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Vistara Capital Partners is proud to announce our investment in CoolIT Systems.

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Vistara Capital Partners is proud to announce our investment in CoolIT Systems, the leader in modular liquid cooling technology targeted at data centers. This investment, made by the Vistara Technology Growth Fund III LP, is expected to bolster CoolIT’s anticipated growth as the demand for liquid cooling technology continues to rise.

CALGARY, AL – CoolIT Systems, the world leader in modular, scalable data center liquid cooling technology, has partnered with Vistara Capital Partners as the company expands production capacity to service new and existing global data center customers.

Vistara’s investment was made by the recently announced Vistara Technology Growth Fund III LP, a USD$100 million fund focused on providing flexible and tailored debt financing for technology companies across North America.

“With our order backlog expanding by 400% in the last year, access to additional capital is critical for continued success,” said CoolIT Systems CFO, Peter Calverley. “With the creative financing package provided by Vistara the financial foundation is in place for 2019 to be another year of significant growth in data center liquid cooling sales for CoolIT.”

“CoolIT Systems is at an exciting inflection point, managing a significant expansion of their business as liquid cooling is experiencing accelerated adoption by data center OEMs and operators,” said Vistara Partner, Noah Shipman. “Investment structures that efficiently facilitate growth over time is a hallmark of Vistara. We are thrilled to invest in and support another emerging Canadian technology leader.”

About Vistara Capital Partners

Headquartered in Vancouver BC, Vistara Capital Partners provides highly flexible and tailored technology growth capital for tech companies across North America. Founded, managed, and funded by seasoned technology finance and operating executives, “Vistara” (Sanskrit for “expansion”) is focused on enabling the growth and expansion of its portfolio companies. Additional information is available at www.vistaracapital.com.

About CoolIT Systems

CoolIT Systems specializes in scalable liquid cooling solutions for individual servers through to the world’s most demanding data centers and HPC systems. Through its modular, rack-based Direct Liquid Cooling technology, Rack DCLC™, CoolIT enables dramatic increases in rack densities, component performance and power efficiencies. From Passive Coldplate Loops specifically designed for the latest high TDP processors from Intel, NVIDIA and AMD, to Rack Manifolds and Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs), CoolIT’s reliable technology installs into any server or rack, ensuring ease of adoption and maintenance. For more information about CoolIT Systems and its technology, email or visit https://www.coolitsystems.com/.

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Infor Announces $1.5 Billion Investment Ahead of Potential IPO

Golden Gate Capital

NEW YORK — January 16, 2019 — Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced an agreement to receive a $1.5 billion investment from shareholders Koch Equity Development, LLC (KED) and Golden Gate Capital.

This investment builds on KED’s investment of more than $2 billion in early 2017, and it represents an important milestone as Infor considers a potential IPO in 2019 or 2020, subject to market conditions.

“Koch and Golden Gate Capital have been phenomenal partners for Infor, and all of our 17,300 employees are excited about this milestone as we prepare for the next stage of growth,” said Charles Phillips, CEO of Infor.

Under Phillips’ leadership, and over the course of Infor’s partnership with KED and Golden Gate Capital, Infor has invested approximately $2.5 billion in product design and development over the last five years and delivered more than 475 new products, 1,870 integrations, and 20,700 industry features in its CloudSuite product line. Infor CloudSuite is now the only fully multi-tenant ERP suite spanning front and back office applications, as well as logistics with global support (in terms of languages, currencies, and localizations).

“Koch was a customer of Infor before we became an investor in the Company, and Koch Industries’ companies continue to move their most mission critical applications to Infor CloudSuites,” said Jim Hannan, Koch Executive Vice President and CEO of Enterprises for Koch Industries, Inc. “Infor’s innovative products have helped lead our digital transformation as we continue to deploy them globally for 120,000 employees.”

With over $3 billion of revenue in fiscal year 2018, Infor became the first company to move mission critical ERP application suites to public clouds for entire industries. Infor’s CloudSuites are the foundation for digital transformation for more than 9,500 customers in 110 countries. Infor applications span financials, manufacturing, supply chain, human resources, and customer relationships.

Over the last five years, Infor has consistently gained market share in cloud applications, and 70% of its software license revenue is now derived from cloud applications.

Fundamental to Infor’s strategy is its ability to engineer each CloudSuite for a specific industry. Infor eliminates the need for expensive customizations and runaway consulting engagements. Customers routinely lower costs by 25% or more by retiring mods, eliminating big bang upgrades, and reducing infrastructure costs after moving to CloudSuite.

Infor has expanded its presence in key industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, retail, the public sector, and hospitality. Over 72% of all hospitals in the U.S. run Infor applications, as well as 19 of the top 20 automotive suppliers and 8 of the top 10 fashion brands.

“Companies see the value in shifting their enterprise applications to the cloud but can’t make that transition until critical industry features are replicated there. Infor built these previously bespoke features as standard cloud services and now has access to valuable data across business functions to build predictive analytics and insightful correlations on our Coleman AI platform,” said Phillips.

Infor CloudSuite is also future proofed for innovation. Infor applications run on public scale clouds and open source infrastructure not tied to a single data store and scale out at lower costs using commodity compute and storage on demand. Vertical integration is a legacy of on-premise computing, and modern applications leverage global, commodity infrastructure.

Leadership Quotes

“Infor has undergone a remarkable evolution over the years. We remain strong supporters of the Company’s strategy and leadership team as they pursue their next phase of growth and continue to enhance the operations of businesses across a range of sizes and industries,” said David Dominik, Managing Director of Golden Gate Capital, which made its first investment in Infor in 2002.

“Koch continues to be impressed with Infor’s hyper-scaled, versatile technology, both as an investor, and as a customer of their software solutions,” said Matt Flamini, KED’s President. “Our confidence in the Infor team comes not only from their financial performance, but from the real world results we’re seeing as we implement Infor solutions throughout Koch Industries.”

“Infor’s emphasis on innovation and commitment to delivering solutions to its customers underpins the success of CloudSuites, which offers an unparalleled combination of industry-specific functionality and scalability. We are extremely excited about the opportunity ahead as the Company continues to deliver transformative new products and features,” said Rishi Chandna, Managing Director of Golden Gate Capital.

“Infor has used its partnership with Koch as an opportunity to co-innovate across the wide range of industries in which we operate,” said Brett Watson, Senior Managing Director of KED. “This investment is the result of a shared vision to continue creating innovative solutions that help companies operate more efficiently and effectively.”

About Infor

Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. With 17,300 employees and over 68,000 customers in more than 170 countries, Infor software is designed for progress. To learn more, please visit www.infor.com.

Infor customers include:

• 19 of the top 20 aerospace companies
• 9 of the top 10 high tech companies
• 18 of the 25 largest U.S. healthcare delivery networks
• 18 of the 20 largest U.S. cities
• 19 of the top 20 automotive suppliers
• 17 of the top 20 industrial distributors
• 15 of the top 20 global retailers
• 4 of the top 5 brewers
• 17 of the top 20 global banks
• 9 of the 10 largest global hotel brands
• 8 of the top 10 global luxury brands

About Koch Equity Development, LLC (KED)

With offices in Wichita and London, KED focuses its efforts on strategic acquisitions and industry agnostic principal investments. Significant principal investments completed include Getty Images, Global Medical Response, Meredith/Time Inc., Solera Holdings Inc., The ADT Corporation, and Transaction Network Services. Since 2012, KED has invested more than $10 billion of equity in principal investments.

Since 2003, Koch companies have invested nearly $100 billion in acquisitions and other capital expenditures. With a presence in 50 countries, Koch companies employ nearly 120,000 people worldwide, with about 65,000 of those in the United States. From January 2009 to present, Koch companies have earned more than 1,300 awards for safety, environmental excellence, community stewardship, innovation, and customer service.

About Golden Gate Capital

Golden Gate Capital is a San Francisco-based private equity investment firm with over $15 billion of capital under management. The principals of Golden Gate Capital have a long and successful history of investing across a wide range of industries and transaction types, including going-privates, corporate divestitures, and recapitalizations, as well as debt and public equity investments. Other notable software investments sponsored by Golden Gate Capital include BMC Software, Vector Solutions, Neustar, Inc., LiveVox, and 2020 Technologies. For more information, visit www.goldengatecap.com.

Contact Information

Sharon Sulc
Infor
614.537.6634
sharon.sulc@infor.com

Rob Carlton
KED | Koch Communications and Marketing
316.828.4070
Rob.Carlton@kochcm.com

Jenny Gore | Alyssa Lorenzo
Golden Gate Capital | Sard Verbinnen & Co.
312.895.4700 | 310.201.2040
JGore@sardverb.com | ALorenzo@sardverb.com

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CapMan Infra invests into onshore wind farm in Sweden

CapMan Infra has completed its second investment on behalf of NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (“NHIS”) and NH-Amundi Asset Management Co., Ltd. (“NH-Amundi”), major financial institutions in Korea. The investment is a managed account solution into Överturingen Wind Farm, a large onshore wind farm in Southern Norrland in Sweden. The investment highlights CapMan’s capacity to serve large international investors and CapMan Infra’s ability to access high quality Nordic infrastructure opportunities.

Under the managed account, CapMan Infra will manage NHIS and NH-Amundi’s acquisition of a 50% stake in the wind farm under development. Once completed, the wind farm has a capacity of 235 MW with an ability to produce green electricity for up to 265,000 apartments or 40,000 stand-alone houses annually. Construction on the wind farm has started and the park is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2019. CapMan Infra will manage the asset and the investment will generate long-term management fee for CapMan during the investment period.

“CapMan Infra is excited to partner with NHIS and NH-Amundi to help construct one of the largest onshore wind farms in Sweden. The transaction highlights our ability to access high-quality Nordic infrastructure projects,” says Harri Halonen, Partner at CapMan Infra.

“This mandate demonstrates our ability to provide value-add service to large institutional investors looking to increase their exposure to Nordic private assets. Our strategy includes broadening our international client base, and the co-operation with NHIS and NH-Amundi is a perfect example of its successful implementation,” comments Joakim Frimodig, CapMan’s CEO.

CapMan Infra’s investment focus is core infrastructure and core+ assets with limited market or contractual risks in the energy, transportation and telecom sectors. CapMan Infra recently held a first close on its first midcap Nordic infrastructure fund. The managed account investment into the wind farm is completed exclusive of the fund. The Nordic team operates from Helsinki and Stockholm with a total of 60 years of experience in infrastructure investments.

Scala Fund Advisory acted as placement agent and Newsec as financial advisor in the completion of the managed account investment.

For further information, please contact:
Harri Halonen, Partner, CapMan Infra, tel. +46 768 710 062
Joakim Frimodig, CEO, CapMan Plc, tel. +358 50 529 0665

About CapMan

CapMan is a leading Nordic private asset expert with an active approach to value-creation in its target companies and assets. We offer a wide selection of investment products and services. As one of the Nordic private equity pioneers, we have developed hundreds of companies and real estate and created substantial value in these businesses and assets over the last 30 years. CapMan employs today approximately 120 private equity professionals and has approximately €3 billion in assets under management. We mainly manage the assets of our customers, the investors, but also make investments from our own balance sheet. Our objective is to provide attractive returns and innovative solutions to investors. Our current investment strategies cover Buyout, Growth, Real Estate, Infra, Credit and Russia. We also have a growing service business that currently includes procurement services (CaPS), fundraising advisory (Scala Fund Advisory), and fund management services. www.capman.com

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Manual raises £5M to build its well-being guide for men

Felix Capital

Backing the round is the U.K.’s Felix Capital, Germany’s Cherry Ventures and U.S.-based Cassius Capital.

The first iteration of the startup’s offering is being launched today: a new website that aims to arm men with the knowledge and tools they need “to proactively solve their well-being and look after their health.”

“At Manual  we want men to take control of their health and happiness by helping guide them to the choices that work best for them. We believe this starts with promoting a change in how men approach their well-being,” Manual CEO George Pallis, who co-founded the company along with Michalis Gkontas, tells me.

“Michalis and I both have firsthand experience of the physical and mental toll that can happen when you’re not looking out for yourself, and at Manual we want to encourage men to talk openly, challenging the outdated notions of masculinity where ‘being a man’ meant sweeping problems under the carpet.”

Pallis says Manual’s vision is to improve the everyday lives of men by providing knowledge and solutions for key parts of their well-being, citing a report by the National Pharmacy Association that suggests almost 90 percent of men don’t seek help unless they have a serious problem.

“The goal is to change habits in the way men understand and fix their problems,” he says. “Manual will provide users with products, services and in-depth information so they can implement a holistic approach to their wellness.”

At launch, Manual is focusing on solutions to what Pallis says are two of the most common men’s health problems: erectile dysfunction (ED) and hair loss. The plan is to then build up other well-being offerings from there, “from sex to skin, and hair to general well-being.”

It is also worth noting Pallis and Gkontas’ startup and entrepreneur backgrounds. Pallis was most recently an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at Felix Capital. Before that he ran marketing at Deliveroo, as director of Marketing, and before that he was an early employee at TransferWise. Gkontas built and exited healthy food startup Forky to Vivartia in 2018. The pair say that the stresses associated with startup life also informed their decision to build a platform targeting men’s well-being.

Meanwhile, Manual says its seed funding will be invested into the development and growth of the platform. In addition, the new capital will be used to scale the team, split between its HQ in London and a technical team in Athens, and for further European expansion.

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TA Associates Announces Investment in LIST S.p.A.

TA associates

BOSTON and PISA, Italy – TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, today announced that it has completed an investment in LIST S.p.A. (“LIST”), a developer of software solutions for the financial industry. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

LIST is a provider of mission-critical trading and compliance software solutions and infrastructural services to a wide range of financial institutions. The company’s trading and brokerage platform offering, FastTrade, supports operations in a multi-asset and multi-market environment with modules for pricing, quoting, hedging, position keeping, algorithmic trading and execution management in high and low-touch business environments. LIST’s capital markets, governance, risk and compliance solutions are used by more than 130 customers ranging from investment banks and asset managers in Italy to large global financial corporations. The company is headquartered in Pisa, Italy, and has additional offices throughout Italy and around the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Poland, Canada, India and Malaysia.

“As one of Europe’s leading capital markets technology providers, LIST has a strong and long-term track record of delivering exceptional software and services across a wide range of trading and compliance needs,” said J. Morgan Seigler, a Managing Director at TA Associates who will join the LIST S.p.A. Board of Directors. “Importantly, we are investing alongside what we believe to be a seasoned, passionate and talented management team that will continue to actively build the company. We are honored to be a part of the LIST family and are excited to begin working closely with management to help LIST capitalize on its strategy and international growth initiatives.”

“Over the course of our 33-year history, we have strived to provide our customers with high quality products and services to help them meet their unique trading and compliance needs,” said Enrico Dameri, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LIST S.p.A. “We believe our partnership with TA Associates will help us expand our offerings and territories, while continuing to deliver the services our customers have come to expect. Perhaps what we are most excited about is that TA is fully-aligned with and supportive of our strategy, and has committed to working collaboratively with our team to accelerate our forward momentum. We welcome TA as an investor and look forward to benefitting from this partnership.”

“Software services for financial-focused companies around the world are increasingly playing a more critical role in a variety of daily operations,” said Naveen Wadhera, a Managing Director at TA Associates who will join the LIST S.p.A. Board of Directors. “As institutions around the world continue to shift towards electronic trading practices, we believe LIST is well positioned to take advantage of further growth opportunities in international and emerging markets. We are pleased to have the opportunity to partner with LIST’s management team and founders as we seek to create significant additional value in the company.”

In addition to Morgan Seigler and Naveen Wadhera, Stefan Dandl, a Vice President at TA Associates, will also join the LIST S.p.A. Board of Directors.

Latham & Watkins LLP provided legal counsel and KPMG served as financial advisor to TA Associates. Nctm Studio Legale provided legal counsel and Studio MCCR served as financial advisor to LIST S.p.A.

About LIST S.p.A.
LIST S.p.A. has been a leader for more than 30 years in designing and developing innovative software solutions for the financial world. The company has conceived, designed, developed and produced software and cutting-edge systems for capital markets, helping to create the first electronic Monetary and Financial markets. The company has developed platforms and solutions for trading on financial markets, which have been milestones in the evolution of Trading Systems. LIST has also created integrated solutions for managing risk, audit and governance of organizations and financial processes (governance, risk and compliance). The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Pisa, Italy. More information can be found at www.list-group.com.

About TA Associates
TA Associates is one of the largest and most experienced global growth private equity firms. Focused on five target industries – technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer and business services – TA invests in profitable, growing companies with opportunities for sustained growth, and has invested in more than 500 companies around the world. Investing as either a majority or minority investor, TA employs a long-term approach, utilizing its strategic resources to help management teams build lasting value in growth companies. TA has raised $24 billion in capital since its founding in 1968 and is committing to new investments at the pace of $2 billion per year. The firm’s more than 85 investment professionals are based in Boston, Menlo Park, London, Mumbai and Hong Kong. More information about TA Associates can be found at www.ta.com.

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Drillinginfo Acquires MineralSoft to Expand Focus on Managing Mineral and Non-operated Interests

Targets $1 trillion asset class with differentiated technology solution

Austin, Texas (January 15, 2019) – Drillinginfo, the leading energy SaaS and data analytics company, announced today it has acquired MineralSoft, a software platform designed to make managing mineral, royalty, and non-operated working interests easier and more profitable.

Collaboration between Drillinginfo and MineralSoft began in 2017 when the two companies announced a strategic alliance focused on understanding the value of mineral and non-operated assets by providing portfolio insights and analytics in real time. MineralSoft leverages Drillinginfo data and is best known for its comprehensive, user-friendly platform designed to combine critical data sets for managing mineral and non-operated portfolios, including revenue and expense data; production and regulatory data; and a full land and document management system.

Drillinginfo analysts believe oil and gas mineral interests in the U.S. generate more than $50 billion per year in income for nearly 12 million owners. Unfortunately, tools to access, monitor, and effectively manage these interests are severely limited, with owners often suffering from limited information to value their assets. Mineral interests are one of the most valuable, yet least liquid, asset classes in energy today.

“When it comes to minerals, there are thousands of operators, varying lease terms and fee structures, countless payments being made and audits to perform. Managing mineral interests in thousands of wells is far too complex to be handled on a spreadsheet or using an accounting system alone,” said Jeff Hughes, CEO and President of Drillinginfo. “Mineral interest owners want to know if they are being paid correctly, how commodity price changes will affect them, and how their interests stack up compared to their neighbors or competitors,” said Hughes.

“Traditionally, E&P-centric software tools had been repurposed toward mineral and non-operated asset management to address activity tracking, audit, and portfolio intelligence. The resulting solutions simply were not a good fit, and MineralSoft seized the opportunity to build a category-defining company focused solely on this asset class. What previously was a cottage industry of mineral buyers has turned into an important $1 trillion asset class with more players, greater sophistication, and much more capital. We’re seeing significant private equity allocations to minerals and non-operated assets, a growing number of large aggregators and public companies in this area, as well as an increasing awareness among the E&P community that a dedicated non-operated strategy can be an important way to drive incremental value from their asset base,” said Hughes.

Gabe Wilcox, CEO and Co-Founder at MineralSoft added, “The most exciting part of this acquisition is on the technology and data exchange side. We know our systems work seamlessly together because we’ve been collaborating for nearly two years. Every monthly revenue statement or joint interest billing that our customers receive, which might consist of hundreds of pages and thousands of line items, is full of potentially valuable data and actionable insights about the portfolio, but it’s hard to unlock that value when the data is sitting in a static spreadsheet, filing cabinet, or – almost as bad – in an oil and gas accounting system that was never designed to be a portfolio management and analytics tool.”

By digging deeper into asset inventory, land documents, and monthly revenue and expense data in the context of regulatory and other asset information, Drillinginfo answers questions that are important for mineral and non-operated owners and for reporting to shareholders impacted by strategic decisions, such as forecasting asset values, identifying inaccurate or missing payments, and providing insights into portfolio performance.

MineralSoft will be hosting a webinar on January 23, 2019 to showcase how its software can be used to assist mineral owners and others interested in non-operated oil and gas working interests.

Currently, MineralSoft works with more than 120 institutional clients, and handles more than $100M of royalty and non-operated revenue monthly across 225,000 client-owned wells. In 2018 alone, MineralSoft clients logged more than $1.3B of mineral acquisitions on the platform.

Drillinginfo recently acquired Oildex, the largest oil & gas financial automation software firm in North America, and announced intent to acquire Cortex, a Network-as-a-Service company that enables automation of accounts payable and receivable (AP and AR) processes for the oil and gas industry.

About Drillinginfo

Drillinginfo delivers business-critical insights to the energy, power, and commodities markets. Its state-of-the-art SaaS platform offers sophisticated technology, powerful analytics, and industry-leading data. Drillinginfo’s solutions deliver value across upstream, midstream and downstream markets, empowering exploration and production (E&P), oilfield services, midstream, utilities, trading and risk, and capital markets companies to be more collaborative, efficient, and competitive. Drillinginfo delivers actionable intelligence over mobile, web, and desktop to analyze and reduce risk, conduct competitive benchmarking, and uncover market insights. Drillinginfo is a portfolio company of Genstar Capital and serves over 5,000 companies globally from its Austin, Texas, headquarters and has more than 1,000 employees. For more information visit drillinginfo.com.

About MineralSoft

MineralSoft, previously backed by Cottonwood Venture Partners, Blue Bear Capital, and Y Combinator, is the leading software platform for managing minerals, royalties, and non-operated working interests. Focused exclusively on helping owners of these non-operated assets maximize value, MineralSoft delivers powerful revenue and land management solutions through its SaaS platform. MineralSoft’s customers include investment funds, foundations and endowments, corporations and institutions, family offices and trusts, and individuals. The platform helps customers manage their mineral portfolios more efficiently, maximize revenue across all their assets, and make informed, data-driven decisions. MineralSoft has 35 employees and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. Learn more at mineralsoft.com.

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The Carlyle Group Makes a Strategic Investment in Crimson Midstream, a Provider of Crude Oil Transportation and Storage Services

Carlyle

Investment to Accelerate Crimson’s Growth and Increase U.S. Crude Producers’ Access to Global Markets

WASHINGTON, DC – Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) today announces it has made a strategic equity investment in Crimson Midstream Holdings, LLC (Crimson), a provider of crude oil transportation and storage services that operates more than 2,000 miles of pipeline in the U.S. transporting approximately 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day. This strategic partnership will help enhance Crimson’s support of shippers on its Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana and California pipeline systems and grow its presence in these regions and beyond as demand for U.S. crude export infrastructure increases. Carlyle’s Global Infrastructure Opportunity Fund provided the equity for this investment.

John Grier, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Crimson, said, “The volume of crude oil being produced in the U.S. is unprecedented. Current pipeline and export infrastructure is insufficient to meet the needs of producers and rising global demand for U.S. oil exports. We look forward to working with Carlyle to build, upgrade and maintain the infrastructure needed to alleviate transportation bottlenecks and accelerate U.S. crude production.”

Ferris Hussein, a Managing Director on Carlyle’s Global Infrastructure team, said, “The U.S. oil industry is undergoing a massive transformation. The Shale Revolution has moved the U.S. from a crude importer to a significant crude exporter. We are pleased to partner with Crimson through this remarkable growth period.”

Crimson is actively expanding U.S. crude export capacity, including development of the Swordfish Pipeline. The binding open season for the Swordfish Pipeline is underway and, once complete, will utilize existing Crimson assets to provide much-needed near-term connectivity for shippers between St. James and Raceland, Louisiana to export markets via the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port LLC (LOOP) terminal facility in Clovelly, Louisiana.

Crimson is committed to pipeline safety and to applying technologies and best practices to ensure its pipelines are properly monitored and maintained for the benefit of its customers and communities.

Market Overview

U.S. pipeline capacity and export infrastructure has not kept pace with the recent significant increase in domestic crude production. The U.S. added over 1 million barrels a day of crude production in 2018 and is currently producing a record 11 million barrels per day, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Experts agree that meaningful investment is required to accommodate new crude flows and ensure these volumes have market access. New pipelines need to be built, existing pipelines reversed and export infrastructure constructed.  Since the U.S. government lifted its ban on crude exports in December 2015, the total volume of crude exported by U.S. producers has reached as high as 3 million barrels per day, estimated by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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About The Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global alternative asset manager with $212 billion of assets under management across 339 investment vehicles as of September 30, 2018. Carlyle’s purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, many of whom are public pensions. Carlyle invests across four segments – Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit and Investment Solutions – in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America. Carlyle has expertise in various industries, including: aerospace, defense & government services, consumer & retail, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrial, real estate, technology & business services, telecommunications & media and transportation. The Carlyle Group employs more than 1,625 people in 31 offices across six continents.

Web: www.carlyle.com
Videos: www.youtube.com/onecarlyle
Tweets: www.twitter.com/onecarlyle
Podcasts: www.carlyle.com/about-carlyle/market-commentary

About Crimson Midstream Holdings, LLC
Crimson Midstream Holdings, LLC is a provider of crude oil transportation and storage services in California, Louisiana and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Crimson safely and reliably operates more than 2,000 miles of pipeline transporting approximately 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day to end users. Crimson is led by a management team with deep experience in pipeline operations and management. For further information on Crimson, visit the company’s website at http://www.crimsonmidstream.com/.

Contact

The Carlyle Group
Liz Gill: +1 (202) 729-5385
elizabeth.gill@carlyle.com

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Ratos acquires remaining shares in TFS

Ratos

Ratos has acquired the remaining shares (40%) in the subsidiary Trial Form Support International AB (TFS) from partner and founder Daniel Spasic for an equity value of approximately EUR 11m. After the acquisition, Ratos’s ownership share totals 100%.

Ratos acquired 60% of TFS, an international service provider and a so-called contract research organization (CRO) that conducts clinical trials for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies, from founder and owner Daniel Spasic in 2015. With the acquisition of the remaining 40%, Ratos now owns 100% of the company. The acquisition price for the remaining shares amounts to approximately EUR 11m.

“I am delighted that we have reached an agreement with Daniel to acquire the remaining shares of TFS. We strongly believe in this company, which operates in an attractive industry,” says Johan Rydmark, Director at Ratos and responsible for TFS.

TFS has approximately 650 employees and sales for the rolling 12-month period at 30 September 2018 totalled EUR 85.1m.

For further information, please contact:
Johan Rydmark, Director, Ratos, +46 76 109 94 41
Helene Gustafsson, Head of IR and Press, Ratos, +46 8 700 17 98

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Onex and BPEA to Publicly List Clarivate Analytics through a Transaction with Churchill Capital Corp

Onex

Toronto, Canada, Hong Kong, China, January 14, 2019 – Onex Corporation (“Onex”) (TSX: ONEX), Baring Private Equity Asia (“BPEA”) and their affiliated funds (together “the Group”) today announced they have agreed to publicly list Clarivate Analytics (“Clarivate”) on the New York Stock Exchange through a transaction with Churchill Capital Corp (“Churchill”) (NYSE: CCC), a public special purpose investment vehicle. The transaction implies an enterprise value of approximately $4.2 billion.

Clarivate is a leading provider of critical data, trusted insights and analytics used by universities, corporations, the legal community and other institutions around the world. In 2016, the Group acquired Clarivate from Thomson Reuters. Since then, Clarivate has recruited new management, invested in re-energizing its products and commercial capabilities, and focused on further solidifying its well-known and trusted brands, including Web of Science™, Cortellis™, Derwent Innovation™, Derwent World Patents Index™, CompuMark™, MarkMonitor®, Techstreet™ among many others. Clarivate has begun to experience accelerated revenue growth and will complete its separation from Thomson Reuters this year.
Churchill, led by Chief Executive Officer Jerre Stead, was formed to pursue opportunities in the information services segment of the broader technology services and software industry. The company raised $690 million of cash in an initial public offering in September 2018. Mr. Stead is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IHS Markit, where he was the architect of a highly successful, long-term track record of profitable growth. Upon completion of the transaction he will become Clarivate’s Executive Chairman.
“Since our acquisition two years ago, Jay Nadler and his management team have done an excellent job establishing Clarivate as an independent business and positioning it for accelerated growth and success in the coming years. This transaction is an exciting milestone in Clarivate’s history and will provide it with even more flexibility to pursue any number of organic and acquisitive growth opportunities,” said Kosty Gilis, a Managing Director with Onex. “Moreover, Churchill’s founders have an extremely impressive and successful history. Jerre is a highly-respected and accomplished executive who brings valuable operational experience and industry relationships. We are absolutely thrilled to have Jerre join forces with Jay and his team, and believe this partnership will further accelerate our growth in the coming years.”

Nicholas Macksey, a Managing Director with BPEA, added: “The combination of Clarivate and
Churchill will bring together some of the most experienced professionals in the information
services industry. We’re excited to be working with Jerre whose experience and network will
allow the company to further accelerate its expansion throughout Asia, which is already the
fastest growing market for Clarivate’s data and related services.”
The Group will not sell any shares in the transaction and will retain 100% of its initial equity,
which will convert to approximately 74% ownership of the outstanding shares of Clarivate at
closing, assuming no redemptions by Churchill’s public stockholders. Onex’ share as a limited
partner in the fund and as a co-investor will be approximately 20%. The remaining outstanding
shares of Clarivate will be held by the founders and current stockholders of Churchill. The
transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019, subject to approval by Churchill
stockholders, Churchill having a specified minimum amount of cash (after giving effect to any
redemptions and payment of its transaction expenses) and other customary closing conditions. In
addition to having the right to vote on the transaction, Churchill’s public stockholders have the
right to have Churchill redeem their shares for cash in connection with the consummation of the
transaction.

Clarivate will also enter into a tax receivable agreement with the Group, which will provide for
the sharing of tax benefits relating to certain pre-combination tax attributes as those tax benefits
are realized by Clarivate. The board of directors of both Churchill and Clarivate have
unanimously approved the proposed transaction.

About Onex
Onex is one of the oldest and most successful private equity firms. Through its Onex Partners
and ONCAP private equity funds, Onex acquires and builds high-quality businesses in
partnership with talented management teams. At Onex Credit, Onex manages and invests in
leveraged loans, collateralized loan obligations and other credit securities. Onex has more than
$33 billion of assets under management, including $6.9 billion of Onex proprietary capital, in
private equity and credit securities. With offices in Toronto, New York, New Jersey and London,
Onex and the team are collectively the largest investors across Onex’ platforms.
Onex’ businesses have assets of $52 billion, generate annual revenues of $32 billion and employ
approximately 218,000 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.

About Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA)
Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) is one of the largest and most established private alternative
investment firms in Asia, with total committed capital of over $17 billion. The firm runs a
private equity investment program, sponsoring buyouts and providing growth capital to
companies for expansion or acquisitions with a particular focus on the Asia Pacific region, as
well as investing into companies globally that can benefit from further expansion into the Asia
Pacific region. BPEA also manages dedicated funds focused on private real estate and private
credit. The firm has a 21 year history and over 170 employees located across offices in Hong
Kong, China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Singapore. BPEA currently has over 30 portfolio
companies active across Asia with a total of 158,000 employees and revenues of approximately
$31 billion. For more information, please visit www.bpeasia.com.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements that are based on Onex and BPEA
management’s current expectations and are subject to known and unknown uncertainties and
risks, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Onex and BPEA are under no obligation to update any
forward-looking statements contained herein should material facts change due to new
information, future events or otherwise.

For further information:
Onex
Emilie Blouin
Director, Investor Relations
+1.416.362.7711
BPEA
Richard Barton
Newgate Communications
richard.barton@newgate.asia or +852.9301.2056

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Lumos Networks and Spirit Communications rebrand as SEGRA

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EQT portfolio company Lumos Networks and Spirit Communications today announced the completion of their rebranding as SEGRASM. The name, derived from an ancient word meaning “to win,” represents Segra’s focus on providing innovative, industry-leading solutions and services. 

EQT Infrastructure III acquired Lumos Networks (“Lumos”) in 2017 with an objective to grow the company’s fiber business both organically and inorganically, and to capitalize on attractive market trends. The later purchase of a majority stake in Spirit Communications (“Spirit”) and subsequent combination of the two companies marked an important step in this ambition. Today, the combined company launched its new brand: Segra.
“Spirit and Lumos were a natural fit given their shared focus on providing innovative, industry-leading fiber-based solutions and services, and we couldn’t be more excited about the outcome. The rebranding to Segra represents the successful combination of the two companies and the creation of one of the largest independent fiber bandwidth companies in the US,” said Jan Vesely, Partner at EQT Partners and Investment Advisor to EQT Infrastructure. “EQT looks forward to continuing to support Segra as it continues to grow, innovate and better serve its customers’ needs.”

Read Segra’s rebranding press release here.

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