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TriVista, a global consulting firm for private equity firms with expertise in manufacturing, distribution and consumer goods, has launched an IT & Operations Technology practice.
The new service combines TriVista’s broad technology expertise and deep operational experience to provide clients with a business-specific view of opportunities and risks, while optimising investments related to IT.
The IT & Operations Technology practice is focused on identifying concerns as well as opportunities for prospective investors, such as whether existing applications are scalable to support planned growth, how much exposure there is related to cyber-attacks, if existing leadership can effectively manage significant IT
Sea Link International, a portfolio company of private equity firm New Water Capital, has acquired Hicks Plastics Company, a leading Tier II provider of injection moulded and metallised automotive forward lighting components. Hicks Plastics is headquartered in Macomb, Michigan, near Detroit, with a secondary facility located in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The acquisition, which represents the fourth addition to New Water Capital’s automotive lighting platform, further bolsters Sea Link’s domestic manufacturing and assembly capabilities and will allow Sea Link to better serve its customers across the automotive spectrum. “Hicks’ technical acumen and its long-standing reputation for quality and customer service, combined with
Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP), a private equity firm focused on investments in the global financial services industry, including related technology and business service companies, is to acquire a majority stake in Inside Real Estate, an end-to-end SaaS platform serving the residential real estate market.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Inside Real Estate provides an end-to-end software solution to residential real estate brokers, teams and agents that empowers their ability to manage the full cycle of home property buying and selling. Founded in 2008, the Company’s platform serves over 200,000 top agents,
Inflexion Private Equity has agreed to acquire Marley, a UK-based roofing specialist, from Etex, a building materials firm based in Belgium which has owned Marley since 1999. The investment is being made by Inflexion Buyout Fund V, Inflexion’s dedicated mid‐market fund.
Founded in 1924, Marley is the UK leading manufacturer and supplier of roofing system products, including concrete and clay tiles as well as associated roofing accessories. The Staffordshire-based business employs 600 people across five manufacturing sites and two distribution centres. Marley benefits from a loyal customer base split between new build, repair, maintenance and improvement.
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UK private equity firm Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has invested GBP160,000 in data analysis business, Innotech Insights (Innotech), on behalf of NPIF – Maven Equity Finance (NPIF), part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.
The funding will support the expansion of Innotech’s sales team, invest in product development and in the roll out of the company’s flagship analysis system product, Crowded.
Innotech provides both public and private sector organisations with the information they need to make major planning decisions by accurately monitoring pedestrian movements in an area, indoors or out. Innotech’s main product, ‘Crowded’, is a cutting edge analysis
Three fintech mega-deals totalling USD87 billion set the scene for a record-breaking USD120 billion in disclosed transaction value for the sector in a ‘white-hot’ first half of 2019, according to Hampleton Partners’ latest global Fintech M&A Market Report.
Hampleton Partners, which specialises in international technology M&A and corporate finance, noted that all three of the top transactions were in the payments processing segment: Fidelity National Information Services acquired Worldpay for USD43.6 billion; Fiserv acquired First Data for USD22 billion and Global Payments acquired Total System Services for USD21.2 billion.
Hampleton’s report pointed to a revitalised M&A market since the slump
Private equity-focused investment office Souter Investments is to sell New Zealand-based Howick and Eastern Buses and Mana Coach Services to Transdev.
Terms of the transaction, which remains subject to regulatory approval, have not been disclosed.
With its fleet of 145 buses Howick and Eastern Buses currently operates 23 urban routes on behalf of Auckland Transport, whilst Mana’s fleet of 66 buses operates services on behalf of the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Both companies also provide school bus and charter services.
Bill Rae, outgoing Chairman of Howick and Eastern Buses and Mana Coach Services, says: “Both Howick and Eastern
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the management buyout of the corporate apparel business of US-based Tailored Brands, in a deal which values the group at GBP50million.
The group is the UK’s largest supplier of corporate clothing uniforms to businesses and individuals. It trades internationally through its Dimensions, Alexandra, Yaffy and Twin Hill brands.
Midlands-based Dimensions is the UK market leader in supplying corporate clothing solutions through multi-year managed service contracts. Dimensions has an impressive portfolio of over 100 major client accounts and delivers uniforms to millions of wearers across multiple industry sectors both in the UK and internationally.
Argonaut Private Equity, has held the final closing of Argonaut Private Equity Fund IV (APE IV), a USD400 million fund focused on pursuing disciplined investments across the industrials, manufacturing and energy services and products sectors in Middle America.
The Fund reached its hard cap of USD400 million and is off to a strong start with over USD120 million of equity capital deployed across four portfolio companies.
“Since holding our first close last year, Argonaut has made investments in multiple platform companies across our target sectors and continues to seek out highly capable management teams wanting to partner and execute on
QueryClick, an Edinburgh-based digital marketing consultancy that aims to transform how effectively advertisers invest in digital marketing, is to embark on an expansion drive following an investment of GBP2 million led by Scotland’s leading business angel investment group, Archangels, in partnership with the Scottish Investment Bank (SIB).
QueryClick has developed a unique, machine learning-based attribution solution – marketing software that enables companies to precisely allocate their investments in different marketing channels to ensure the maximum possible return on investment. While attribution solutions have long been widely available, including from companies such as Google and Adobe, QueryClick’s Corvidae reveals up to
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