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International law firm CMS is strengthening its Corporate practice with the addition of two new partners.
Financial Services M&A partner Emma Clark and Private Equity partner Edward Holmes join the firm in London, bringing the Group’s partner count to 79 in the UK.
They are supported by a team of over 1,000 corporate lawyers globally. Clark and Holmes join from Linklaters and Clifford Chance, respectively.
Clearview Capital Fund IV, and its affiliates (Fund IV) has announced the acquisition of Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corporation (Outdoor Edge) to Revo Brands, the parent company of Real Avid.
Revo Brands operates in partnership with Vertikal Brands, an executive team assembled by Fund IV to pursue the acquisition of premium brands in the outdoor industry. The Outdoor Edge transaction closed on 4 November, 2021.
Outdoor Edge is a manufacturer of premium knives and hand tools purposely designed for outdoor enthusiasts and professional tradesmen.
Revo Brands is a platform investment in Fund IV, a USD550 million committed fund raised in
FloWorks, a specialty flow control distribution platform backed by Clearlake Capital Group, has acquired SemiTorr Group (SemiTorr), a specialty fluid handling systems and components distributor.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
SemiTorr and its group of companies will operate as a standalone division within FloWorks and retain its well respected brand. Kevin Waddell and his leadership team will continue to manage SemiTorr with support provided jointly by SemiTorr’s and FloWorks’ shared services teams.
RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Jefferies, UBS Investment Bank, Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas, and Audax Private Debt provided debt financing to support the transaction.
Wheel Pros, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of proprietary branded aftermarket vehicle enhancements for light trucks, SUVs, passenger cars and ATVs/UTVs backed by Clearlake Capital Group, has acquired throtl, an aftermarket e-commerce platform for automotive and off-roading enthusiasts.
throtl’s Rick Beckerman, Co-Founder and CEO, Evan Beckerman, Co-Founder and COO, and Erol Erturk, Co-Founder and CTO, will remain with the combined company.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
BV Investment Partners (BV), a private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, has made a significant, growth-oriented investment in Marlabs Inc, a global digital solutions company.
Founded in 1996 by CEO Siby Vadakekkara and Srinivasan Balram, Marlabs is an end-to-end IT services provider that enables its customers to build and manage IT applications and infrastructure. Marlabs serves clients globally and across sectors, with particular strength in healthcare, life sciences and financial services. Based in Piscataway, NJ, Marlabs has over 900 US employees and over 1,500 employees in India.
Align Capital Partners’ (ACP) accounting, tax and valuation advisory firm, WilliamsMarston has acquired Bay Valuation Advisors (BVA), a provider of valuation advisory services throughout the United States.
This is the third acquisition WilliamsMarston has completed in the past 13 months which brings the Firm’s headcount to more than 135 professionals and further establishes WilliamsMarston as a national leader in accounting, tax and valuation advisory services to private equity-backed and public growth companies.
Founded in Oakland, California in 2007, BVA supports its more than 200 clients’ financial and tax reporting, dispute resolution and other corporate financial needs.
Cairngorm Capital Partners portfolio company, Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), has acquired Dougfield Plumbers Supplies Limited (Dougfield), expanding its network of specialist plumbing and heating merchants into Wales and across the South West.
Established in 1993, Dougfield Plumbers Supplies is a highly successful independent plumbers merchant supplying trade and retail customers across South Wales and the South West of England. Headquartered in Stroud, Gloucestershire, Dougfield has 10 branches in Swansea, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Devon and Cornwall, all stocking an extensive range of plumbing, heating and bathroom products. Dougfield Plumbers Supplies has demonstrated strong organic growth since its formation.
Following its recent
Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed private equity and infrastructure investment manager, has made an additional GBP3.5 million investment into Hospital Services Limited (HSL).
Established in 1962, and based in Belfast, with additional offices in Dublin and East Midlands, HSL is a specialist distributor of diagnostic medical devices, surgical equipment and consumable products, servicing public and private hospitals across the UK and Ireland.
Foresight first invested into HSL in 2015 via its Venture Capital Trusts. Since then, HSL has experienced a period of sustained growth with revenue increasing three-fold in the six years since initial investment.
Highvern has made three senior hires as it opens a new Irish office in Dublin.
The Dublin business will be headed up by Philip Dempsey as Country Head – Ireland, who is joined by Adrian Bailie and Emma Keane as Directors.
The Irish offering will include, subject to the applicable regulatory approvals, corporate and fund administration services to unregulated and regulated structures across Debt, Capital Markets, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Private Equity, Aviation, Hedge and other alternative asset classes in the Irish marketplace.
Law firm Seward & Kissel has promoted Daniel Bresler and Nicholas Miller to partner. The firm has also promoted Jay Baroody, Kurt Plankl, Dora Pulido, Filana Silberberg, and Steven Starr to counsel.
The promotions were effective 1 January, 2022.
Bresler is a member of the firm’s Investment Management Group, and represents US and non-U.S. investment managers, commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, and private funds, including hedge funds and private equity funds.
Miller is also a member of the firm’s Investment Management Group and represents sponsors and managers of private investment funds, including hedge funds and private equity funds,
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