High Street Capital’s (HSC) portfolio company Knight Material Technologies (KMT) has completed the acquisition of Electro-Chemical and its subsidiary Superior Dual Laminates (collectively, EC-SDL). EC-SDL manufactures and installs anti-corrosive plastic linings and coatings for steel and fibreglass tanks, piping, and other specialty equipment. The acquisition of EC-SDL, which offers a complementary service to KMT’s existing corrosion-resistant ceramic linings, allows the company to broaden its suite of product offerings and become a more complete solution to many of its customers in the chemical process and mining industries. The transaction also provides a platform for KMT and EC-SDL to penetrate new markets,

Risk services company Sigma7 has acquired Virginia-based Risk & Strategic Management, Corp (RSM), a full-service risk and business continuity, management services, and training organisation. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. RSM is a specialist in developing and producing advanced leadership and staff training solutions to help organisations meet duty of care, capacity building, organisational resiliency and crisis management needs. It offers accredited, security-oriented training packages, delivered through e-learning formats as well as immersive experiences at its 87-acre training facility. The company works with a wide range of commercial corporations across industry sectors, humanitarian aid agencies, faith-based groups and

EQT Private Equity, via the EQT IX fund, is to acquire SPT Labtech, a manufacturer and designer of automated instruments and consumables for life science research, in a deal worth £650 million. Together with management, EQT Private Equity will support and accelerate SPT Labtech’s future growth. Based in Melbourn, UK, SPT Labtech is a manufacturer and designer of automated liquid handling, sample preparation, and storage instruments, as well as corresponding consumables and support services for life science research. The Company was founded in 1997 and spun out from TTP Group. Since 2018 it has been owned by Battery Ventures. Following

The Beekman Group-backed AutoManager Holdings Group (AutoManager), a provider of dealer management system and website builder tools to independent auto dealerships, has completed a merger between subsidiary AutoManager Acquisition, Inc and A1 Software (Selly). Selly is a provider of customer relationship management (CRM) software and also targets the independent auto industry. As part of the transaction, AutoManager provided Selly with a growth investment to support staff expansion and product development.

Agilitas Private Equity (Agilitas), a pan-European mid-market private equity firm, is to back the buy-out of NNIT’s IT infrastructure outsourcing business including its Hybrid Cloud Solutions business as well as select parts of its Cloud & Digital Solutions business (together NNIT IO). NNIT IO is a leading provider of IT infrastructure outsourcing services to some of the largest Danish private and public institutions. NNIT traces its origin to the Novo Nordisk Group and utilises its deep roots and experience in the pharmaceutical industry to develop critical IT solutions for a broad range of industries for which quality and security are

Healthcare Services investor Sun Capital Partners (Sun Capital) and Sterling Partners (Sterling) have merged Sun Capital portfolio company West Dermatology (WestDerm) and Sterling portfolio company Platinum Dermatology Partners (Platinum).  Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   The combination of WestDerm, a group providing business support services to over 300 dermatology providers, including many of the most prominent dermatologists in the Western United States, and Platinum, a dermatology group practice organization with a strong presence among many of the leading physicians in the fast-growing Texas and Arizona markets, creates an industry leader with more than 100 locations spanning the

Stack Capital’s investment was part of a recently announced financing and was completed alongside fellow investors including Goldman Sachs, Lazard Asset Management, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), and Temasek Holdings, amongst others.  Omio has successfully built a travel platform that focuses on the underserved and highly fragmented ground and water transportation markets. Currently issuing travel tickets across 37 countries, in 21 different languages, and 26 different currencies, for 1000-plus transportation providers, Omio has invested a considerable amount of time, energy, and resources to build its innovative platform.  

Main Capital Partners (Main) has acquired a majority stake in Bizzdesign, a global Enterprise Architecture software company.  Bizzdesign’s Enterprise Architecture cloud platform helps customers with complex digital business changes by giving them insights to increase the success rate of business transformation and drive strategic execution.  The partnership with Main strengthens Bizzdesign’s market-leadership position and fuels its growth strategy by further expanding its global footprint and executing strategic add-on acquisitions. Supported by Main’s international software expertise, Bizzdesign will now look to further develop its product portfolio offering to enable customers to achieve rapid time to value of their business transformation initiatives.