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Mobilux, the holding company of BUT, a Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) portfolio company, is to acquire Conforama France, a subsidiary of Steinhoff International, to create the largest omnichannel furniture retail group in France. After the transaction close, BUT and Conforama France will continue to operate as independent entities under common ownership.
Conforama France is a leading home equipment retailer of furniture, decoration, and a range of homeware appliances and electronic goods. The combination with BUT will be No1 by revenue in the French home furnishings market, underpinned by strong brands, a broad network, competitive product positioning and a compelling customer
Keensight Capital, a private equity manager dedicated to pan-European growth buyout investments, has appointed Stéphane Jamin as a Director.Jamin benefits from 10 years of experience both in the industry and in strategic consulting. Alongside the investment team, he will support portfolio company managers in the fields of operational excellence, commercial strategy, organisation, internationalisation, and more broadly will help them create value through profitable growth.
Prior to joining Keensight Capital, Jamin was a Manager at Kearney where he advised executive committees and led strategy and transformation projects for leading international players and medium-sized companies with a focus on healthcare, manufacturing, and
Michael Newton, Head of Institutional Client Operations at Crestbirdge, will move to Luxembourg to support the growth of the company’s Fund Services team.As Head of Institutional Client Operations, Newton is part of Crestbridge’s senior leadership team. His role has been extended so he is also responsible for growing the fund services offering from Luxembourg, where he will spend four days a week with the remaining time in Jersey, to support the firm’s growing, global fund client base. Newton will continue to oversee client facing activities within the Group’s fund, real estate and corporate services teams with a view to ensuring
Middle-market private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has implemented a management succession plan designed to ensure LLCP’s longevity and continued success. Matthew Frankel and Michael Weinberg have been promoted to Managing Partners, responsible for LLCP’s global investment activities, including deal origination, sector strategy and portfolio management. Andrew Schwartz, a LLCP Partner, will also have an active role in managing the activities of the investment team.
Stephen Hogan and David Wolmer have been promoted to Executive Officers of LLCP’s management company, responsible for managing all day-to-day operations and global business affairs. Mr. Hogan has been promoted to President and
Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock), a middle‐market private investment firm, has appointed Nicholas Basso as a Managing Director focused on credit investments. Basso will help to lead Peak Rock’s investments across corporate credit and grow the firm’s credit franchise. Peak Rock’s credit platform focuses on creative debt financings that require speed and certainty of execution.
Basso joins from Oaktree Capital Management, where he most recently served as a Managing Director in the Strategic Credit Group. He has led more than a billion dollars of investments in private credit, in addition to investing in various types of secondary opportunities. While at Oaktree, he helped
Permutive – a publisher-focussed data management platform – has raised USD18.5 million in Series B funding, led by Octopus Ventures with participation from EQT Ventures and earlier investors. The company, which works with global publishers, tripled revenue growth last year. The funding announcement comes at an unprecedented time for publishers, as web traffic continues to spike due to coronavirus yet struggles to monetise this readership persist.
The new capital will be used for international expansion, as the company continues to grow market share in North America. Permutive is also making significant hires to further enhance the experience and expertise in its senior team, including
Global tax software provider Sovos has acquired Brighton based Accordance, a UK value-added tax (VAT) managed services company.
Sagewind Capital (Sagewind), a New York-based private equity firm, has invested in QuantiTech, a provider of highly technical engineering services to the Army, Air Force, NASA and various other key defence agencies. QuantiTech’s capabilities supporting hypersonics, counter unmanned aircraft systems, and human spaceflight include systems engineering, cybersecurity, test & evaluation, and program management. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
“We are very excited to partner with the QuantiTech team,” says Steven Lefkowitz, Managing Partner of Sagewind. “QuantiTech’s founder, Sheila Brown, and Chairman, Randy Cash, have built a reputation for excellence and established the Company as an essential
GB Auto Service, a portfolio company of Greenbriar Equity Group, has acquired Sun Devil Auto and Sun Auto Service, bringing its footprint to over 160 tyre and automotive service facilities. Matt Burke, Director at Greenbriar, says: “The automotive aftermarket is a key area of focus for Greenbriar due to its size, channel structure and defensive characteristics, which create a diverse set of investment opportunities. This acquisition is the twelfth for GB Auto over the last two years, and reflects the continued execution of our strategy to build the leading independent aftermarket service provider in the Western US. We have great respect for
Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington Capital), Washington DC-based private equity firm, has, in partnership with the existing management team, completed the acquisition of J&J Worldwide Services, Inc (J&J0.J&J represents the fourth investment out of Arlington Capital Partners V, a USD1.7 billion fund raised last year.
Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, J&J is a leading provider of mission-essential, preventative maintenance activities to critical US Federal Government sites through its Healthcare and Medical Solutions, Mission Support Solutions and Engineering Solutions segments. Throughout its history, J&J has developed a comprehensive portfolio of aseptic cleaning and turnkey facility services for government hospitals
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