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Main Capital acquires strategic stake in RegTech software specialist cleversoft

Main Capital

Main Capital has acquired a strategic stake in cleversoft, a Munich-based RegTech software specialist. With scalable SaaS solutions, cleversoft enables financial institutions to efficiently comply with the ever-increasing regulatory challenges in the financial industry.

 cleversoft was founded in 2004 and grew out to a leading software specialist in the RegTech market. With its 80 plus employee workforce, cleversoft helps financial institutions to efficiently comply with a growing number of complex regulations. The company supports globally-acting banks, asset managers and insurers to tackle regulatory challenges under regimes such as PRIIPs, MiFID II, PIB, FIDLEG and AML-regimes. The Services for these regulations are underpinned with lifecycle management solutions including customer relations (CRM) and marketing processes. The company currently serves over 200 international customers.

In recent years, financial institutions have been under increasing pressure to comply with more regulations with limited resources. It is expected that the multitude of financial regulation, its increasing complexity and the strong enforcement of financial authorities will increase the demand for smart regulatory solutions and spur growth of the RegTech market for the coming years.

 Under these market conditions, cleversoft aims to grow towards a market leading RegTech player in the European market through organic growth and a synergetic buy-and-build strategy. In addition to maintaining its strong growth trajectory, an explicit focus lies on smart add-on acquisitions in order to expand into adjacent market segments as well as to further internationalize.

Cooperation cleversoft – Main Capital

Florian Clever (Managing founder of cleversoft): “The RegTech market is accelerating under the increased pressure and complexity of regulation in the financial industry. At the same time, the market for smart regulatory solutions is underserved and extremely fragmented. We are excited that the cooperation with Main allows us to capitalize on these observations and to further expand our product offering through an add-on strategy. Their proven track-record in consolidation strategies and software expertise make them the ideal partner to support cleversoft in our next growth stage.

 Charly Zwemstra (Managing Partner Main Capital): “cleversoft has demonstrated an impressive profitable growth path over the last few years. The company offers highly-scalable regulatory reporting solutions for the financial industry. With its products, the company supports the financial industry to overcome the increasingly complex regulatory challenges. We see strong organic growth opportunities for cleversoft in this market. Moreover, through an active buy-and-build strategy, we see ample opportunities for cleversoft to expands its product offering and to enter adjacent market segments, both in Germany and abroad. Currently we are also invested in SecondFloor, an Amsterdam-based Regtech company with a focus on the insurance & pensions industry”.

Cleversoft

 About cleversoft

cleversoft is a market-leading regulatory reporting specialist for the financial industry. The company offers cloud based proprietary PRIIPs and MiFID II SaaS-solutions. Through an intuitive interface and lean integrations with back-end systems, cleversoft’s products enables financial players to efficiently harness highly-complex regulations.

About Main Capital

Main Capital is a strategic investor with an exclusive focus on the software sector in the Benelux, Germany and Scandinavia. Within this sector, we are the most specialized party in management buy-outs and later-stage growth capital. Main Capital has approximately € 400 million under management for investments in mature but growing software companies in the Netherlands and Germany. An experienced team of professionals manages these Private Equity funds from offices in The Hague and Düsseldorf.

In addition to cleversoft, the current investment portfolio of Main Capital consists of growing (SaaS) software companies such as Enovation, SDB Ayton, GOconnectIT, JobRouter (Germany), Inergy, MUIS Software, artegic (Germany), OBI4wan, Axxerion, b+m Informatik (Germany), Ymor, Roxit, Onguard, Sharewire, SecondFloor, Sofon and ChainPoint. Main Capital also has an interest in managed hosting provider Denit. Main Capital has a long-term perspective with the intention to build larger strong software groups.

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This press release is issued by Main Capital. For more information, please contact:

Charly Zwemstra (Managing Partner)
Main Capital Partners BV, Paleisstraat 6, 2514 JA, Den Haag
Tel: +31 (0) 70 324 3433 / +31 (0) 6 512 77 805
charly@main.nl
www.main.nl

For more information in German, please contact:

Sven van Berge Henegouwen (Partner)
Main Capital Partners GmbH, Rathausufer 17, 40213, Düsseldorf
Tel: +49 (0) 211 7314 9339 / +31 (0)70 324 34 33
sven@main.nl
www.main.nl

Florian Clever (Managing Partner)
cleversoft group, Paul-Heyse-Str.6, 80336 München
Tel: + 49 (0) 89 288 5111 0
fc@clever-soft.com
www.clever-soft.com

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TMG Partners and KKR Acquire 1221 City Center in Downtown Oakland

KKR

TMG and KKR partner on second Oakland-based transaction in 2018

SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND, Calif. & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 3, 2018– TMG Partners, one of the Bay Area’s largest mixed-use property developers, and KKR, a leading global investment firm, announced today the purchase of 1221 City Center in Downtown Oakland, California. The purchase is the second transaction by TMG and KKR in Oakland this year, following the purchase of 1330 Broadway in Oakland in July.

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1221 City Center (Photo courtesy of TMG Partners)1221 City Center (Photo courtesy of TMG Partners)

The project is a 24-story, 522,000-square-foot office building and is located at the intersection of Broadway and 12th Street. The building is one of three in the Bay Area that enjoys access to BART via a direct entrance to the 12thStreet Station through the building lobby.

“We expect that the Oakland office market will continue its positive trajectory because of strong tenant demand and extremely limited supply,” said TMG’s Director of Development David Cropper. “We look forward to broadening our partnership with KKR in the future.”

“We are excited to partner with TMG for our second Oakland-based transaction this year, which will be KKR’s third investment in Oakland since 2017. We believe Oakland has attractive long-term secular growth trends driven by its accessibility to transit, a growing retail amenity base, and a meaningful amount of residential development,” said Justin Pattner, Head of Real Estate Equity in the Americas at KKR. “1221 City Center is an iconic property in the Oaklandskyline, and we look forward to the next phase of its business plan.”

KKR is making the investment through its Real Estate Partners Americas II Fund.

1221 City Center is 99% leased. Existing tenants include Clorox, Union Bank, Stanford Health Care, Wells Fargo Bank and Parsons Brinkerhoff.

The building has previously achieved a LEED Platinum rating by the US Green Building Council and features panoramic Oakland skyline and Bay views, onsite retail amenities and ample parking, as well as bike lockers and showers.

TMG, which recently celebrated its 33 1/3 anniversary, has been increasingly active in the Oakland office market. The purchase of 1221 City Center represents TMG’s fourth transaction in Oakland. 1330 Broadway was TMG’s first Oaklandredevelopment. Last year, the firm also acquired 2201 Broadway, an eight-story 198,000-square-foot office building in Uptown Oakland. Currently, the firm is also entitling an approximately 750,000-square-foot office and retail tower at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Telegraph Avenue.

About TMG Partners

TMG Partners, founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Francisco, is a full-service real estate development and management company. TMG has developed more than 25 million square feet of property throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Palo Alto, San Bruno, Emeryville, and Marin City. One of the most active developers in this area, the company has developed a variety of office, retail, residential and industrial properties, ranging from office campus and multi-story properties in urban, infill locations to mixed-use retail and single-story suburban buildings. For detailed information, visit www.tmgpartners.com.

About KKR

KKR is a leading global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate and credit, with strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns for its fund investors by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and driving growth and value creation with KKR portfolio companies. KKR invests its own capital alongside the capital it manages for fund investors and provides financing solutions and investment opportunities through its capital markets business. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.

Source: KKR

MEDIA:
TMG Partners: Julie Chase
jchase@jchasepr.com
415.710.7108

KKR: Kristi Huller or Samantha Norquist
Phone: 212-750-8300
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Floom – the global technology platform and marketplace for florists – raises £2m

Pembroke

Funding round led by firstminute capital, Pembroke VCT and leading technology entrepreneurs

 

  • lastminute.com co-founder Brent Hoberman’s investment vehicle backs Floom
  • firstminute capital leads fund, alongside consumer venture capital trust, Pembroke VCT
  • Other investors include The Hut Group CTO digital experiences Wing Chan and New Look founder Tom Singh
  • Former CTO of Just Eat, Carlos Morgado, joins Floom’s board
  • Floom increased revenue by 464% in the past 12 months
  • Funding will enable further expansion to four more US cities and a new country in 2019

 

London, 3rd December 2018: Floom, the digital marketplace that connects independent florists with customers across the world, has raised £2m/US $2.5m in a seed funding round led by firstminute capital, alongside Pembroke VCT. The investment will allow the start-up to continue its US expansion and develop its pioneering tech, including the floristry industry’s first SaaS offering.

 

Founded by 31-year-old entrepreneur Lana Elie in 2016, whose background lies in digital content creation for the likes of Gucci and Prada, Floom is the only curated marketplace of its kind for independent florists. Floom’s technology platform – which has been compared to the likes of JustEat and Farfetch – gives florists the software and tools to create and deliver beautifully crafted bouquets to a global network of customers in 125+ countries. The start-up now works with the best florists in the UK, New York and LA to offer customers same-day delivery.

 

The £2m investment comes from a venture capital-led funding round by firstminute capital with Henry Lane-Fox as the lead. Firstminute capital’s $100m seed fund is backed by 30 unicorn founders and global strategics. Additional investors include Tom Singh, the founder of New Look, Pembroke VCT, Wing Chan, CTO digital experiences of The Hut Group, and Carlos Morgado, former CTO of Just Eat, who also joins Floom’s board. The funding will allow Floom to bring its highly scalable, low-risk model that requires virtually no local infrastructure to four new US cities and a new country in 2019.

 

The funding will also be used to develop the first vertically integrated Software as a Service (SaaS) for the floristry industry. The technology will give independent florists everything they need to compete with bigger players, whose outdated systems lead to poor customer experience resulting in reduced numbers of newly acquired customers across the sector. With independent florists often lacking the e-commerce expertise and financial means to achieve market share, Floom’s SaaS will give them everything they need to reach and delight customers, from inventory management and a wholesale shop, to website builders and POS systems – as well as preparing for seasonal peaks with trend data e.g. Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.

 

The industry, which is worth $105 billion globally, has witnessed a 7% YoY growth, with 84% customers saying they will spend more on skilfully arranged, hand delivered flowers from a florist. Meanwhile, Floom’s revenue has increased by 463% over the past 12 months and is projecting £5m in sales in 2019.

 

Lana Elie, founder and CEO of Floom, said: “Achieving this seed funding is a huge achievement for us, and we’re delighted to get backing from so many experts in building tech-backed lifestyle brands.  We’re really excited about developing the technology required to help not only independent florists, but also eventually other hyper-local businesses, thrive in the modern economy.”

 

Andrew Wolfson, managing director of Pembroke VCT, said: “When it comes to investing in any business, the founders and the proposition are paramount. Lana’s passion for the business, her understanding of the disruption that is possible in this sector, her attention to detail and her commitment to her customers has already created significant traction. We think Floom is set to provide the flower market a welcome makeover.”

 

Henry Lane Fox, lead investor from firstminute capital, said: “After finding product/market fit with its B2C marketplace, Floom is now perfectly positioned to act on Lana’s vision and build their B2B SaaS solution for its florist partners. Lana’s business model is a prime example of a “market network”; combining a marketplace, a direct network, and the lucrative revenue model and stickiness of SaaS. With her relentlessness and ability to speak the language of wholesalers, florists and end consumers alike, we believe Lana will put her mark not only on the cut flower market, but the industry as a whole.”

 

Carlos Morgado, former CTO of Just Eat, who is joining Floom’s board, said: “I’m really looking forward to joining the board and working alongside Floom’s passionate team. Like them, I think floristry has huge digital potential, particularly as it’s a largely traditional marketplace. Floom is creating technology that perfectly complements the creative focus of independent florists, so I’m excited to be part of their transformation journey. I’m looking forward to finding another unicorn, this time among flowers.”

 

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Ecore Completes €255 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering

PARIS – December 3, 2018 – H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”), a leading global private equity investment firm with over €26 billion of equity capital under management, is pleased to announce that its portfolio company Groupe Ecore (“Ecore”) successfully completed a high-yield bond placement. The Group issued €255 million in senior secured floating rate notes, with Barclays acting as sole bookrunner.

Established in 1993, Ecore is a leading player in the French metal recycling market. It employs over 1,400 people and recycles and sells 3.7 million tons of materials each year, including more than 3.0 million tons of ferrous metals. Ecore manages all stages of the recycling chain, from waste collection to processing, transport, and sale of recycled products. In 2017, Ecore generated revenue of €1.3 billion.

H.I.G. acquired a significant stake in Ecore in 2017 to support the Group in its new phase of development, alongside the Dauphin family and management team.

Olivier Boyadjian, Managing Director at H.I.G. Capital commented, “We are thrilled by the success of this operation, which demonstrates the confidence of investors in the company and its prospects, especially in the current difficult market conditions. Ecore is well placed to continue building on its success, and we look forward to further supporting Ecore and its management team. Ecore is a good example of H.I.G.’s value-added investment strategy in Europe.”

About H.I.G. Capital
H.I.G. is a leading global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with over €26 billion of equity capital under management.* Based in Miami, and with offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Atlanta in the U.S., as well as international affiliate offices in London, Hamburg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, H.I.G. specializes in providing both debt and equity capital to small and mid-sized companies, utilizing a flexible and operationally focused/value-added approach:

  1. H.I.G.’s equity funds invest in management buyouts, recapitalizations and corporate carve-outs of both profitable as well as underperforming manufacturing and service businesses.
  2. H.I.G.’s debt funds invest in senior, unitranche and junior debt financing to companies across the size spectrum, both on a primary (direct origination) basis, as well as in the secondary markets. H.I.G. is also a leading CLO manager, through its WhiteHorse family of vehicles, and manages a publicly traded BDC, WhiteHorse Finance.
  3. H.I.G.’s real estate funds invest in value-added properties, which can benefit from improved asset management practices.

Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. has invested in and managed more than 300 companies worldwide. The firm’s current portfolio includes more than 100 companies with combined sales in excess of €28 billion. For more information, please refer to the H.I.G. website at www.higcapital.com.

* Based on total capital commitments managed by H.I.G. Capital and affiliates.

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The Carlyle Group Closes Second Business Development Company

Carlyle

Raises More Than $1.9 Billion for U.S. Direct Lending Platform

New York, NY – Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) today announced the final close of TCG BDC II, Inc., a private Business Development Company (BDC). The BDC, together with related investment vehicles, raised a total of $1.9 billion.   The BDC, part of Carlyle’s U.S. Direct Lending platform, lends to companies that are backed by U.S. middle market private equity firms. Carlyle’s first BDC (TCG BDC, Inc.) is publicly listed and trades on the NASDAQ as CGBD.

Since raising its first BDC in 2013, The Carlyle Group’s Direct Lending team has invested more than $6.9 billion in approximately 250 transactions across 30 industries as of September 30, 2018. Carlyle’s Direct Lending team includes nine Managing Directors who have an average of 19 years of industry experience and are supported by a team of 19 dedicated employees.

The direct lending team is part of The Carlyle Group’s Global Credit segment.  Carlyle’s Global Credit platform, with $37 billion in assets as of September 30, 2018, includes funds in Loans & Structured Credit, Direct Lending, Opportunistic Credit, Energy Credit and Distressed & Special Situations. These businesses have more than 100 investment professionals in New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Chicago, Hong Kong and London.

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Christa Zipf: +1 (212) 813-4578
christa.zipf@carlyle.com

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.

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The Carlyle Group Names Tomofumi Matsuyama as Managing Director

Carlyle

As Part of its Strategy to Further Expand its Private Equity Business in Japan

Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) today announced that Tomofumi Matsuyama has joined the Carlyle Japan buyout advisory team as a Managing Director. Based in Tokyo, Mr. Matsuyama will advise on Carlyle’s investment activities in Japan, with a focus on large spin-off opportunities mainly in the technology and industrials sectors.

Mr. Matsuyama joins Carlyle after 14 years with Morgan Stanley, where he was most recently a Managing Director and Head of Technology and Industrials Banking for Japan. Mr. Matsuyama started his career at the Sumitomo Bank (currently known as Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation), where he served for more than six years before joining Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd. as a seconded employee from the Sumitomo Bank. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Business from Sophia University.

Kazuhiro Yamada, Managing Director and Head of the Carlyle Japan buyout advisory team, said, “As part of our strategy to further expand our Japan operations, especially capturing large corporate carve-out opportunities, we are delighted to have Tomofumi join our team. Tomofumi has extensive experience in the technology and industrials sectors and has led advisory services for a number of landmark corporate carve-outs while at Morgan Stanley. He will be a great addition to our team as we build on our strong track record of carve-out investments and continue to invest in this space.”

Mr. Matsuyama said, “I am delighted to join Carlyle at an important time when the Japanese private equity market is becoming increasingly attractive, with the number of opportunities relating to corporate carve-outs on the rise. Carlyle is highly respected for its carve-out investments in Japan and globally, and is a trusted partner for Japanese companies. I look forward to leveraging my industry expertise and experience to identify new investment opportunities, support Japanese corporates, and create value for them.”

Having first established an office in Tokyo in 2000, Carlyle has a long track record of investing in the Japanese market and creating long-term value for Japanese companies, including several carve-outs from large Japanese conglomerates. Carlyle has established dedicated Japan buyout funds denominated in Japanese yen for investing in mid-cap as well as large-cap deals. As of September 30, 2018, Carlyle had invested more than JPY 250 billion (more than USD 2 billion) of equity in more than 20 transactions in Japan.

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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.

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AURELIUS sells part of its British HOMECARE SERVICES BUSINESS

Aurelius Capital

Munich/London, December 3, 2018 – Nestor Primecare Services Limited, which is owned by the AURELIUS Group (ISIN DE000A0JK2A8), sold part of its homecare services business in England, Scotland and Wales to the Health Care Resourcing Group (CRG), Prescot, UK.

CRG is one of the biggest British staffing services providers in the healthcare and nursing sector in Great Britain. It will combine the acquired business with its own activities, creating one of the biggest British providers of homecare services. The homecare services business in Northern Ireland and Ireland is not affected by this sale and will remain with AURELIUS. The parties agreed to keep the purchase price secret.

AURELIUS acquired the business operated under the brand names “Allied Primecare” and “Allied Healthcare” from Saga plc. in late 2015 and has restructured it extensively since that time.

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ARDIAN opens office in SOUTH KOREA

Ardian

New office complements Ardian’s increasing pan-Asian focus as part of continued global expansion • To reinforce its multi-local approach and commitment to investors

Seoul, 3 December 2018 – Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, today announces the opening of an office in Eulji-ro, Seoul, South Korea. The office is Ardian’s fourth in Asia, joining bases in Singapore, Beijing and Tokyo, which opened earlier this year. Ardian’s global network now spans 15 offices across Europe, North and South America and Asia.

Ardian is the largest private investment house in Europe with assets of US$82bn managed or advised in Europe, the Americas and Asia. Ardian’s South Korean presence forms an important part of its international strategy, particularly in the Asia Pacific region. The office will be used as a hub for Ardian to serve its growing base of leading, domestic Korean institutional investors including pension funds as well as increase private equity investment in Korean companies, particularly through its funds of funds and co-investment pillars, real estate and services for investors.

The office will be led by Won Ha, a Director at Ardian. Mr Ha has been with Ardian since 2011, working across the funds of funds and investor relations activities out of the Singapore office.

Dominique Senequier, President of Ardian, said: “The opening of this office is an important part of our global strategy to meet the evolving needs of our investors as well as representing Ardian’s strong commitment to Asia. With this office, we can now be even closer to our growing local investor base while also capitalizing on the best investment opportunities.”

Jan Philipp Schmitz, Member of the Executive Committee of Ardian and Head of Asia, added: “Our investor base in Asia continues to expand, and it is a market which we see as a major growth opportunity for Ardian. We already have a dozen Korean clients accounting for more than $1.4 billion assets under management.”

Ardian now counts pension funds, insurance companies and family offices across its LP base in Asia, which comprises 750 investors in a number of different asset classes, including Secondary, Buyout, Infrastructure, and Private Debt.

Meanwhile, Ardian now has 122 investments across Asia representing $3.5 billion in capital of which various fund and direct investments are also held in South Korea.

ABOUT ARDIAN

Ardian is a world-leading private investment house with assets of US$82bn managed or advised in Europe, the Americas and Asia. The company is majority-owned by its employees. It keeps entrepreneurship at its heart and focuses on delivering excellent investment performance to its global investor base.Through its commitment to shared outcomes for all stakeholders, Ardian’s activities fuel individual, corporate and economic growth around the world.

Holding close its core values of excellence, loyalty and entrepreneurship, Ardian maintains a truly global network, with more than 550 employees working from fifteen offices across Europe (Frankfurt, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Zurich), the Americas (New York, San Francisco and Santiago) and Asia (Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul). It manages funds on behalf of around 750 clients through five pillars of investment expertise: Funds of Funds, Direct Funds, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Private Debt.

Ardian on Twitter @Ardian

www.ardian.com

PRESS CONTACTS

ARDIAN
Headland
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ardian@headlandconsultancy.com
Tel: +44 020 3805 4840
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cpark@accesspr.co.kr
Tel: +82 2 2036 9912
Buyong Yeon
byyeon@accesspr.co.kr
Tel: +82 2 2036 9956

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Triton completes acquisition of SKF Motion Technologies

Triton

Stockholm (Sweden), Gothenburg (Sweden) 03 December 2018 – After receiving the required approvals, funds advised by Triton (“Triton”) have successfully completed the acquisition of the business unit SKF Motion Technologies (“SMT”) from the SKF Group listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

SMT is a global provider of electrical linear actuator components- and systems as well as linear motion products, with market leading positions and differentiated offerings in global niche markets, including high end medical and industrial actuators and roller screws. Headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, the company operates nine production sites, 13 dedicated sales units and employs approximately 1,200 employees.

With the closing Triton takes over all entities of the former business unit, as well as all staff. From now on SMT will be further developed as a standalone company under Triton’s ownership. A new brand name will be rolled out during 2019 and the company will continue to be known as “SKF Motion Technologies” and retain legal right to use the abbreviation SKF until introduction of the new brand.

“We look forward to actively supporting SMT’s management and employees by investing in and supporting the growth and development of the company. Our industry expertise from other investments in the sector and our strong network of senior industry experts, will contribute to further develop the company.” said Peder Prahl, Director of the General Partner for the Triton funds.

 

About Triton
The Triton funds invest in and support the positive development of medium-sized businesses headquartered in Europe, focusing on businesses in the Industrial, Business Services and Consumer/Health sectors.

Triton seeks to contribute to the building of better businesses for the longer term. Triton and its executives wish to be agents of positive change towards sustainable operational improvements and growth. The 37 companies currently in Triton’s portfolio have combined sales of around € 12.9 billion and around 83,000 employees.

The Triton funds are advised by dedicated teams of professionals based in Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, China, Luxembourg and Jersey.

Press contacts:

Triton
Fredrik Hazén +46 70 948 38 10

SKF
Theo Kjellberg +46 72 577 65 76

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Reiten & Co becomes a major shareholder in Navamedic ASA

Reiten

Ingerø Reiten Investment Company AS (“IRIC”) has today acquired 2.916.667 shares in Navamedic ASA, representing an ownership of 26.84% in the company. IRIC and related parties did not own any shares in Navamedic ASA prior to this transaction, and following the transaction holds 2.916.667 shares in total.

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