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All Star Auto Lights (All Star), a specialty distributor of alternative automotive parts and a portfolio company of Atlantic Street Capital (ASC), has acquired Blackburn OEM Wheel Solutions, a supplier of new and refurbished original equipment manufacturer (OEM) steel and alloy wheels for the automotive aftermarket.
This is All Star’s third acquisition in the aftermarket original equipment wheel space since 2021 and transforms All Star beyond its traditional auto lights business and into a leading automotive aftermarket equipment supplier.
Blackburn is one of the leading distributors of OEM wheels in the US and provides OEM wheels (steel & alloy),
Revenue Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of automated healthcare payments reconciliation services backed by Thompson Street Capital Partners, has acquired OrboGraph, a subsidiary of KLA Corporation. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The acquisition of OrboGraph brings together two providers of automation-focused healthcare remittance reconciliation technology and services. Combined, the company will process over 350 million annual transactions across over 14,000 National Provider Identifiers (NPIs).
As part of the transaction, OrboGraph’s industry leading AI-based check imaging and fraud detection solutions will operate as an independent entity, retaining the OrboGraph name, within RMS post-closing. Barry Cohen will continue
Sole Source Capital portfolio company, Dallas Plastics, a manufacturer of blown polyethylene film, has acquired Emballage MPP (MPP). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
As a portfolio of company of the industrial-focused private equity firm, Dallas Plastics has continued its expansion across North America by leveraging Sole Source Capital’s operational and M&A expertise with leading industrial companies. This transaction marks Sole Source Capital’s second add-on acquisition for Dallas Plastics, following the company’s acquisition of Hi-De Liners last year.
Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, MPP manufactures a diversified range of polyethylene-based blown film products, selling primarily to defensive end markets
One Equity Partners (OEP) has completed the previously announced acquisitions of Gamut and CoxReps from Cox Media Group (CMG).
OEP is a middle-market private equity firm with approximately $10 billion in assets under management, seeking to build market-leading companies through transformative combinations within the industrial, healthcare, technology, and media sectors in North America and Europe. Gamut, a specialist in local OTT media, helps brands connect with relevant streaming audiences in every DMA. CoxReps, meanwhile, is the country’s premier national television representation company and delivers local, smart media solutions on a national scale on behalf of the most respected broadcast groups
Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP) has combined T-Base Communications, CommonLook and Accessible360 to form Allyant, a comprehensive accessibility solutions company.
Allyant’s sole focus as a single entity is making accessibility simple, seamless, and efficient for organisations – ensuring equitable access to information for people with disabilities.
The company offers a multitude of accessibility services and software solutions, spanning print and digital document remediation services, document remediation software, and digital accessibility auditing. The most prominent organisations in the world, including those in financial services, government, healthcare, and education, rely on Allyant’s solutions to create, assess, remediate, produce, and track compliant
The rate at which private equity firms are looking to outsource parts of their operations continues to increase, according to Ocorian, a specialist in corporate and fiduciary services, fund administration and capital markets.
Ocorian says tit has seen a significant increase in enquiries this year from private equity firms looking to outsource when compared to the same period in 2021.
In addition, Ocorian says increased scrutiny by regulators, with US regulators warning private equity managers to expect more fines and enforcement actions for overcharging investors, is stretching in-house compliance teams and causing GPs to reassess.
NorthEdge, a lower mid-market private equity firm, has supported quality assurance and testing firm Testronic, part of the Catalis Group, to complete two new acquisitions.
Testronic has acquired Check Disc Labs (CDL) and Giant Interactive, representing the third and fourth acquisitions for Catalis Group since NorthEdge’s investment into the firm in 2020.
The two deals follow a series of other bolt-on acquisitions in NorthEdge’s technology portfolio over the last 12 months.
CDL, a quality assurance provider for physical and digital media content, and Giant Interactive, a provider of award-winning entertainment and content delivery services, will join the Testronic
The Lincoln Private Market Index (Lincoln PMI), an index that tracks changes in the enterprise value of US privately held companies, saw a decline of 0.5% in Q2, its first quarter-over-quarter decline since Q1 2020.
The modest decline was driven by a contraction in multiples as private company performance remained relatively resilient quarter-over-quarter.
Since the onset of the year, Lincoln has observed a pull-back in multiples, however, until Q2, earnings growth of private companies has more than offset this contraction and led to continued growth in the Lincoln PMI. This quarter an inflection point was reached, as earnings growth did
Golding Capital Partners has held the first close of its first global impact fund at €65 million, with commitments coming from several institutional investors, both existing and new, from Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.
At this early stage, the private equity fund of funds has already invested in two target funds and diversified along several key dimensions in line with its investment strategy.
The fund focuses on companies in Europe, North America and emerging markets with transformative business models in the fields of renewable energy and resource efficiency (35 percent), sustainable agricultural technology (35 percent) and also includes financial services (30
Godspeed Capital Management (Godspeed Capital), a lower middle-market Defense & Government services, solutions, and technology focused private equity firm, has acquired Image Engineering Group (IEG), a Texas-based Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) design firm focused on sustainability in the education, commercial, and retail markets.
The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
IEG will join Rachlin Partners and TSK Architects as part of Huckabee Architects, Inc (Huckabee), Godspeed Capital’s Architectural, Engineering, and Consulting (AEC) services and solutions growth platform focused on education and government markets.
IEG will add technology solutions, geographic and market reach, and customer relationships to
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