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Genstar Capital Announces Agreement to Acquire Advarra from Linden Capital Partners

Partnership with Management to Continue Growing Industry-Leading Compliance Business Focused on Increasing Safety and Efficiency in Clinical Trials

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6, 2019—Genstar Capital (“Genstar”), a leading private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the healthcare, software, industrial technology, and financial services industries, announced today that it has recently signed a definitive agreement to acquire Advarra (“Advarra” or the “Company”), a leading provider of compliance solutions that are critical to the drug development process, from Linden Capital Partners (“Linden”), which intends to reinvest in the Company via a minority investment upon completion of the transaction.

Advarra is a leading provider of institutional review board (IRB), institutional biosafety committee (IBC) and research quality and compliance services, which are mandated by regulatory agencies for all trial protocols, patient forms, site initiations and trial modifications. The Company serves leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and contract research organizations (CROs), as well as academic medical centers, hospital systems, investigative site networks, and therapeutic research consortia, and has relationships with over 3,200 institutional sites. Advarra is headquartered in Columbia, MD and was formed through the merger of Chesapeake IRB and Schulman IRB in 2017; in March 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of Quorum Review.

David Golde, Managing Director of Genstar, said, “Genstar has a long track record of building industry-leading businesses in the pharmaceutical services sector through our investments in CRF Bracket, ERT, and PRA Health Sciences, among others. We were extremely impressed with the market leading platform that Pat Donnelly and his team have built in the regulatory compliance segment of clinical trials. We are excited for Advarra to continue leveraging its leading reputation in the IRB and regulatory compliance industry, while expanding, both organically and through strategic acquisitions, into other ancillary services to better serve its customers.  Genstar looks forward to collaborating with Advarra’s management team to further its mission with all of the constituencies that depend upon safe and efficient progress of pharmaceutical research.”

Pat Donnelly, Chief Executive Officer of Advarra, said, “IRBs are required and critical to the drug development process and the increasing complexity of clinical trials and need to adhere to evolving and strict FDA guidelines will continue to drive the importance of our services. Advarra is devoted to enhancing the safety of clinical trial subjects around the world and to improving the efficiency of clinical trial execution for all stakeholders including sponsors, academic institutions, hospital systems, and CROs. This new partnership with Genstar augments our resources to further the important mission of our Company and to continue to unlock value for our customers. On behalf of the management team, we are grateful for Linden’s strong stewardship over the last several years.”

Tony Davis, President and Managing Partner at Linden, said, “We are proud to have played a role scaling Advarra into a truly differentiated platform as the industry-leading IRB, which is a result of our targeted value creation initiatives over the last three and a half years, most notably significantly investing in infrastructure and strategic acquisitions. The Company is very well positioned to continue on its growth trajectory, building on a long history of outperformance, superior human subject protection and leading therapeutic area specialization. We are excited about our intention to invest alongside Genstar and continue to support Advarra through its next phase of growth.”

Jefferies is serving as lead financial advisor and Houlihan Lokey is serving as co-financial advisor to Linden and Advarra. Kirkland & Ellis LLP is serving as legal counsel to Linden and Advarra in connection with this transaction. Ropes & Gray LLP is serving as legal counsel to Genstar.

About Advarra

Advarra, headquartered in Columbia, MD, provides institutional review board (IRB), institutional biosafety committee (IBC), and global research compliance services to clinical trial sponsors, CROs, hospital systems, academic medical centers, and investigators. Its robust regulatory expertise and innovative technology ensure the highest standards of research review are met, while putting participants first and meeting complex human research protection oversight requirements. Advarra supports all phases of research across multiple therapeutic areas. Visit www.advarra.com.

About Genstar Capital

Genstar Capital (www.gencap.com) is a leading private equity firm that has been actively investing in high quality companies for over 30 years. Based in San Francisco, Genstar works in partnership with its management teams and its network of strategic advisors to transform its portfolio companies into industry-leading businesses. Genstar currently has approximately $17 billion of assets under management and targets investments focused on targeted segments of the healthcare, software, industrial technology, and financial services industries.

About Linden Capital Partners

Linden Capital Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm focused exclusively on investing in the healthcare industry. Linden’s strategy is based upon three elements: i) healthcare specialization, ii) integrated private equity and operating expertise, and iii) strategic relationships with large corporations. Linden invests in middle market platforms across the medical products, specialty distribution, pharmaceutical, and services segments of healthcare. For more information, please visit www.lindenllc.com.

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Medxoom Raises $3.2M Financing to Bring Transparency to Medical Billing

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Healthcare benefits platform Medxoom has raised a $3.2 million financing round led by Las Olas VC and TTV Capital. The “late seed” also saw participation from Lattice.VC and several healthcare and payments industry executives.

Medxoom’s CEO and co-founder Jeffrey Toewe shares that this was the right time to raise additional funds as they’ve recently secured several large deals and needed to grow the team to meet the demand.

“We’re looking forward to scaling our existing clients, securing new business and growing our team in Atlanta,” Toewe tells Hypepotamus. “[We] power a better experience for those seeking the best care providers for themselves and their loved ones. We look forward to driving meaningful improvements in America’s evolving healthcare space.”

Toewe and his co-founder Tito Milla decided to target the medical billing space after they had confusing personal experiences.

Patients rarely receive accurate estimates of medical procedures prior to an appointment. This makes it difficult to prepare financially, as the bill often depends on insurance coverage.

Medxoom’s healthcare marketplace app simplifies pricing for medical procedures. It is provided as a company benefit to employees, who receive access to the app via their HR team.

Since the app is already familiar with their employer’s healthcare plan, it displays an accurate price for procedures across a physician marketplace. This helps the employee make an informed decision based on their budget.

“Our mission is to put more of this information out in the sun and help consumers and employers know what these price benchmarks are,” Toewe told Hypepotamus last year.

“The Medxoom product suite empowers consumers with a financial decisioning tool for their healthcare spend, while expanding the coverage options for self-insured employers who have the opportunity to optimize their health benefits experience,” says Atlanta-based TTV Capital’s Sean Banks in a statement.

The Atlanta-based SaaS startup will grow its team to roughly 15 employees, says Toewe. They’ve onboarded more than 40 clients at this time.

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Tikehau Capital and Le Groupe de l’Hôtellerie acquire two hotels in Paris

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Paris, 5June 2019– Tikehau Capital, the alternative asset management and investment group, with Le Groupe de l’Hôtellerie, the hotel management, investment and development specialist, acquire two hotels in central Paris through Tikehau Capital’s Real Estate value-added fund.

The Hotel Corona Opéra and the Hotel Touraine Opéra are both three star hotels with a combined capacity of 97 rooms. These hotelsare located in the historical 9thdistrict of Paris, close to the Paris Opera and the large department stores. Built during the 19th century, the hotels have strong potential for development while the hospitality and leisure sector in Paris is growing 1and offers many opportunities.

A third acquisition for Tikehau Capital’s Real Estate value-added fund

This operation is Tikehau Capital’s Real Estate Value-Added fund third acquisition following its partnership with Bouygues Immobilier, for the Charenton-Bercy redevelopment project in the Greater Paris area, and the acquisition of the Nicholsons Shopping Center in Maidenhead, United Kingdom.

Launched in June 2018, this pan-European value-added fund investing across all asset classes is a vehicle that offers co-investment opportunities to large institutional investors.

Tikehau Capital’s Head of Real Estate Frédéric Jariel said: “This investment is another step in the deployment of our value-added fund and confirms our interest in the hospitality sector as part of the dynamic expansion ofour Real Estate activity”. An operation carried out in collaboration with Le Groupe de l’Hôtellerie Le Groupe de l’Hôtellerie is a French based hotel management, investment and development specialist, which accompanies Tikehau Capital as a hospitality-operating partner.

Le Groupe de l’Hôtellerie’s CEO Gilles Douillard added: “We are excited to work closely with Tikehau Capital on this operation. The hospitality sector offers many opportunities for value-added development projects and we are pleased to share our expertise to support this project”.1Parisian Regional Tourism Committee: In the hotel industry, with 35.0 million guests in 2018, the number of arrivals was up by 3.6% compared to 2017

About Tikehau Capital

Tikehau Capital is an asset management and investment group with €22.4billion of assets under management and shareholders’ equity of €2.3 billion (as at 31 March 2019). The Group invests in various asset classes (private debt, real estate, private equity and liquid strategies), including through its asset management subsidiaries, on behalf of institutional and private investors. Controlled by its managers, alongside leading institutional partners, Tikehau Capital employs more than 440 staff (as at 31 March 2019) in its Paris, London, Brussels, Madrid, Milan, New York, Seoul,Singapore and Tokyo offices. Tikehau Capital is listed on the regulated market of Euronext Paris, Compartment A (ISIN code: FR0013230612; Ticker: TKO.FP)www.tikehaucapital.comPress contactsTikehau Capital: Jawad Khatib–+33 1 40 06 11 27 France -Image 7 : Grégoire Lucas & Florence Coupry –+33 1 53 70 74 70UK -Finsbury: Arnaud Salla & Charles O’Brien –+44 207 251 3801press@tikehaucapital.com

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Tikehau Capital: Louis Igonet –+33 1 40 06 11 11shareholders@tikehaucapital.com

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Nordstjernan divests its holding in Salcomp

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Nordstjernan has entered an agreement to divest its holding in Salcomp, a world-leading manufacturer of chargers for mobile phones and other electronic products for the smart and connected world, to Lingyi iTech. Lingyi is a listed Chinese component manufacturer with sales of more than USD 3 billion in 2018.

Salcomp, founded in 1975, reported sales of EUR 531 million in 2018. Its customers comprise all major manufacturers of mobile phones and the company has production facilities in China, India and Brazil. Nordstjernan has been owner of Salcomp since 2007 and currently owns 55 percent of the capital and votes. The transaction is being conducted jointly with the Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP6), which has owned 45 percent of the capital and votes in Salcomp.

The transaction is subject to the approval of the regulatory authorities in China and Taiwan.

“Nordstjernan has been a long-term owner of Salcomp, a world-leading company in a highly competitive global market. We have now found what we consider to be the right industrial home for Salcomp. The merger will provide the company with greater possibilities to offer its customers a broader product portfolio. I would also like to take this opportunity to extend my sincere thanks to the management and all the employees at Salcomp for our time together,” says Peter Hofvenstam, President and CEO of Nordstjernan.

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Nordstjernan is a family-controlled investment company whose business concept is to be an active owner that creates long-term and positive value growth. More information about Nordstjernan can be found on www.nordstjernan.se.

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DIF acquires stake in Dublin Waste to Energy PPP project

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London, 4 June 2019 – DIF, through its most recent fund DIF Infrastructure V, is pleased to announce that it has closed the acquisition of a stake in the Dublin Waste to Energy PPP project (the “Project”). The Project is an operational waste to energy facility supported by a 45 year contract with Dublin City Council. DIF Infrastructure V acquired the stake from Macquarie’s Green Investment Group Limited (“GIG”), who remain a shareholder in the Project.

Located in Poolbeg, Dublin Port, the Project processes 600,000 tonnes of residual waste annually and generates electricity which is exported to Ireland’s national grid – sufficient to power 80,000 homes. The facility has been designed to provide highly efficient incineration and is classified as energy recovery in line with EU policy on waste. The Project is part of a wider Dublin regional waste management plan, which is aimed at reducing waste, maximizing recycling and generating energy from waste. The Project benefits from the Irish renewable energy feed-in tariff. The facility was constructed by Covanta who are also its long term operators.

Gijs Voskuyl, Partner at DIF, said “DIF is pleased to invest in the Dublin Waste to Energy Project, a well-managed and high-quality asset, which is expected to provide a stable return to our investors. As result of the investment, DIF further expands its footprint in the waste to energy sector, following the investment in Avertas Energy, an Australian waste to energy facility, alongside Macquarie in 2018. DIF is delighted to invest again in Ireland, partnering with GIG and Covanta, who are both very active and reputable investors in the waste sector”.

DIF was advised by Ashurst (Legal), PwC (Financial), Arup (Technical), SLR (Market) and Grant Thornton (Tax).

About DIF
DIF is an independent infrastructure fund manager, with €5.6 billion of assets under management across seven closed-end infrastructure funds and several co-investment vehicles. DIF invests in greenfield and brownfield infrastructure assets located primarily in Europe, North America and Australasia through two complementary strategies:

  • DIF Infrastructure V targets equity investments in public-private partnerships (PPP/PFI/P3), concessions, regulated assets and renewable energy projects with long-term contracted or regulated income streams that generate stable and predictable cash flows
  • DIF Core Infrastructure Fund I targets equity investments in small to mid-sized infrastructure assets in the energy, transportation and telecom sectors with mid- term contracted income streams that generate stable and predictable cash flows.

DIF has a team of over 120 professionals, based in eight offices located in Schiphol (the Netherlands), Frankfurt, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Paris, Sydney and Toronto. Please visit www.dif.eu for further information.

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Rami Huovinen appointed acting CEO of LEDiL

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Jyri Järvinen is stepping down from his position as CEO of Ratos’s subsidiary LEDiL. The company’s co-owner and Board member Rami Huovinen has been appointed acting CEO until a permanent CEO is recruited.

Rami Huovinen, one of LEDiL’s co-owner, Board member and former CEO, has been appointed acting CEO to replace Jyri Järvinen who is leaving the company. Due to his history and current commitments within LEDiL, Rami is familiar with the company and its market, and therefore well suited to the position as acting CEO. A recruitment process to find a permanent CEO will start immediately.

“During his time as CEO, Jyri continued to lead LEDiL during an expansion phase and we would like to thank him for his efforts. LEDiL is a company operating in an exciting market that is experiencing changes. With his connection to the company, we believe that Rami is the right person to lead the company during this interim period while we seek a permanent CEO,” says Jonas Wiström, CEO of Ratos and President of the Industry business area.

Ratos became the majority owner of LEDiL in 2014. LEDiL designs, develops and sells secondary optics to lighting manufacturers globally. At 31 March 2019, rolling 12-month sales amounted to 41.6 MEUR and the EBITA margin was 23.7%.

For further information, please contact:
Jonas Wiström, President and CEO, Ratos, +46 8 700 17 00
Helene Gustafsson, Head of IR and Press, Ratos, +46 8 700 17 98

About Ratos:
Ratos owns and develops unlisted medium-sized companies based in the Nordic countries. Our goal as an active owner is to contribute to long-term and sustainable development in the companies we invest in. Ratos is a listed company that invests capital from its balance sheet and therefore has a flexible ownership horizon. Ratos’s 12 companies are divided into three business areas: Construction & Services, Consumer & Technology and Industry. In total, the companies have approximately 12,300 employees.

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DWS Fund to acquire Hansea, a leading Belgian public transport infrastructure operator, from Cube Infrastructure Fund and Gimv

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Cube Infrastructure Fund (Cube) and Gimv today announce the sale of Hansea to a fund managed by DWS (“DWS”), a global infrastructure manager. With the support of its investors, the company has focused on organic growth and an active buy & grow strategy since 2014.

In 2014, Cube and Gimv acquired Hansea (Antwerp, www.hansea.be). With a fleet of 811 buses and around 1,200 employees, Hansea is the largest private bus company in Flanders. The company is responsible for daily urban and regional connections on behalf of the public transport companies, De Lijn and TEC. Hansea is also active in school and personnel transport and bus charter services.

Thanks to the entry of Cube and Gimv, Hansea obtained the capital and the independence to successfully realize strong growth of its activity and to complete four acquisitions.

Today, Cube and Gimv announce that they will sell their stake in Hansea to DWS. Together with Hansea’s management team and employees, the new investor intends to continue to build on this growth trajectory, as a stable partner that provides an excellent service to its customers.

Luc Jullet, CEO of Hansea: “We are convinced to be able to continue our growth strategy started with Cube and Gimv with the support of our new shareholder in order to become the indispensable mobility provider in Belgium.”

Hamish Mackenzie, Global Head of Infrastructure at DWS said: “We are delighted to invest in one of the best companies operating in the public transportation sector in Europe. We have identified local and regional public transportation as an attractive sector for our funds given the strong macro fundamentals, supportive regulation and rising investment needs driven by the European green agenda. Hansea stood out as one of the most efficient companies operating in this sector, led by a solid and experienced management team and with significant potential to grow further as an independent operator with a strong connection to the local communities and public transport authorities of the Flanders and Wallonia regions. Cube and Gimv have done an excellent job in growing the company in the past years and we believe that with our track record as infrastructure investors in the Benelux region, along with our strong international brand we will be able to support and accelerate the ambitions of the management team going forward.”

Jérôme Jeauffroy, Managing Partner of Cube Infrastructure Managers, Cube adds: “We are delighted to see DWS as the new shareholder, who share the same vision for Hansea as an infrastructure platform to further expand and recognize the full growth potential of the Company. We believe that Hansea will continue to flourish in the coming years thanks to the support of DWS and the leadership of its CEO and management team.”

Ruben Monballieu, Principal in Gimv’s Sustainable Cities platform adds: “As a Sustainable Cities team we are proud that we have been able to support Hansea’s management in a successful growth trajectory over the past 5 years, and as such could contribute to a more environmentally friendly mobility in Belgium. ”

With the exit of Hansea, the last participation of the Gimv-XL fund has been sold. Launched in 2009, this fund could generate strong returns through a series of successful investments in large Flemish companies. No further financial details are provided on the transaction. This transaction has no material impact on the NAV of Gimv.

The transaction is subject to the customary closing conditions, including approval by the competition authorities.

DC Advisory acted as exclusive financial adviser to Cube and Gimv during the transaction. Linklaters acted as legal adviser to the sellers. Macquarie and Stibbe acted as advisers to the buyers.

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Providence Strategic Growth Invests in ThreatConnect

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ThreatConnect Receives Investment from Providence Strategic Growth

New Funding Aimed at Accelerating ThreatConnect’s Go-to-Market Strategy and Product Development

ARLINGTON, Va.–June 3, 2019–ThreatConnect, Inc.®, provider of the industry’s only intelligence-driven security operations platform announced a new strategic growth investment led by Providence Strategic Growth (PSG), the growth equity affiliate of Providence Equity Partners. This growth investment is intended to help continue the ThreatConnect Platform’s path of innovation and further the company’s continued leadership in its market.

ThreatConnect originally launched its Platform in 2014, gained market leadership in the threat intelligence platform market, and has since grown to serve more than 1,600 organizations worldwide. In 2017 the company added advanced orchestration and automation capabilities to the Platform, expanding its value to a broader security operations market. In just the last year, the usage of these advanced orchestration and automation “Playbooks” in the Platform has increased more than 40%, now executing more than 23,000 Playbooks per month per customer on average.

In 2018, ThreatConnect was selected by Inc5000 as one of the fastest growing companies in the US, and by Washington Business Journal as one of the DC area’s 75 Fastest Growing Companies. The company’s growth, along with its value proposition to change how businesses manage their security, drove PSG’s interest in investing in the company.

ThreatConnect CEO Adam Vincent said, “PSG’s deep experience investing in technology companies that are reshaping the way business is done make them an ideal partner for ThreatConnect. PSG portfolio companies are helping other businesses run smarter, cheaper, and faster. And, since ThreatConnect is helping companies with smarter, faster decision making in security, this seemed like a very natural fit.”

The new funding is aimed at accelerating ThreatConnect’s go-to-market strategy, supporting further development of the Platform, and expanding its ability to build a successful community of customers and partners. The company plans to increase its staff by more than 50% over the next 12 months both domestically and abroad, which is expected to further accelerate product and revenue growth in the coming years.

PSG Managing Director Gopi Vaddi said, “Our vision for digital transformation of businesses through software aligns well with ThreatConnect’s vision for intelligence-driven security. Security software is one of the priority sectors for PSG, and we are excited to have found a high quality organization in ThreatConnect led by Adam Vincent and his team – a relationship we cultivated for several years. We look forward to working with Adam and the rest of the ThreatConnect leadership team to accelerate what is already a successful and fast growing organization.”

PSG is ThreatConnect’s sole institutional investor.

About ThreatConnect
ThreatConnect, Inc. provides a proactive and efficient approach to security by enabling enhanced detection, shortened response, and reduced risk. Designed by analysts but built for the entire team (security operations, threat intelligence, incident response and security leadership), ThreatConnect’s intelligence-driven security operations platform is the only solution available today with intelligence, automation, analytics, and workflows in a single platform. To learn more about our threat intelligence platform (TIP) or security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) solutions, visit www.ThreatConnect.com.

About Providence Strategic Growth Capital Partners LLC
Providence Strategic Growth (“PSG”) is an affiliate of Providence Equity Partners (“Providence”). Established in 2014, PSG focuses on growth equity investments in lower middle market software and technology-enabled service companies, primarily in North America. Providence is a premier global asset management firm that pioneered a sector-focused approach to private equity investing with the vision that a dedicated team of industry experts could build exceptional companies of enduring value. Since the firm’s inception in 1989, Providence has invested in more than 180 companies and is a leading equity investment firm focused on the media, communications, education and information industries. Providence is headquartered in Providence, RI, and also has offices in New York and London. For more information on PSG, please visit https://www.provequity.com/private-equity/psg, and for more information on Providence, please visit https://www.provequity.com.

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Hayley Kropog
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Claire Sach
claire.sach@teamlewis.com

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Kelsey Markovich / Hayley Cook
Prov-SVC@sardverb.com
212-687-8080

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Platinum Equity Completes Acquisition of Spanish Seafood Provider Iberconsa from Portobello Capital

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LOS ANGELES (June 3, 2019) – Platinum Equity today announced it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Grupo Ibérica de Congelados, S.A. (“Iberconsa”) from Portobello Capital and affiliates of the company’s founding families. Portobello Capital and members of the Iberconsa management team are co-investing alongside Platinum Equity. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Headquartered in Vigo, Spain, Iberconsa is a global provider of frozen seafood products, including hake, Argentine red shrimp and squid. The company is vertically integrated across the full value chain, including wild catch, processing, commercialization and distribution.

Iberconsa maintains an owned fleet of 45 vessels, five processing plants and four cold storage distribution facilities. Iberconsa’s fleet operates primarily in Argentina, Namibia and South Africa, and the company’s products are sold in more than 60 countries.

Iberconsa CEO Alberto Freire is continuing to lead the business following the transfer of ownership.

The acquisition of Iberconsa is the latest example of Platinum Equity’s increasing momentum in Europe. Last year Platinum Equity completed the $2.1 billion acquisition of Zug, Switzerland and Chesterbrook, PA-based blood glucose monitoring company LifeScan from Johnson & Johnson. The firm also acquired Wyndham’s European vacation rental business for $1.3 billion.

Platinum Equity sold Exterion Media to British media and entertainment group Global in November 2018, and sold Paris-based Worldwide Flight Services to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. in October 2018 in a transaction valued at approximately €1.2 billion.

Lazard and Deloitte served as financial advisors to Platinum Equity on the acquisition of Iberconsa. Latham & Watkins served as Platinum Equity’s legal advisor on the transaction.

Nomura and Ernst & Young (“E&Y”) served as financial advisors to the sellers. E&Y also served as the sellers’ legal advisor on the transaction.

About Platinum Equity
Founded in 1995 by Tom Gores, Platinum Equity is a global investment firm with approximately $13 billion of assets under management and a portfolio of approximately 40 operating companies that serve customers around the world. The firm is currently investing from Platinum Equity Capital Partners IV, a $6.5 billion global buyout fund, and Platinum Equity Small Cap Fund, a $1.5 billion buyout fund focused on investment opportunities in the lower middle market. Platinum Equity specializes in mergers, acquisitions and operations – a trademarked strategy it calls M&A&O® – acquiring and operating companies in a broad range of business markets, including manufacturing, distribution, transportation and logistics, equipment rental, metals services, media and entertainment, technology, telecommunications and other industries. Over the past 23 years Platinum Equity has completed more than 250 acquisitions.

About Portobello Capital
Founded in 2010, Portobello Capital is a leading independent Mid-Market Private Equity manager based in Spain that invests in Southern Europe. It has €1.3 billion of assets under management, a team of 27 professionals and 15 companies in its portfolio (Angulas Aguinaga, Centauro and Supera, among others). Portobello Capital manages two primary funds: Fund III was closed at €375 million in August 2014 and it is fully invested, and Fund IV closed in February 2018 and is currently being invested. Portobello Capital is also managing a secondary vehicle with €300 million.

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Onex Completes Acquisition of Gluskin Sheff

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Toronto, June 3, 2019 – Onex Corporation (“Onex”) (TSX: ONEX) and Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. (“Gluskin Sheff”) (TSX: GS) today announced they have completed their transaction, under which Onex acquired 100% of Gluskin Sheff for a total consideration of approximately C$445 million ($330 million). This transaction brings together two of Canada’s pre-eminent investment firms and provides investors with a comprehensive investment offering across both private and public markets. Gluskin Sheff will continue to be led by its existing leadership team and operate under its brand. Gluskin Sheff will be de-listed from the Toronto Stock Exchange tomorrow.

About Onex

Founded in 1984, Onex invests and manages capital on behalf of its shareholders, institutional investors and high-net worth clients from around the world. Onex’ platforms include: Onex Partners, private equity funds focused on larger opportunities in North America and Europe; ONCAP, private equity funds focused on middle market and smaller opportunities in North America; Onex Credit, which manages primarily non-investment grade debt through collateralized loan obligations, private debt and other credit strategies; and Gluskin Sheff’s actively managed public equity and public credit funds. In total Onex’ assets under management today are approximately $37 billion, of which approximately $6.6 billion is shareholder capital. With offices in Toronto, New York, New Jersey and London, Onex and its experienced management teams are collectively the largest investors across Onex’ platforms.

The Onex Partners and ONCAP operating companies have assets of $51 billion, generate annual revenues of $31 billion and employ approximately 172,000 people worldwide. Onex shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol ONEX.

For more information on Onex, visit its website at www.onex.com. Onex’ security filings can also be accessed at www.sedar.com.

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