DIF Capital Partners to acquire a stake in TTIA Container Terminal

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DIF Capital Partners (“DIF”), through its DIF Core Infrastructure Fund I (“CIF I”), and French shipping giant CMA CGM, are pleased to announce that they have signed a sale and purchase agreement with HMM for the acquisition of a 50% less one share stake in the TTIA Container Terminal in Algeciras, which is located on the Spanish side of the Strait of Gibraltar. TTIA is currently 100% owned by HMM, the largest South Korean shipping line.

TTIA is a modern semi-automatic container terminal, strategically located in the bay of Algeciras, at the Strait of Gibraltar directly on the main shipping routes for containerized maritime traffic to Asia, Europe, the Mediterranean, North and West Africa as well as North and South America. Such a strategic location has allowed the terminal to maintain strong volumes despite the Covid-19 crisis. TTIA operates under a concession provided by the Port of Algeciras Bay Authority which runs until 2043.

TTIA will benefit from long-term support from both HMM and CMA CGM, who as major shipping companies and port operators, have decided to join forces to support and develop this strategic terminal.

Thomas Vieillescazes, partner of DIF, says: “We are delighted to initiate this partnership with CMA CGM, investing alongside world-leading shipping companies and port operators. TTIA is a modern and well-managed terminal, strategically located at the Strait of Gibraltar, with partners providing long-term volume support, making this an attractive investment for CIF I”.

The completion of the acquisition remains subject to certain conditions precedent, including antitrust and Algeciras Port Authority consents.

About DIF Capital Partners

DIF Capital Partners is a leading global independent infrastructure fund manager, with €7.5 billion of assets under management across nine closed-end infrastructure funds and several co-investment vehicles. DIF Capital Partners invests in greenfield and operational infrastructure assets located primarily in Europe, the Americas and Australasia through two complementary strategies:

  • DIF CIF funds target equity investments in small to mid-sized infrastructure assets in the telecom, energy and transportation sectors.
  • DIF Infrastructure funds target equity investments in public-private partnerships (PPP/PFI/P3), concessions, utilities and renewable energy projects with long-term contracted or regulated income streams.

DIF has a team of over 145 professionals, based in nine offices located in Amsterdam (Schiphol), Frankfurt, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Paris, Santiago, Sydney and Toronto. Please visit www.dif.eu for further information.

Contact: Thijs Verburg, IR & BD; t.verburg@dif.eu.

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Ratos – Speed Group secures logistics contract

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Speed Group has been entrusted by an existing customer to expand operations in a business including traditional storage services as well as production-focused assembly and configuration services. The four-year contract is expected to generate additional sales of approximately SEK 100m per year and will commence in 2021.

 

“We are delighted to win new contracts in these times and to be given the opportunity to substantially increase our business with one of our most important customers. This is a result of long-term development efforts, in which our team proactively presented solutions that provide the customer with more efficient logistics,” says Mats Johnson, CEO of Speed Group.

“I am proud of the management and the company’s employees who have successfully worked to turn around the profitability trend for the company in the past year. The new contract from this existing customer is a confirmation that Speed Group supplies cost-efficient services with high quality and customer satisfaction. The company is now further solidifying its position as a leading third-party logistics player in the Nordic market,” says Christian Johansson Gebauer, Chairman of the Speed Group Board and Head of Business Area Construction & Services at Ratos.

Speed Group offers flexible solutions in logistics, staffing, recruitment and training. The company is one of the Nordic region’s leading third-party logistics (3PL) providers, with effective automation solutions and a total of just over 150,000 square metres of warehouse space in Borås, Gothenburg and Stockholm. At 30 June, rolling 12-month sales for Speed amounted to SEK 717m and the EBITA margin was 6%.

For further information, please contact:
Christian Johansson Gebauer, Head of Business Area Construction & Services, Ratos, +46 8 700 17 00
Helene Gustafsson, Head of IR and Press, Ratos, +46 8 700 17 98, helene.gustafsson@ratos.se

About Ratos:
Ratos is a business group consisting of 12 companies divided into three business areas: Construction & Services, Consumer & Technology and Industry. In total, the companies have SEK 38 billion in sales and EBITA of SEK 1.8 billion. Our business concept is to develop mid-sized companies headquartered in the Nordics that are or can become market leaders. We enable independent mid-sized companies to excel by being part of something larger. People, leadership, culture and values are key focus areas for Ratos. Everything we do is based on Ratos’s core values: Simplicity, Speed in Execution and It’s All About People.

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Vaaka Partners’ successful 10 year journey with Musti Group finalized

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Vaaka Partners has sold the remaining shares in Musti Group in an accelerated bookbuild process together with EQT on August 12th 2020. This brought the successful 10 year journey with the company to an end.

Vaaka invested in Musti ja Mirri in 2010, when the industry was still relatively immature compared to other retail branches. However, the underlying market drivers were very attractive – non-cyclical demand and continuous historical growth based on healthy and sustainable drivers of pet population growth and pets becoming family members. Combining that with very dedicated and motivated company staff and the opportunity to apply best practices from other retail sectors, we eagerly began working and created a bold plan for the company, together with a CEO-to-be Mika Sutinen. Our clear target was to become the leading Nordic omnichannel pet retail chain. Mika then lead the company for the next 7 years and executed this plan very successfully.

One noteworthy milestone was the acquisition of Grizzly Zoo in Sweden in 2012 to bring what we felt was the Nordics leading pet retail concept to Sweden with a kick-start. EQT acquired the majority ownership in the company in the beginning of 2015, and Vaaka remained a ~10% shareholder after that transaction. Musti Group continued to expand and established presence in Norway. In February 2020, Musti Group became a publicly listed company in OMXNasdaq.

Since we acquired the company in 2010, the company has grown from €25 million net sales to €270m and is now the undisputed market leader in the Nordics. It has created new jobs with the employee count growing from 140 to 1100 today. Musti Group is effectively competing against foreign online competitors that generally pose a threat to retail companies and retail jobs. The business is healthy and profitable while growing rapidly and subsequently, the value of the company has grown more than 40-fold over this period. While the last 10 years have been very successful, the story is by no means over and we look forward to hearing great news from the company also going forward. Even if we are not part of the story anymore, we feel pride for being part of the team that got all this going a decade ago.

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Lumeon Raises $30m in Funding to Support US Growth

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New investment will expand care delivery platform solutions and enable deeper healthcare provider partnerships  

BOSTON – Aug 11, 2020 – Lumeon, the leader in care pathway orchestration, today announced that it has closed $30M in Series D funding led by new investors Optum Ventures and Endeavour Vision, with participation from current investors LSP, MTIP, IPF Partners, Gilde and Amadeus Capital Partners. The investment will enable the company to extend the reach of its Care Pathway Management (CPM) platform, which helps healthcare providers automate their patient care coordination to improve care quality, deliver better outcomes and reduce costs.

Lumeon’s CPM platform uses real-time data to dynamically guide patients and care teams along their care journeys. By automating, orchestrating and virtualizing care delivery across care settings, Lumeon’s solutions allow health systems to operate with predictability and efficiency, delivering optimal care to each patient while substantially lowering costs for healthcare providers.

“While the markets for data analytics, clinical decision support and patient engagement are well established, what is missing today is the ability to effectively connect them to solve the problem of personalizing care delivery in a scalable way,” said Lumeon Founder and CEO Robbie Hughes. “The ‘last mile’ that turns the insight into action is the hardest part for health systems, and is the core of the Lumeon proposition.”

Hughes continued, “This investment will allow us to continue on our rapid growth path, as we help healthcare systems develop and scale new models of delivery.”

“As the technology-driven transformation of healthcare is accelerated by COVID-19, Lumeon’s ability to optimize the care of every patient based on individual risk, cost, engagement and social determinants is crucial for their customers to operate effectively,” said Optum Ventures Principal Dr. Ashish Patel. “We believe Lumeon is uniquely positioned to help health systems unlock new opportunities in sustainable, profitable care delivery.”

Lumeon’s CPM platform integrates with all electronic health record (EHR) systems in addition to incorporating required clinical and administrative data from point solutions and devices, addressing the fragmented nature of healthcare technology and the challenge of interoperability. By extending beyond the confines of a healthcare provider’s EHR, Lumeon’s configurable solutions maximize current investments as organizations evolve their care delivery models.

“Lumeon’s flexible CPM platform offers an unparalleled solution to the care pathway challenges many health systems face,” said Alexander Schmitz, Partner at Endeavour Vision. “By coordinating processes across the continuum – from basic administrative tasks through to highly complex clinical optimization protocols – Lumeon is helping to define a new future for patient care.”

 

About Lumeon

Lumeon helps health systems take control of their care delivery processes by orchestrating and automating care journeys to operate with predictability and efficiency.

Its industry-leading solutions act as the ‘auto-pilot’ for healthcare delivery, navigating the patient care journey while coordinating care teams, communication, tasks, and decisions to increase revenue, optimize resource utilization, and deliver superior outcomes at less cost.

Lumeon’s solutions are enabled by their cloud-based care pathway management (CPM) platform. Capitalizing on the patient’s electronic health record (EHR), health systems can start simply with immediate benefits and evolve to orchestrate their entire care process.

More than 70 progressive health systems across 12 countries have deployed Lumeon’s multi-award-winning platform. www.lumeon.com

 

For further information, contact:

Hanah Johnson

March Communications

lumeon@marchcomms.com

617-960-8892

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Bowmark-backed insurance broker Aston Lark makes two strategic acquisitions

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Bowmark-backed Aston Lark, the leading independent insurance broker, has acquired PHM and Incepta Risk Management. PHM is an employee benefits intermediary focused on private medical insurance and group risk benefit packages for corporate clients. Incepta is a Lloyd’s broker offering underwriting and open market broking to direct and wholesale customers. The combined Gross Written Premium for the acquired businesses is around £14 million per year.

Peter Blanc, Aston Lark Group CEO, said: “Employee benefits, and private medical insurance in particular, is a key growth area for Aston Lark. We are delighted to bring on board PHM which shares the Aston Lark passion for customer service. Similarly, the Incepta team will make a great contribution to the Aston Lark family. We are well known for our regional presence, but we see the London market becoming increasingly important to the group and a key element of our future growth strategy.”

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DIF Capital Partners to acquire a stake in European railcar leasing company Touax Rail

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DIF Capital Partners (“DIF”), through its DIF Core Infrastructure Fund II (“CIF II”), is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to acquire a 49% stake from the Touax Group in Touax Rail Limited (“Touax Rail” or the “Company”), a leading European rail freight leasing company, via a capital increase of €81.9 million. The investment by CIF II will enable Touax Rail to accelerate the development of its long-term leasing activities of freight wagons.

Touax Rail is offering tailor-made and environmentally friendly solutions for leasing rail equipment such as intermodal, car carrying, hopper, box and tank wagons. Services offered comprise leasing, sale and maintenance of freight railcars. The Company has a fleet size of c. 6,930 owned platforms and c. 4,080 managed platforms. Touax Rail is fully certified to manage and maintain wagons used on the mainline railway tracks in Europe.

The transaction will strengthen the position of Touax Rail by increasing its capacity to grow and finance the needs of its customers. The capital increase will be primarily used to buy out minority shareholders and to finance the acquisition of new wagons.

Fabrice Walewski, CEO of Touax Group, said: “We are very delighted to have DIF Capital Partners as partner to accompany the development of our long-term leasing activities of freight wagons. With this transaction, Touax Rail will strengthen its position in the market.”

Carl Jobst von Hoersten, partner and head of DIF Germany added: “This transaction is a unique investment providing exclusive access to the attractive railcar market. Touax Rail is a well-established, asset heavy railcar platform with a robust and resilient business model which is well-positioned for growth. We look forward working together with Touax Rail’s highly experienced management team to further grow the platform.”

The transaction is subject to approval by the German antitrust authorities. Parties expect to close the transaction by the end of September.

About Touax Group

Touax Group leases out tangible assets (freight railcars, river barges and containers) on a daily basis throughout the world, for its own account and on behalf of third party investors. With €1.2 billion under management, Touax Group is one of the European leaders in the operational leasing of this type of equipment. For more information: www.touax.com

About DIF Capital Partners

DIF Capital Partners is a leading global independent infrastructure fund manager, with €7.5 billion of assets under management across nine closed-end infrastructure funds and several co-investment vehicles. DIF Capital Partners invests in greenfield and operational infrastructure assets located primarily in Europe, the Americas and Australasia through two complementary strategies:

  • DIF CIF funds target equity investments in small to mid-sized infrastructure assets in the telecom, energy and transportation sectors.
  • DIF Infrastructure funds target equity investments in public-private partnerships (PPP/PFI/P3), concessions, utilities and renewable energy projects with long-term contracted or regulated income streams.

DIF has a team of over 145 professionals, based in nine offices located in Amsterdam (Schiphol), Frankfurt, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Paris, Santiago, Sydney and Toronto. Please visit www.dif.eu for further information.

Contact: Thijs Verburg, IR & BD; t.verburg@dif.eu.

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New Harbor Capital Portfolio Company Fix-It 24/7 Completes Acquisition of Builder’s Heating and Air Conditioning

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New Harbor Capital announced today that its portfolio company, Fix-It 24/7 (“Fix-It”, “the Company”), has completed an acquisition of Builder’s Heating and Air Conditioning (“Builders”). Based in Denver, Colorado, Builders has been providing HVAC services to the greater Denver metropolitan market for over 70 years.

“We are excited to expand our team and footprint in Denver by partnering with a trusted and established company like Builder’s Heating and Air Conditioning. We look forward to continuing to provide premier service to all Builder’s clients.” said George Donaldson, Chief Executive Officer of Fix-It.

Headquartered in Arvada, Colorado, Fix-It 24/7 is a leading provider of non-discretionary home maintenance, repair, and replacement services, across HVAC, electrical, and plumbing. Fix-It exclusively serves the residential home segment, providing around-the-clock services through a technically-skilled and certified staff of technicians and installers.

New Harbor Capital completed a majority equity investment in Fix-It in June of 2020.

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About Fix-It 24/7

Fix-It 24/7 is the source for all plumbing, heating, electrical and AC repairs and upgrades, serving the entire Denver Metro Area. The Company takes pride in providing all customers with world-class customer service. From the initial phone call to the completion of repair, installation or maintenance, Fix-It assures customers will be treated with utmost care, respect, and empathy, and is committed to treating each and every customer as if they’re members of the extended family. For more information, visit www.fixmyhome.com.

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Kinnevik supports the proposed merger between Teladoc Health and Livongo

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Kinnevik AB (publ) (“Kinnevik”) today announced that it supports the proposed merger between Teladoc Health, Inc. (NYSE: TDOC) (“Teladoc Health”), the global leader in virtual care, and Livongo Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVGO) (“Livongo”), the leading Applied Health Signals company, creating the only consumer centered virtual care platform for a full spectrum of health needs. When the merger has been completed, Kinnevik will become an owner of a 4.5 percent stake in the combined company and receive USD 143m (SEK 1.3bn) in cash consideration. The merger consideration values Kinnevik’s stake in Livongo at approximately USD 2.0bn (SEK 17.6bn), up USD 183m (SEK 1.6bn) from the value of Kinnevik’s stake in Livongo at 4 August 2020 close.

As announced today by Teladoc Health and Livongo, the companies have entered into an agreement to merge. Under the terms of the agreement, supported by the Boards of Directors of both Teladoc Health and Livongo, each share of Livongo will be exchanged for 0.592 Teladoc Health shares and USD 11.33 in cash, in total representing a value of USD 158.98 per Livongo share, based on the closing price of Teladoc Health on 4 August 2020. The value ascribed to Livongo in the merger represents a premium of approximately 56 percent to Livongo’ 30-day volume-weighted average price and a premium of 10 percent to the closing price of Livongo on 4 August 2020.

The transaction is expected to close by the end of Q4 2020, subject to regulatory approval, Teladoc Health and Livongo shareholder approvals, and other customary closing conditions.

Kinnevik is today the second largest shareholder in Livongo, holding 13 percent of outstanding shares corresponding to 11 percent on a fully diluted basis. When the merger has been completed, Kinnevik will receive USD 143m (SEK 1.3bn) in cash and approximately 7.5 million shares in the combined company, corresponding to a 4.5 percent economic stake on a fully diluted basis. The merger consideration values Kinnevik’s stake in Livongo at approximately USD 2.0bn (SEK 17.6bn) in total, based on the closing price of Teladoc Health on 4 August 2020. Kinnevik supports the proposed merger, and has undertaken to vote in favor of the merger at an upcoming general meeting of Livongo shareholders, and to retain the main portion of its stake in Livongo until completion of the merger, subject to disposals according to customary conditions.

The combination joins two highly complementary companies to create an unmatched, comprehensive platform for virtual healthcare delivery. By bringing together leaders in virtual health and chronic condition management, the merger combines:

  • Comprehensive clinical expertise with a rich technology and data-driven experience
  • Prevention and chronic condition management with acute and specialty care
  • Behavior change expertise with data science
  • Global footprint with products meeting a global need
  • Access with innovation
  • Two of the fastest growing companies in health technology

The combined company will have expected 2020 pro forma revenue of approximately USD 1.3bn, representing year-over-year pro forma growth of 85 percent, and pro forma adjusted EBITDA of over USD 120m. The combined company is positioned to execute quantified opportunities to drive revenue synergies of USD 100m by the end of the second year follow completion, reaching USD 500m on a run rate basis by 2025. These opportunities include increased cross-selling and penetration into each company’s client base, accelerating Livongo’s international expansion through Teladoc Health’s existing footprint, improving member retention rates and driving more efficient enrollment.

Almost five years ago, Kinnevik put in place a strategy to apply its learnings from consumer-centric and technology-enabled transformation of other sectors to healthcare. We sought to leverage technology, data science and clinical innovation to yield better, more accessible and lower cost care. Livongo was our second investment as part of this strategy, with the vision to create a whole person platform to empower people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives. Today, Kinnevik’s portfolio of digital health companies also includes Babylon, Cedar, Cityblock and VillageMD. The proposed transaction is a testament to the value of Livongo’s platform and validates Kinnevik’s healthcare investment strategy. In total, Kinnevik has invested SEK 3.5bn into its digital healthcare businesses, generating an exceptional 6.6x return on our total investment and an unrealized internal rate of return of over 150 percent, including the value of the proposed merger consideration.

Kinnevik’s CEO Georgi Ganev commented: “Since our first investment in Livongo in 2017, Glen Tullman and his team have consistently impressed us with their vision and execution building a global leader in chronic care management. We were proud to support and invest in the IPO last year, and since then Livongo’s success has accelerated as the relevance of its customer proposition has become ever stronger, fueling exceptional growth and profitability. With the proposed merger, Kinnevik recoups almost our entire invested capital in Livongo in cash, and becomes a significant shareholder in the only consumer centered virtual care platform for a full spectrum of health needs. We therefore benefit from continued long-term upside as the combined company is positioned to serve an even larger addressable market with a truly unparallelled offering.”

For further information about the details and preliminary timetable of the merger and the combined company, please refer to the press releases issued by Teladoc Health at www.teladochealth.com and Livongo at www.livongo.com, as well as the joint transaction website at www.teladochealthlivongo.transactionannouncement.com.

This information is information that Kinnevik AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 12.10 CET on 5 August 2020.

For further information, visit www.kinnevik.com or contact:

Torun Litzén, Director Investor Relations
Phone +46 (0)70 762 00 50
Email press@kinnevik.com

Kinnevik is an industry focused investment company with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our purpose is to make people’s lives better by providing more and better choice. In partnership with talented founders and management teams we build challenger businesses that use disruptive technology to address material, everyday consumer needs. As active owners, we believe in delivering both shareholder and social value by building long-term sustainable businesses that contribute positively to society. We invest in Europe, with a focus on the Nordics, the US, and selectively in other markets. Kinnevik was founded in 1936 by the Stenbeck, Klingspor and von Horn families. Kinnevik’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm’s list for large cap companies under the ticker codes KINV A and KINV B.

 

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Arkessa acquires Netherlands-based Sim Services

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ECI portfolio company, Arkessa, announces today that it has continued its global expansion with the acquisition of Sim Services, a Netherlands-based connectivity services provider. The acquisition will allow Arkessa to strengthen its presence in the Netherlands and will help it reach its goal to ‘future proof’ customers’ connections to the Internet of Things.

Arkessa offers world-wide, world-class cellular connectivity services that make it easy to design, deploy and manage IoT devices securely, efficiently, and at scale, regardless of application or business model. Arkessa provides global coverage, competitive rates, and world-leading technical support, providing a single platform view for customers to order, manage, and connect their smart devices. With offices in the UK, Europe and the US, Arkessa serves multiple vertical sectors, both directly, and through strategic channel partnerships.

Sim Services is an independent provider of IoT connectivity services based out of the Netherlands.  Together with efficient support, short lines of communication and above all fast response times, Sim Services has always differentiated its services by providing the best solutions and support for its clients, with the goal of making IoT connectivity easy.

Andrew Orrock, CEO, Arkessa says: ‘We are delighted to welcome the Sim Services team to the Arkessa Group, and we very much look forward to working together as we continue to fuel our international growth in the IoT market. Rutger and Jeroen lead an expert team that share our values and determination to make IoT connectivity easy to deploy across all sectors, and their team has shown particular strength in delivering the highest level of service and tailored solutions throughout Europe. We welcome their dedication, customer focus, and drive for excellence.’

Rutger Stekelenburg, CEO, Sim Services, says: ‘Our whole team is so excited by this partnership. Arkessa is a natural fit for Sim Services culturally, and in enabling us to offer enhanced capabilities and broader services to our growing customer base. Arkessa offers a global footprint for cellular IoT, and their world-leading LPWAN and eUICC capabilities bring a whole new level of flexibility and coverage to the markets we currently serve, as well as opening up exciting new ones. The team is today as focused as ever on delivering great service to our customers, and we are delighted to join forces with such a dynamic and fast-moving team.

Paul McCreadie, Partner, ECI Partners, says: ‘Arkessa is well positioned to capture the considerable global growth projected in IoT managed services, with billions of connected devices being deployed in the coming decade. ECI is delighted to support Arkessa in making acquisitions which will have a direct positive impact on IoT customers looking for best-in-class connectivity services, anywhere in the world.’

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hey, Leading Payments and e-Commerce Player in Japan, Secures Growth Investment Led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities

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TOKYO & BOSTON, August 4, 2020 – hey, a leading payments and e-commerce platform
in Japan that helps businesses easily create bespoke online stores and process in-store
cashless payments, today announced it secured a Series E investment led by Bain Capital
Tech Opportunities
with participation from PayPal Ventures, Goldman Sachs, YJ Capital,
Anatole, and existing investor World Innovation Lab. The funding, along with Bain Capital’s
global expertise with integrated software and payments, will enable hey to accelerate growth
and serve the large and growing number of businesses in Japan who are looking to establish
an online retail presence and accept cashless payments in stores.

In conjunction with the new investment round, hey also announced that it has acquired Coubic,
an emerging consumer-facing reservations platform that will help hey further scale and
diversify into adjacent categories. Financial terms of both private investments were not
disclosed.

Formed in 2018 by the merger of mobile point of sale (mPOS) terminal business Coiney and ecommerce
platform Stores.jp, hey provides end-to-end support for businesses as they create
and maintain personalized virtual storefronts and accept in-person payments. The platform
plays an important role allowing merchants in Japan to engage and transact with current and
prospective consumers at a fraction of the cost of other alternatives in the market.

Japan is the third largest economy in the world with $2.7 trillion in consumer spending, but
cashless payments and e-commerce have historically been underpenetrated compared to
other developed markets. However, interest in both categories is at an inflection point today as
Japan is in the midst of a generational transition to a more modern, digital consumer economy.
Concurrently, COVID-19 has driven an acceleration in consumer and merchant demand for
mobile payment options as a frictionless alternative to cash. Together, these tailwinds have
positioned hey to capture market share through smart investments in product development
and customer service as well as enhancements to its go-to-market, cross-selling, and
acquisition strategies.

“Yusuke and his talented team are at the forefront of developing integrated mPOS and ecommerce
solutions that enable Japanese merchants to engage with and sell to consumers
across the country, even those using legacy payment methods. Their innovative technology
creates a ‘one stop shop’ that drives a more efficient, friendly and cost-effective shopping
experience,” said Darren Abrahamson, Managing Director at Bain Capital Tech Opportunities.
“We are excited to partner with hey to help drive the next phase of growth in existing and
complementary markets, which kicks off with the exciting acquisition of Coubic.”

“hey was formed with a vision to employ our innovative technology platform to foster
connections between Japanese consumers and merchants who have been under-served by ecommerce
solutions in the marketplace. Our 100% growth in gross merchandise value over the
past year and this new partnership with a world class group of investors are key milestones in
realizing that vision,” said Yusuke Sato, President of hey. “Partnering with Bain Capital as well
as PayPal Ventures and leveraging their global platform and deep payments and e-commerce
experience will enable us to meet the growing demand for dynamic, remote shopping
experiences for Japanese consumers.”

Bain Capital has deep global investment experience across the payments and e-commerce
sectors, having invested in and added value to a wide-range of companies at all stages of their
growth cycle including Concardis, Finix, Mirakl, Nets, Nexi and Worldpay (acquired by FIS).
The firm has also become a leading investor in Japan since establishing its Tokyo office in
2006, with a portfolio of preeminent technology companies including EmberPoint, Kioxia,
Macromill and Works Human Intelligence. Concurrent with the new investment, Naofumi Nishi,
a Principal at Bain Capital Private Equity
in Japan will join hey’s board of directors.

About Hey
Through the development of the online store establishment service STORES, cashless payment
STORES Terminal, and the development of STORES Digital Store Platform, hey supports the
digitization of business. Founded in 2018 by leaders in Japan’s emerging payments and
ecommerce industries, hey’s easily deployed tools create a frictionless shopping, service and
transacting experience regardless of seller size or industry.

About Bain Capital Tech Opportunities
Bain Capital Tech Opportunities (https://www.baincapitaltechopportunities.com/) aims to help
growing technology companies reach their full potential. We focus on companies in large,
growing end markets with innovative or disruptive technology where we believe we can
support transformational growth. Our dedicated, tenured team has deep experience supporting
growing technology businesses—bringing together differentiated backgrounds in private and
public equity investing as well as technology operating roles. We invest behind fundamental
long-term tailwinds as technology penetrates across industries, creating a large and growing
number of investment opportunities. Bain Capital Tech Opportunities focuses on five priority
sub-verticals: Application Software, Infrastructure & Security, Fintech & Payments,
Healthcare IT and Internet & Digital Media.

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