The newly combined Fenestra business (https://fenestra- wieden.cz/) employs more than 200 people, operating from two production sites

Centre Partners, a leading middle market private equity firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles, has acquired a majority interest in New England Fitness and affiliates, now doing business as One World Fitness PFF, an owner and operator of fitness clubs under the Planet Fitness banner. The Company’s founder, Bill Fidler, and other key members of management invested alongside Centre. Financial terms were not disclosed.   New England Fitness was founded in 2006 to operate fitness clubs as a franchisee of Planet Fitness and has expanded its operations to include 18 fitness clubs primarily in the Philadelphia metropolitan

Aquicore, a commercial real estate software company with an all-in-one operations platform, has acquired Entic, a best-in-class prescriptive analytics solution that generates targeted recommendations to drive peak utilities and facilities performance for commercial assets. With the acquisition, Aquicore begins to consolidate the fragmented proptech market, cementing its position as the frontrunner in commercial real estate operations and performance optimisation.   “I couldn’t be more excited about the merging of these two teams. Together, we will propel the proptech industry forward, giving the commercial real estate industry a powerful solution unlike any it’s ever seen. When experts look back at the