Godspeed Capital acquires Austin Brockenbrough & Associates
Godspeed Capital Management (Godspeed Capital) has acquired Austin Brockenbrough & Associates (Brockenbrough), an architecture, engineering, and surveying company which supports Federal, State, and Municipal Government clients. The newly acquired Company will join Godspeed Capital’s existing portfolio company, Prime Engineering, (Prime) under a newly formed multi-disciplinary Engineering & Consulting services growth platform called Prime ABA, LP […]
Oakley’s PRIMAVERA acquisition establishes new Iberian business software group
Oakley Capital’s Oakley Capital Private Equity III (Fund III) has agreed to acquire PRIMAVERA Business Software Solutions (PRIMAVERA), a Portuguese specialist in business management software. The Company will be combined with existing Oakley Capital portfolio company Ekon, a Spanish provider of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, to create a new group under the name Grupo […]
One Equity Partners completes acquisition of BRUSH
One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle market private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of the BRUSH Group (BRUSH, an independent provider of equipment, services and solutions for electrical power generation and distribution. BRUSH has a long and rich history serving power generation, control and distribution products, namely turbogenerators, transformers, and switchgear. BRUSH’s products are […]
DCP Capital-Led Group Takes China’s 51job Private for $5.3B
An investor group led by DCP Capital Partners agreed to take 51job Inc. private in a transaction valuing the Chinese recruitment firm at about $5.7 billion. The consortium, which also includes buyout firm Ocean Link Partners and 51job co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Rick Yan, reached a deal to buy the New York-listed company for $79.05 cash per American depositary share, according […]
Clearlake & TA Associates-Backed Precisely to Acquire Winshuttle
Precisely, the global leader in data integrity software, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”) and TA Associates, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire process automation and master data management software provider Winshuttle from Symphony Technology Group (“STG”). The announcement follows the completion of Precisely’s acquisition of data governance software provider Infogix […]
Ackman’s Spac buys 10% of Universal Music for $4bn
A blank-cheque company backed by hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman is to buy a 10 per cent stake in Universal Music Group, Taylor Swift’s label, for $4bn, it confirmed on Sunday. As part of the transaction, a first of its kind for a special acquisition company, Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ackman’s investment vehicle, will distribute […]
Dubin Clark’s AWHAP acquires Temperature Control
Affordable Water Heaters and Plumbing (AWHAP), a portfolio company of private equity firm Dubin Clark, has completed the acquisition of Temperature Control, Inc. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. AWHAP, headquartered in Valencia, California, is a leading in-home provider of water heater and plumbing services, including same-day water heater replacement, repair and […]
Inflexion acquires cloud specialist ANS
Inflexion has acquired ANS, a provider of digital transformation and cloud managed services. ANS and existing Inflexion investment UKFast will be brought together under one parent group to address the rapid market growth opportunity for digital and cloud services. The group will combine ANS’s public cloud, DevOps, applications and data expertise with UKFast’s leadership in […]
Clearlake Capital to acquire Confluence from TA Associates
Clearlake Capital Group is to acquire Confluence Technologies (Confluence), a global software and data solutions provider helping the investment management industry solve complex data challenges, from TA Associates (TA). Upon closing of the transaction, Clearlake will become the majority shareholder while TA will retain a minority equity stake. Mark Evans, CEO of Confluence, will continue […]
Frontline Education Has Acquired Hayes Software Systems
Frontline Education, a leading provider of K-12 school administration software, today announced that it has acquired Hayes Software Systems (Hayes) from Transition Capital Partners (TCP). Hayes Software Systems, including TIPWeb-IT, TIPWeb-IM, and GetHelp, provides solutions for asset management and inventory control with integrated help desk capabilities for K-12 schools. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. […]
