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Bain Capital Closes Inaugural Insurance Fund at $1.15 Billion

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Bain Capital Closes Inaugural Insurance Fund at $1.15 Billion

BOSTON – July 19, 2023 – Bain Capital Insurance, the insurance investing business of Bain Capital, today announced the final close of its inaugural private equity fund, Bain Capital Insurance Fund, L.P. at $1.15 billion, above its initial target of $750 million.  The fund includes approximately $1 billion of outside commitments from institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals and families. Bain Capital employees committed the balance of the fund, continuing the firm’s heritage of being the largest investor collectively across its funds.

Bain Capital Insurance Fund is focused on middle market transactions in North America and Europe across the entire insurance value chain and draws on Bain Capital’s core capabilities of finding investment opportunities in highly complex, fragmented markets. The investment strategy is concentrated on three core areas:

  • corporate transformations, such as management partnerships, carve-outs, and turnarounds
  • launching and building new insurance platforms; and
  • inflection or event-driven investments driven by supply/demand imbalances, evolving business models, and shifting industry trends.

“This significant milestone reflects the enthusiasm and trust of our investors, the relationships we’ve built with business leaders and entrepreneurs across the industry, and the significant opportunities we see to drive value across the complex insurance value chain,” said Matt Popoli, Partner and Global Head of Bain Capital Insurance. “We’ve built a scaled team of insurance investing experts, deep researched-backed themes, and the value creation approach to embrace that complexity, all supported by the global and platform advantages of the integrated Bain Capital platform.”

Bain Capital Insurance was formally launched in 2021 as a new business unit dedicated to capturing the significant opportunities available in the $27 trillion global insurance sector.  Popoli leads an experienced group of ~20 specialized professionals – one of the largest dedicated insurance investing teams in the private equity industry.

Bain Capital Insurance has executed several investments that are emblematic of its strategy.  In June, the firm announced an investment in Aptia, a newly formed business created by the purchase of U.S. employee benefits administration and U.K. pension administration businesses of March McLennan (NYSE: MMC).  It also previously launched Summitas Gruppe, an innovative German insurance brokerage platform, in partnership with JDC Group and Canada Life Irish Holding Co, and Enhance Health, a technology-enabled health insurance brokerage and care navigation platform serving the individual and family medical plan market.

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About Bain Capital Insurance

Bain Capital Insurance is the dedicated insurance investing business of Bain Capital, a leading global private investment firm with over $165 billion under management across 24 offices on four continents.  We seek to collaborate with leading insurance businesses and management teams to unlock value and drive innovation across the insurance industry, specializing in insurance investing strategies that span the entire value chain and growth spectrum – from catalyzing transformational change, creating new platforms, and stepping into capacity-driven dislocations, to partnering with industry participants to meet their long term strategic and investment return targets.  Learn more at www.baincapitalinsurance.com.

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AEVIS VICTORIA SA – Visana Beteiligungen AG becomes a shareholder of Swiss Medical Network SA

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uly 11, 2023 | 7:00 am CEST
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AEVIS VICTORIA SA / Key word(s): Agreement

11-Jul-2023 / 07:00 CET/CEST

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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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AEVIS VICTORIA SA (AEVS.SW) – Visana Beteiligungen AG becomes a shareholder of Swiss Medical Network SA

AEVIS VICTORIA SA (AEVIS) announces that Visana Beteiligungen AG participated in a capital increase of Swiss Medical Network SA and subscribed to 2’500’000 registered shares at a price of CHF 60 per share. Following this transaction, AEVIS will directly and indirectly hold 80% of Swiss Medical Network, MPT (Medical Properties Trust) 8.9% and Visana Beteiligungen 11.1%. This transaction strengthens the consolidated equity of AEVIS and Swiss Medical Network and will support the company’s development.

For further information:
AEVIS VICTORIA SA Media and Investor Relations: c/o Dynamics Group, Zurich
Philippe R. Blangey, prb@dynamicsgroup.ch, +41 (0) 43 268 32 35 or +41 (0) 79 785 46 32
Séverine Van der Schueren, svanderschueren@aevis.com, +41 (0) 79 635 04 10 

AEVIS VICTORIA SA – Investing for a better life
AEVIS VICTORIA SA invests in healthcare, hospitality & lifestyle and infrastructure. AEVIS′s main shareholdings are Swiss Medical Network SA (80%, directly and indirectly), the only Swiss private network of hospitals present in the country’s three main language regions, Victoria-Jungfrau AG, a luxury hotel group managing eleven luxury hotels in Switzerland and abroad, Infracore SA (30%, directly and indirectly), a real estate company dedicated to healthcare-related infrastructure, Swiss Hotel Properties SA, a hospitality real estate division, and NESCENS SA, a brand dedicated to better aging. AEVIS is listed on the Swiss Reporting Standard of the SIX Swiss Exchange (AEVS.SW). www.aevis.com.

 

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Torqx Capital Partners announces the sale of Sonic Equipment to Egeria

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Torqx Capital Partners (“Torqx”) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to sell its majority stake in Sonic Equipment (“Sonic” or “the Company”), to EGERIA, an independent Dutch investment company focused on mid-sized companies in the Netherlands and DACH region.

Sonic is a global specialist in professional hand tools, filled toolboxes and premium storage solutions, founded in 2004 by Remko Papenburg and Niels Veldt. In 2019, the founders partnered with Torqx to accelerate growth through international expansion. Over the past four years Sonic has doubled in size, entered multiple new countries and has set up an effective marketing strategy with a differentiated customer approach. Today it has established a leading brand position in more than 65 countries worldwide, with local teams, warehouses and showrooms in the Netherlands (HQ), Germany, Austria, France, Taiwan, Italy and the USA.

Under the current management team, consisting of founder and CEO Remko Papenburg, CFO Freddy Peeters and CCO Gerben de Jong, Sonic has a track record of strong international growth by delivering efficiency, style and support to professionals worldwide. Sonic empowers them to excel in their daily jobs and achieve great success and satisfaction. Going forward, management will continue to drive the success and growth of Sonic in partnership with Egeria.

Remko Papenburg, Founder and CEO at Sonic Equipment: “We look forward to the next chapter which will see us working closely together with the team of Egeria to continue full throttle. With their support, we aim to realize our ambitious growth plans through organic initiatives and M&A. I would also like to use the opportunity to thank Torqx. We are grateful for the support that Torqx has provided us with over the past years.”

David van Hasselt, Partner at Torqx Capital Partners: “Over the last years, Sonic has shown an impressive, international growth trajectory with its differentiating brand, customer oriented proposition, and high quality products. It has been an honor to support management in the value creation for Sonic and develop the Company into the strong player it is today. We would like to thank management and the entire Sonic team for the very pleasant, entrepreneurial and successful partnership. We still see endless opportunities for Sonic and are looking forward to following Sonic’s successes closely with their new partner Egeria.”

Sander van Keken, Partner at Egeria: “We are impressed by Sonic’s entrepreneurship, growth track record and unique value proposition in the tools market. We strongly believe in the further international growth potential of the Sonic brand and product offering in the years to come and very much look forward to collaborate with Remko and the team to develop Sonic further.”

For this transaction, Lincoln International acted as corporate finance advisor to the sellers, Houthoff acted as legal advisor, Deloitte provided the financial and tax vendor due diligence and Roland Berger assisted in vendor commercial due diligence. Egeria was advised by Boston Consulting Group on their commercial due diligence, EY on financial & tax due diligence, Allen&Overy acted as legal advisor and DC Advisory as financial advisor.

About Sonic
Sonic is a leading global specialist in the development, marketing and distribution of professional hand tools and storage solution systems. Founded in 2004 by Remko Papenburg and Niels Veldt, Sonic today extends across the global market, having achieved strong and consistent growth since its inception. With an innovative and complete product range of 6,000+ high-quality tools & storage systems, Sonic improves the efficiency, image, ergonomics and productivity of thousands of professionals in over 65 countries across the globe. Sonic is known for its exceptional value proposition, unique branding and highly customer-oriented approach. The Company has office facilities and warehouses in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, France, Taiwan, Italy and the USA. Sonic employs c. 80 FTE. For more information please visit www.sonic-equipment.com.

About Egeria
Established in 1997, Egeria is an independent Dutch investment company focused on mid-sized companies in the Netherlands and DACH region. Egeria invests in healthy businesses and believes in building businesses jointly with entrepreneurial management teams (Boldly Building Together). Egeria Private Equity Funds has interests in 15 companies in the Netherlands and Germany, while Egeria Evergreen has investments in 7 companies. Egeria’s portfolio companies generate combined revenues of more than EUR 2 billion and employ more than 12,000 people. For more information, visit www.egeriagroup.com

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DIF Capital Partners leads €250 million+ funding round to expand Valoo’s Finnish fibre rollout

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Investment will bring fibre connectivity to 300,000 Finnish households

DIF Capital Partners (“DIF”) is pleased to announce that it is leading a debt and equity funding round worth in excess of €250 million for Valoo (Adola Oy), which will help it expand its optical fibre rollout to underserved regions and municipalities in Finland. DIF’s equity investment is made through its CIF III fund. The funding is a follow-up to the initial investment made by DIF’s CIF I fund which supported the first part of the growth trajectory of the company.

While DIF acts as the lead investor, the funding round is also backed by Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd) and other investors. Senior debt has been provided by a banking group of SEB, NORD/LB and NIBC.

The funding will allow delivery of long-awaited high-speed fibre connectivity to areas that to date have had to rely mainly on mobile connectivity for internet access. The package will bring fibre to over 300,000 households and secure close to 1,000 jobs within the company and the wider market.

Valoo builds and operates fibre-optic networks across Finland. It does not charge customers for the construction of network connections to their homes, instead basing its business model on long-term customer relationships to provide internet services.

Valoo is set to continue its evolution into Finland’s leading platform for fibre connectivity, thanks to its expanding footprint and a strong national brand. The investment will also help to create the conditions for a future wholesale fibre access market in Finland, strengthening consumer choice. This will allow multiple operators to connect to their consumers through a single infrastructure.

DIF Capital Partners is an independent global infrastructure fund manager and a leading investor in optical fibre rollouts, having funded major projects in Canada, Germany, France, the UK and the USA among others.

“Our follow-up investment in Valoo enables it to connect a much larger number of underserved areas in Finland to fibre broadband infrastructure,” says Willem Jansonius, Partner and Head of CIF Investments at DIF Capital Partners.

“Finnish households have long struggled to access state-of-the-art broadband connectivity, especially outside of major urban areas. That shortfall was highlighted during the lockdowns of the Covid-19 pandemic. This investment will provide a significant improvement to those people’s and communities’ ability to work and participate in the global digital economy.”

“DIF’s investment in Valoo further underscores our position as a major investor in the Finnish market and our continued focus on digital infrastructure across Europe and North America. It’s also a vote of confidence in the successful transformation of Valoo’s business over recent years.”

 

About DIF Capital Partners

DIF Capital Partners is an independent infrastructure fund manager, with ca. EUR 16 billion of AUM. DIF was founded in 2005 and has built a leading position in managing mid-market investments, primarily in Europe, North America and Australia.

DIF follows two strategies: its traditional DIF funds invest in lower risk mid-sized infrastructure projects and companies in the energy transition (incl. renewables) and utilities sector, as well as PPPs and concessions. The firm’s CIF funds invest in small to mid-sized companies that will thrive in the new economy. These companies are typically active in the digital, energy transition and sustainable transportation sector.

With a team of over 225 professionals in 11 offices, DIF Capital Partners offers a unique market approach combining global presence with the benefits of strong local networks and investment capabilities. DIF is located in Amsterdam (Schiphol), Frankfurt, Helsinki, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, New York, Paris, Santiago, Sydney and Toronto.

For more information, please visit www.dif.eu

 

Contact DIF Capital Partners: press@dif.eu

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KKR Leads US$190 million Series C Round in Leading Korean Online Platform MUSINSA

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SEOUL, South Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)– MUSINSA, an online fashion platform in South Korea, and KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the signing of definitive agreements under which funds managed by KKR will lead the US$190 million Series C fundraise of MUSINSA (the “Company”), with participation from Wellington Management, one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms.

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Founded in 2001 as an online sneaker community, MUSINSA is today an online fashion marketplace in South Korea that features more than 8,000 local and foreign designer brands and an in-house brand (musinsa standard), anchoring the creator economy for fashion in South Korea. Over the years, MUSINSA has expanded to include a comprehensive ecosystem including communities, a brand incubator (MUSINSA PARTNERS), a direct-to-consumer brand operator, and an offline multicultural lounge (musinsa terrace) that allows for offline interactions with its customers and provides online-based fashion brands with a physical space for pop-up stores. In 2023, Fast Company named MUSINSA as among the “10 most innovative Asia Pacific companies of 2023” for “globalizing K-fashion.”1

This transaction marks KKR’s first technology growth investment in Korea as part of its Asia Next Generation Technology (“NGT”) strategy, which seeks to support the growth of innovative, disruptive companies in Asia Pacific across key themes, including software, consumer technology and FinTech.

Mukul Chawla, Partner and Head of Growth Equity, Asia Pacific for KKR, said, “MUSINSA has developed itself as a top consumer Internet platform in Korea and a differentiated marketplace by its ability to scale rising brands, enable the creator economy for fashion, engage and provide a high-quality e-commerce experience for customers. We see enormous opportunity for MUSINSA to build on its leading position in a fast-growing K-fashion market that continues to shift online and expand globally on the back of K-culture’s explosive reach. We are excited to partner with the management team and look to leverage KKR’s global network, operational expertise, and deep technology experience to take MUSINSA to its next phase of growth.”

Munil Han, CEO of MUSINSA, said, “We are delighted to welcome global investors of KKR and Wellington’s caliber, which we see as a recognition of the quality of MUSINSA’s platform, and the potential of the Korean online fashion market. With this latest investment, MUSINSA looks to continue scaling our platform and creating new standards of success in the online and offline markets with domestic and foreign brands.”

This Series C is the Company’s third fundraise and follows its successful KRW 130 billion won Series B round in 2021 and KRW 100 billion won Series A round in 2019.

KKR makes its investment as part of its Asia NGT strategy and from funds managed by KKR. Other investments from the strategy include Lenskart, an omni-channel eyewear retailer in India; Advanced Navigation, a developer of AI-powered robotics and navigation technology in Australia; Privy, a digital identity provider in Indonesia; GrowSari, a business-to-business e-commerce platform serving small-and-medium enterprises (“SMEs”) in the Philippines; KiotViet, a software platform for SMEs in Vietnam; and NetStars, the operator of Japan’s largest QR code payment gateway. Additional details of the transaction were not disclosed.

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About MUSINSA
MUSINSA is one of the largest online and offline fashion business companies in Korea, and offers more than 8,000 domestic and foreign brands, including young casual, street, contemporary, formal, sports, and luxury, etc. The company has more than 13 million members and recorded annual GMV of more than KRW 3 trillion won (US$2.35 billion) as of 2022. MUSINSA strives to expand the diversity of the fashion ecosystem based on the core value that the success of partner brands is our success. The company operates a fashion-specialized venture capital subsidiary to energize new brands with great potential to take a step forward in growth. MUSINSA has a diverse business portfolio, including its core service Musinsa Store, online lifestyle select shop 29CM, online re-sell platform soldout, and in-house fashion brand musinsa standard. Currently, MUSINSA, which has unrivaled influence as the No. 1 in the online fashion market in Korea, is concentrating on strengthening its capabilities to exert itself in the offline fashion business as well. MUSINSA is also operating a ‘global store’ that is available in 13 overseas countries, including Asia, America, and Oceania, to help small and medium-sized Korean brands advance overseas and to provide a point of contact for meeting global customers who are interested in Korean fashion. Since investing in the Envisioning Climate Solution Fund, MUSINSA has continuously paid attention to various social issues, including climate change, and is concentrating on fulfilling its social responsibilities as Korea’s leading fashion company.

About KKR
KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life, and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.

About Wellington Management
Wellington Management is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms, serving as a trusted adviser to over 2,500 clients in more than 60 countries. The firm manages more than US$1 trillion for clients, including pensions, endowments and foundations, insurers, and global wealth managers. Wellington offers investment solutions that span global equity, fixed income, currency, commodity, alternatives, and private markets. Wellington Private Investing has raised nearly US$8 billion in global assets and invests in early-stage venture through late-stage growth across multiple sectors (consumer, technology, health care, financial services, biotechnology, and climate technology) and geographies (Asia, Europe, and the Americas). The Private Investing Team leverages Wellington’s 1,000+ investment professionals around the world, combining deep private market experience with public market expertise, extensive networks, and robust research to benefit both investors and entrepreneurs. For more on Wellington Private Investing, please visit wellington.com/privateinvesting.

1 Fast Company (February 2023). The 10 most innovative Asia-Pacific companies of 2023.

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Thompson Street Capital Partners Portfolio Company PestCo Holdings Acquires 5 Star Pest Solutions

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Thompson Street Capital Partners (“TSCP”), a private equity firm based in St. Louis, today announced the acquisition of the assets of 5 Star Pest Solutions LLC (“5 Star”) by PestCo Holdings, LLC (“PestCo”), a TSCP portfolio company. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, 5 Star is a leading provider of commercial pest control services with a focus on multi-family communities in the greater Indianapolis area. With the backing of PestCo’s team and resources, 5 Star is positioned for future growth, while continuing to provide high-quality service to customers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

This is the eleventh investment for PestCo, an acquisition company formed to consolidate the highly fragmented pest control industry.

“5 Star is an established, quality-focused company and we believe a solid way for us to enter the Indianapolis market,” said Jay Keating, CEO of PestCo. “We are excited to enhance growth opportunities for the business while creating opportunities for the 5 Star team.”

“Thompson Street is excited to continue to expand PestCo’s growing presence by entering the Indianapolis pest control services market. We look forward to partnering with the 5 Star team to help the company achieve its next phase of growth,” said Jeff Aiello, Managing Director, TSCP.

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ECOMMERCE ONE acquires e-commerce specialists Makaira and Marmalade

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Oakley Capital, the leading pan-European private equity investor, is pleased to announce that portfolio company ECOMMERCE ONE has acquired Makaira GmbH and Marmalade GmbH.

ECOMMERCE ONE was founded in 2021 with the ambition to become the leading comprehensive ecosystem of e-commerce solutions in the DACH region.

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The two companies were founded by Joscha Krug, who will continue as the business’ Managing Director and will become a minority shareholder in ECOMMERCE ONE.

Makaira offers an e-commerce marketing suite software solution for online retailers including well-known brands such as Sport Conrad, Rotkäppchen-Mumm, Zweirad Stadler and many more. Makaira’s headless eStorefront software enables online merchants to rapidly develop and optimise the front end of their online stores.

Marmalade is a well-established e-commerce consultancy with a focus on providing tailored implementation and customisation services for online merchants, principally building upon shop systems such as Shopify, Shopware and OXID.

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We are confident we will maximise our innovative power and growth potential in the ECOMMERCE ONE network. This will allow us to offer new features to our customers and expand our presence in the market.

Joscha Krug

Founder — Makaira and Marmalade

The group harnesses synergies between its constituent companies (including Afterbuy, DreamRobot and Gambio) to provide a holistic suite of solutions and support for online merchants selling their products through web shops and online marketplaces like Amazon or eBay. Through the highly complementary acquisitions of Makaira and Marmalade, ECOMMERCE ONE gains further capabilities, reach and cross selling potential.

Online retailers need to adapt to meet increasing market and customer demands. We support them by bundling the knowledge of different software providers and consulting companies from the e-commerce market and providing them with holistic solutions. With the latest acquisition of Marmalade and Makaira, we gain both development and consulting expertise as well as established and sought-after technologies. In particular, Makaira’s headless infrastructure opens up opportunities for shops and shop systems to become more agile and successful.

Daliah Salzmann and Arik Reiter

Co-Managing Directors — ECOMMERCE ONE

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ECOMMERCE ONE continues to drive towards becoming the leading e-commerce software provider for online merchants in the DACH region. With Marmalade and Makaira, the company strengthens its competencies in and around shop systems, and we look forward to seeing its ongoing successful expansion strategy.

Peter Dubens

Founder and Managing Partner — Oakley Capital

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Infrastructure management software leader Patchmanager and Main form strategic partnership

Infrastructure management software provider, Patchmanager, and Main Capital together form strategic partnership.

Patchmanager, a Netherlands-based supplier of innovative infrastructure management software solutions, announces a majority investment by strategic software investor Main Capital Partners. The partnership with Main reflects an important step in the future growth strategy of Patchmanager, as the company is looking to capitalize on its strong momentum and increasing position in the infrastructure management software market.

Patchmanager, founded in 2002, is a leading infrastructure management software vendor, enabling customers to plan, document, manage and maintain physical layer connectivity and assets. The solutions play a critical part in managing customers’ increasingly complex IT infrastructures. Through smart and detailed visualization solutions, customers can meticulously and continuously track and monitor their core infrastructure including (fiber) cables, data center racks, floor plans and other assets. Key use cases include data centers, offices, buildings or outside plant networks and given the nature of the solution it is applicable in virtually every industry. Example verticals where Patchmanager holds a strong position include Financial Institutions, Universities and Colleges, Airports, (Semi-)government and Industrials.

Over the past two decades, Patchmanager has developed a comprehensive, modern and scalable product which is being used by over 300 customers globally, including strong positions in Europe, UK and the US. The customer base includes both SMEs and numerous blue-chip customers such as Vodafone, Schiphol, NASA, and Inmarsat. Leveraging this momentum, Patchmanager is looking to execute an international roll-out strategy including organizational growth and increased sales & marketing efforts using both direct sales and their partner channel. Naturally, continuous product innovation remains a key pillar in this strategy. With Main, Patchmanager teams up with an experienced partner in successfully executing such strategies.

Michael Kentrop, CEO of Patchmanager states: “At Patchmanager, product excellence and customer service are at the heart of what we do and how we do it. We are driven by providing our customers with a high-quality solution that adds substantial value to their organizations. In Main we find a like-minded partner and strong ally to help extend our reach and achieve our full potential. Main’s knowledge and expertise in the software sector is second-to-none, and we look forward to a successful cooperation!”

Ivo van Deudekom, Investment Director at Main adds: “Patchmanager has been able to obtain a unique position in the DCIM market worldwide with numerous blue-chip customers who trust the company to manage their complex and critical IT infrastructure. Due to their strong product offerings and partner network, the company is able to significantly outperform the market growth rates of approximately 15%. We are confident that Patchmanager is able to continue growing at this pace in the upcoming years and we are excited to be part of their journey.”

We are confident that Patchmanager is able to continue growing at this pace in the upcoming years and we are excited to be part of their journey.

– Ivo van Deudekom, Investment Director at Main Capital Partners

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Patchmanager, founded in 2002 and headquartered in Amsterdam, is a leading infrastructure management software vendor. Its solutions support customers in planning, documenting, managing and maintaining core IT infrastructures. Specific domains covered by the software include physical layer connectivity, data center racks, cables and assets. Patchmanager has a blue-chip international customer base across various sectors such as include Financial Institutions, Universities and Colleges, Airports, (Semi-)government and Industrials. The company employs over 20 employees.

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DBAG fuels digitization and invests in AOE Group

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  • AOE Group is a leading agile software development provider with a focus on bespoke enterprise solutions
  • Seventh investment in growth sector IT services and software
  • Attractive platform for buy-and-build

Frankfurt/Main, 18 July 2023. Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) invests in AOE Group (AOE), a leading agile software development provider with a focus on sophisticated bespoke software solutions. A private equity fund advised by DBAG will acquire the majority stake from the founders and early investors. In addition to its fund investment, DBAG will invest 10.4 million euros out of its balance sheet. The founders of AOE will remain fully committed and continue to lead the company’s expansion as significant minority shareholders. Early investor QVM will persist as a minority shareholder as well. This transaction is subject to approval by the authorities and expected to be closed in August. The parties have agreed not to disclose the terms of the sale.

Partner for individual enterprise software solutions
AOE is headquartered in Wiesbaden (Germany), employs nearly 200 highly skilled experts in agile software development and operates in a market with significant tailwinds, driven by cloud transformation, digitalization of business processes and increasingly complex data and privacy requirements. According to its motto: “Talents. Enabling. Tech.”, AOE is described by its customers as a speedboat and valued as a co-creation partner and individual software developer for complex end-to-end (frontend and backend) solutions alike. AOE has broad experience in various industries, including e-commerce, telecommunications, aviation, healthcare, manufacturing, fintech or governmental.

AOE Group, a perfect fit for DBAG
The decision to invest in AOE is rooted in the allure of the digital era, a market benefiting from strong growth and the potential for a buy-and-build strategy. Since DBAG is engaged in the growth sector of IT services and software for various years now, the company can rely on its broad network in this sector and its experience from successful prior and current investments such as Cloudflight, freiheit.com or akquinet.

“By bringing together our experience as a financial investor and the technological prowess of AOE, this investment forges a strong collaboration”, explained Jannick Hunecke, Member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Beteiligungs AG. “We recognized the continued need to integrate digital solutions seamlessly into every industry. AOE will further unlock its growth potential, and nurture a digital ecosystem”, he added.

“We are very pleased to have found such an experienced and well-established player such as DBAG to accompany us while we are heading towards the next stage of growth. We will benefit from its vast network and unparalleled expertise. Thereby, we will fortify our market position, enhance our product offerings, and drive our sustained growth in the digital era”, said Kian T. Gould, CEO, AOE Group.

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Alantra strengthens its Energy Transition offering with the creation of a highly specialized advisory business

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  • The new team led by José María Zabala (Managing Director) offers specialized advisory services to corporates willing to transform their energy models and to energy companies and investors aiming to lead the energy transition
  • The creation of this business offers strong synergies with Alantra’s investment banking and alternative asset management divisions, in which c. 70 of the Firm’s professionals are dedicated to the energy transition
  • This is a new step in creating a best-in-class cross-sector offering for energy related topics. Earlier this year, the Firm announced the hire of François de Rugy, former French energy transition minister, and Nemesio Fernandez-Cuesta, former Spanish Secretary of State for Energy and former Chairman of Eolia Renovables, as co-chairmen of Alantra’s Energy Transition Group

Madrid – Alantra, the independent global mid-market financial services firm, has created a highly-specialized Energy Transition Advisory business, which will complement Alantra’s Energy Transition Group, offering advice to corporates, energy companies and investors aiming to lead the energy transition. The business is led by José María Zabala who joined Alantra as Managing Director and has more than 15 years of international experience in strategy consulting, energy, sustainability, and climate resilience. Prior to Alantra, he co-founded energy consulting firm MRC Consultants and Transaction Advisers. Alantra aims to further strengthen the team with additional hires this year.

As energy has developed from a commodity to a strategically important asset, companies in a wide range of sectors, such as industrials, transportation, agriculture and food or tech, need an energy strategy adapted to the new reality.

Alantra created the Energy Transition Group, co-led by François de Rugy and Nemesio Fernandez-Cuesta, as a response to two macroeconomic needs:

  • to help investors, companies, and entrepreneurs looking to transform their energy models and drive sustainable innovation in clean energy technology or renewable energy infrastructure
  • to help energy companies and investors diversify their activities and portfolios, which will be key enablers for the decarbonization process

The hires for the new Energy Transition Advisory business reinforce Alantra’s position as a best-in-class player in the energy transition space, in which c. 70 of its professionals work on sustainable and green M&A deals and on raising and investing capital in clean energy infrastructure and innovation.

The Energy Transition Advisory team is already working with more than ten different clients on market advisory as well M&A and debt advisory projects, and enabling the development of solar, hybrid plants, Battery Energy Storage Systems, and renewables gases, among others. Additionally, Alantra is building an offering to help corporates invest in their decarbonization processes.

Alantra’s track record in the energy transition space includes c. 70 sustainable and green deals advised in investment banking in the past five years, including advising Audax Renovables on the origination, structuring and closing of a Market Access partnership with Shell Energy Europe; KKR on the sale of a minority stake in CMC Machinery to Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund; Solaria on a recap refinancing of two solar PV projects; and BiFire on its IPO on Euronext Growth Milan.

In Asset Management, Alantra is currently aiming to mobilize c. €2bn for solar infrastructure and clean energy innovation, building on its experience in launching Eolia Renovables in 2007. The Alantra Solar team will develop 55 solar parks in Spain and Italy, and Klima, Alantra’s Energy Transition Fund, which closed at its €210m hard cap, has already completed five investments, including onsite power generation provider MainSpring Energy based in the US or Europe’s largest OTC energy trading platform Enmacc based in Germany.

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