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Perusa Partners Fund 2, a private equity fund advised by Perusa, is backing a management buyout (MBO) at Schroth Safety Products as majority shareholder, alongside members of the existing management team in both Germany and the US.
Schroth Safety Products, a specialist in the development and manufacturing of occupant protection systems for specialised applications in aerospace, motorsports, defence, and medical transport, is made up of two businesses – Schroth Safety Products GmbH, based in Arnsberg, Germany, and Schroth Safety Products LLC, based in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Schroth specialises in technical restraint systems, passenger lap belts for all major commercial
Legal & General Capital, the principal investment arm of Legal & General Group, and SystemIQ, a purpose driven investment and advisory firm established in 2016 to tackle system failures, have co-led a Series A investment in Upside Energy (Upside).
Upside is a Manchester-based company that has developed a cloud platform that uses advanced algorithms and artificial intelligence to coordinate connected devices to deliver valuable flexibility services to the energy system.
Upside has developed a powerful software platform that connects suppliers and users of energy by harnessing latent capabilities of connected devices. Capable of providing core services to transmission and
Indus Valley Partners (IVP), a provider of technology solutions for alternative asset managers, has enhanced its Cash Master, Price Master, EDM, regulatory, cloud and managed services offerings.
With over USD1.5 trillion of global hedge fund AUM managed using its technology, IVP has also extended its footprint in Direct Lending, CLO, BDC, Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure and traditional asset management segments. Bringing the flexibility of the IVP solution suite to new market segments will allow traditional asset managers the ability to create operational efficiencies that traditional hedge funds have enjoyed and harnessed for years.
IVP Cash Master now features
WillScot Corporation (Williams Scotsman) has completed its previously announced acquisition of Acton Mobile (ActonMobile.com) for a cash purchase price of approximately USD235 million.
Williams Scotsman will have nearly 100,000 modular space and portable storage units serving approximately 35,000 customers from over 100 locations across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Williams Scotsman will expand the breadth and depth of its Ready to Work services to existing and incremental customers and markets.
Brad Soultz, president and chief executive officer of Williams Scotsman, says: “We are excited to complete our acquisition of Acton, and believe that it presents a compelling opportunity
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Fortino has invested the first EUR20 million from its new Digital Growth Fund in fast-growing cloud software pioneer MobileXpense.
The Brussels-based company is specialised in travel and expense management and already completed more than 1,300 implementations worldwide.
As a majority shareholder, Fortino Capital will assist the MobileXpense management to further expand internationally and grow in the medium to large corporate segment by boosting sales and marketing efforts and by enriching the product portfolio.
MobileXpense was founded in 2000 by Xavier Deleval and Patrick Billiet who had previously worked together at Shell. They have a strong international customer base
FFL Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in quality middle-market companies in growing markets that can benefit from their experience and capital, has completed the acquisition of Autism Learning Partners (ALP), a provider of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) therapy.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Southern California, ALP is a leader in providing ABA therapy services for children and young adults with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities. Founded in 1988, the Company’s services feature the use of positive reinforcement techniques that help autistic children and young adults improve their social communication and
Gryphon Investors (Gryphon), a San Francisco-based private equity firm, has made a majority investment in Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC (“Potter” or “the Company”), a leading provider of mission critical products to the fire safety industry.
Kelly Romano, the former president of several of United Technologies’ Fire and Security, and Carrier Corporation global businesses; Mark Levy, the former President and CEO of Honeywell Life Safety; and Rob Salek, the former CEO of Gryphon portfolio company Consolidated Fire Protection, will join the Board of Directors of the Company (along with Gryphon professionals Bob Grady, Wes Lucas and Felix Park) as part
An investor group led by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Crestview Partners and Reverence Capital Partners is to acquire Voya Financial’s Closed Block Variable Annuity business (CBVA Business).
The investment will be made through a newly formed standalone entity, Venerable Holdings. The proposed transaction, which is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2018, is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Apollo, Crestview, and Reverence will own equal stakes in Venerable, and Athene Holding and Voya will also acquire minority positions in Venerable.
The investors in Venerable are all well-established strategic investors with
Private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe has acquired a majority shareholding in the Dugas Company, a promoter and exclusive distributor of high-end spirits headquartered in Paris.
Equistone’s investment in the Dugas Company alongside its management team, led by founder François-Xavier Dugas and the Chevrillon Group, will allow the company to maintain the momentum generated by its strong growth over the past ten years.
Renowned for its position as a key partner of major international rum brands such as Diplomatico, Angostura, Don Papa and Botran, the Dugas Company also distributes leading brands of whisky, such as Springbank, Bunnahabhain and Glengoyne,
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