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Valence Surface Technologies (Valence) has acquired H&W Global Industries (H&W), a provider of surface treatment for highly engineered products in the aerospace and defence market in the North East region of North America.
H&W, located in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, provides surface treatment to many leading US defence platforms and maintains key approvals with strategic A&D primes such as Northrop Grumman.
Founded in 2002 by husband and wife, Jean-Pierre Habets and Sandra Habets, H&W provides a wide variety of metal finishing services, including anodising, electroplating, and industrial painting, specialising in BR-127 bond primer for leading defence applications. H&W operates out of
UpperStage.Capital has acquired Talius, a British Columbia-headquartered cleantech building materials company. Talius has been Canada’s premier supplier of high-end rollshutters and habitat screens for over forty years, and is UpperStage’s first private equity acquisition.
“After 20 years in cleantech and impact venture capital, developing a new hands-on investment model with our 8-person team has been a rewarding challenge,” says UpperStage CEO Keith Gillard. “Talius represents a perfect example of our investment thesis: A bootstrapped company with world-class products, ready to compete globally, and seeking new leadership to rocket to the next level of success.”
Ken Shi, co-founder of the USD5
Orthopedic Partners, a management services organisation serving best-in-class orthopaedic and spine surgeons, has partnered with Connecticut Neck & Back Specialists (CTNB), a leading surgical practice dedicated to comprehensive spinal disorder management located in Danbury, Connecticut.
“We are honoured to partner with the renowned physicians and team at Connecticut Neck & Back Specialists,” says Tim Corvino, MD, CEO of Spire. “We look forward to building a strong partnership that further positions this practice for long-term success in an evolving healthcare landscape and gives physicians an opportunity to collaborate with like-minded peers in their continual pursuit of providing the very best patient
The Riverside Company is to sell its investment in ACTINEO to global data analytics provider, Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK).
RealEats, a meal delivery service that makes it simple for people to enjoy the nutritional benefits of real food, has raised USD16.3 million in a Series A funding round.
The round was led by Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) on behalf of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, which participated through its co-investment fund managed by the firm, and also includes health and wellness retailer GNC, Armory Square Ventures, and Excell Partners.
“We are thrilled to partner with such highly strategic and supportive investors who share our vision for a healthier food future,” says Dan Wise, founder & CEO, RealEats
Piper Sandler Companies has appointed Matthew Ochsner as a managing director in the firm’s technology investment banking group.
He will be focused on internet technology and will be based in the firm’s newly opened Austin office.
Ochsner brings over 18 years of operational and investment banking experience within the internet technology sector. Prior to joining Piper Sandler, Ochsner led the Amazon Web Services M&A Advise program within the private equity team at Amazon. Prior to that, he worked at Needham & Company, LLC as the sole West Coast internet banker and subsequently Yahoo! and Google. Ochsner earned a bachelor’s degree
Rashmi Rao has been appointed as Group CIO at IQ-EQ.
Rao brings 20-plus years of experience to her new role and has a proven track record in leading successful technology transformations in regulated industries. She has previously held a number of senior technology leadership roles with insurance firms including Bupa, management consulting firms including McKinsey and Andersen and Fortune 100 banks.
Rao has advised multiple private equity portfolio companies and brings a global mindset to the role, having worked across the UK, the US, Europe, India and Africa.
Rao says: “I am delighted to join the team at IQ-EQ and
InTandem Capital Partners, a healthcare services focused private equity firm, has appointed Chris Reef as an Operating Partner.
As a previous business founder and CEO, Reef is perfectly positioned to leverage his leadership experience to help accelerate growth for InTandem’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining InTandem, he worked for Grey Mountain Partners and served as Executive Chairman of Sunbelt Transformer and Dimex Corporation. Throughout his career, Reef has leveraged his vast operating experience and exceptional knowledge of building high-performing organisations to help healthcare companies achieve aggressive growth objectives. Prior to Grey Mountain Partners, Reef served as an investor, Board member
The IK Small Cap III Fund, alongside management, is to acquire Plastiflex Group NV (Plastiflex) from 3d INvestords. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Clearwave, a SaaS platforms in digital patient engagement, has secured a strategic growth investment from Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth, disruptive companies.
Great Hill’s investment will accelerate Clearwave’s go-to-market capabilities and product innovation, and will enable the company to enhance growth through hiring, continued R&D investment and strategic M&A to expedite its product roadmap – all in order to better serve Clearwave’s fast-growing list of healthcare provider clients. Frontier Growth will remain a significant investor in Clearwave.
“As an early innovator in digital patient intake solutions we’re proud of our industry-leading customer traction and
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