BayPine-led investor group acquires Mavis Tire Express Services
An investor group led by BayPine, in partnership with TSG Consumer Partners (TSG) and existing significant equity-holder West First Management (WFM), is to acquire Mavis Tire Express Services Corp (Mavis), one of the largest independent automotive service platforms in the United States. Upon closing, David and Stephen Sorbaro will continue to serve as Co-Chief Executive […]
Equistone sells Oikos Group to Goldman Sachs
Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) are to sell their majority stake in Oikos Group, a European provider of prefabricated houses, headquartered in Schlüchtern, Germany, to West Street Capital Partners VIII, a fund managed by Goldman Sachs. Oikos Group, which combines the brands Hanse Haus, Bien-Zenker and Living Haus, is one of the leading […]
Kempen European Private Equity Fund acquires interest in GSRI
The Kempen European Private Equity Fund, the private equity investment fund of Kempen Capital Management (Kempen), has acquired a direct interest in GSRI GSRI, originally a French company founded in 1997, offers inspection, diagnostic, and advisory solutions to optimise the management and maintenance of existing infrastructure projects during their entire life cycle. The participation of […]
Manchester aviation firm Aeroco Group acquired in MBO
Aeroco Group, a Manchester-headquartered aviation firm specialising in the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of aircraft cabin and cargo components, has been acquired via a management buyout led by Chief Executive Jonathan Bird, and Managing Director Tony Lewin. As part of the change of ownership, original founder William Sheil will exit the business, having left […]
Kirkland advises Alpine Investors on acquisition of Sendible
Kirkland & Ellis has advised Alpine Investors, a San Francisco based private equity fund and its portfolio company Alpine Software Group, on the acquisition of Sendible, a UK social media management and data analytics provider The transaction is Alpine’s first European acquisition. The team was led by transactional partners Adrian Duncan and David Higgins and […]
LLCP invests in Creditinfo Group
Private equity firm, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has become the new majority shareholder in CreditInfo Group, a global credit information and decision analytics provider. LLCP will help Creditinfo Group to keep expanding operations and support financial institutions with a full suite of best-in-class credit risk management tools. Well-respected industry veteran, Paul Randall – who joined […]
Learndirect completes bolt-on acquisitions of ACD and i-to-i
Learndirect has acquired Animal Courses Direct (ACD) and i-to-i (TATG Ltd), two specialist training providers operating in the Animal Welfare and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) sectors respectively The acquisitions extend Learndirect’s existing portfolio in these sectors and provides a strong base for the group to continue to grow online education in these […]
Private equity group invests £2.35 million into Scottish shipping container hire company
The new management team hope to take the Hamilton-based business through a new period of growth A private equity and infrastructure investment group has invested £2.35m into a Hamilton-based shipping container hire company. Foresight Group made the investment into RF Brown to support the company as it plans for the next phase of growth. RF […]
Quilvest sells majority interest in Crown Health Care Laundry Services to The Pritzker Organization
The Pritzker Organization (TPO) has made a growth investment in Crown Health Care Laundry Services (Crown), a provider of outsourced linen management services and specialty products to hospitals, clinics and other healthcare facilities As part of TPO’s investment, affiliates of Quilvest Capital Partners (Quilvest), the Company’s existing financial partner, sold its majority interests. Blenheim LP […]
Ocorian acquires Emphasys Technologies
Ocorian, a financial services group and provider of Capital Markets services, Fund services, Corporate services and Private Client services, has acquired Emphasys Technologies Emphasys Technologies is a US-based service provider to the capital markets community, specialising in tax reporting and calculation agency services to asset-backed transactions. The deal, which was agreed on 4 March 2021, […]
