After buying hosted (i.e. cloud) services operator Lhexian in November 2017, DCI now announces the acquisition
of Retis, making it a major name in France’s digital services market with revenue over €90m.
DCI, a leading firm in IT integration and digital services providing infrastructure and cybersecurity solutions, announces its acquisition of Retis, a specialist in the digital workplace, IT infrastructure, cybersecurity and cabling.

This latest acquisition is being carried out with the help of a single-tranche loan from Idinvest Partners.
First established in 1993 and based in Montauban (Brittany), Retis has seen steep growth in recent years and is now a
recognised expert in cybersecurity and unified communications. The company has a diversified customer base across the French market, served by its network of 6 branch offices in Rennes, Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Quimper and Nantes.
The new combined group becomes an outfit of critical size in digital services with more than 360 employees and a portfolio of over 1,000 active customers in both the public sector (universities, education, research, local authorities, healthcare, etc.) and the private sector (industry, finance and insurance, services, new tech, the press, etc.). It will continue its expansion by building on the many dovetailing aspects between DCI and Retis in terms of their technology portfolios, technical skills, types of customer, and geographical locations.

“This acquisition is consistent with DCI’s accelerated growth trajectory that we have been following since 2016 with our majority shareholder. These two companies, with the same market positioning, support and guide their customers throughout the value chain for digital transformation projects (feasibility, integration and post-implementation). By combining their talents and expertise, we aim to create a leading group in digital services on the French market,” says Fabrice Tusseau, President of DCI.
“After studying a number of options, I reached the conclusion I needed to sell the firm I started 25 years ago to another company in the market with a compatible business to dovetail with that of Retis, with similar values, able to ensure the long-term future of the work achieved in the interests of Retis’ employees and customers,” says Joël Cheritel, President and founder, Retis.

“This acquisition reflects a desire from management at both DCI and Naxicap Partners to actively pursue a strategy of
targeted acquisitions in IT consultancy and services, where the market is still fragmented and growth prospects high. We are particularly pleased with this acquisition which will help us expand our geographic coverage and strengthen the group’stechnological expertise, both of which make us stand out to clients.” Laurent Chouteau, Head of Investment at NAXICAP Partners.

Participants in the transaction:
DCI: Fabrice Tusseau, Nicolas Servage, Olivier Signoret
Naxicap Partners: Laurent Chouteau, Simon Ricque
DCI Corporate Investment Lawyer: Agilys (Baptiste Bellone, David Kalfon, Carolle Thain-Navarro, Madalina Suru,
Chloé Journel)
Financial DD: Exelmans (Stéphane Dahan, Manuel Manas, Amaury de Loisy, Chenwei Xu)
Single-tranche Debt: Idinvest Partners (Nicolas Nedelec, Emmanuelle Tanguy)
Bank debt Lawyers: Nabarro & Hinge (Jonathan Nabarro, Magali Béraud)

About Naxicap Partners:
One of France’s leading private equity companies, Naxicap Partners – an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers* – has €3.2 billion of capital under management. As a committed, responsible investor, Naxicap Partners builds solid, constructive partnerships with entrepreneurs so that their projects can succeed. The company has almost 35 investment professionals in five offices in Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Nantes and Frankfurt. For more information, please visit www.naxicap.fr

About Natixis Investment Managers*
Natixis Investment Managers serves financial professionals with more insightful ways to construct portfolios. Powered
by the expertise of 27 specialized investment managers globally, we apply Active ThinkingSM to deliver proactive
solutions that help clients pursue better outcomes in all markets. Natixis ranks among the world’s largest asset
management firms1 with more than $1 trillion assets under management2 (€861 billion AUM). Headquartered in Paris and Boston, Natixis Investment Managers is a subsidiary of Natixis. Listed on the Paris Stock Exchange, Natixis is a
subsidiary of BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France. For additional information, please visit the company’s website at im.natixis.com | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/natixis-investment-managers. Natixis Investment Managers includes all of the investment management and distribution entities affiliated with Natixis Distribution, L.P. and Natixis Investment Managers S.A. Natixis Distribution, L.P. is a limited purpose broker-dealer and the distributor of various registered investment companies for which advisory services are provided by affiliates of Natixis Investment Managers.

Provided by Natixis Investment Managers UK Limited which is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct
Authority (register no. 190258).
Registered Office: Natixis Investment Managers UK Limited, One Carter Lane, London, EC4V 5ER.
1 Cerulli Quantitative Update: Global Markets 2017 ranked Natixis Investment Managers (formerly Natixis Global Asset Management) as the 15th largest asset manager in the world based on assets under management as of December 31, 2016. 2Net asset value as at September 30 2018, Assets under management (“AUM”), as reported, may include notional assets, assets serviced, gross assets and other
types of non-regulatory AUM.

About DCI:
DCI has been a leading provider of digital services to private-sector businesses and public-sector organisations for more than 25 years. A recognised expert in infrastructure solutions (networks and mobility, data centres, unified
communications) and cybersecurity, DCI offers a unique value proposition in both cloud and on-premises modes. Driven by a culture focused on performance, technological innovation and customer satisfaction, DCI supports and guides 1,000 business customers throughout their solutions’ lifecycle, with audit, consultancy, project-mode integration, MCO and managed services. With 190 employees across France, DCI supports its customers’ operations 24/7, and home and abroad.

About Retis:
Retis, the IT services and consultancy specialist, delivers day-to-day support to organisations undertaking workplace digital transformation projects and in IT infrastructure management and security. Retis positions itself as a cybersecurity expert and has certified specialists to address organisations’ security issues in a comprehensive manner. From briefings and preliminary consultancy to the operational phase, Retis adopts a proactive approach and endeavours to deliver its customers expert services and advice to improve efficiency and performance. Retis is an independent firm currently employing 170 people, with offices across France, including in Nantes, Lyon, Paris, Quimper, Rennes and Toulouse. The preferred partner for the largest construction and publishing companies, Retis is well-established in a diverse ecosystem, and also has close links with the education sector. Retis’ wide-ranging customer base spans both the private and public sectors. Retis has been ISO 27001 certified since 2015.

About Idinvest Partners
With nearly €9 billion under management, Idinvest Partners is a recognised mid-market private equity firm in Europe.
Idinvest Partners has developed several additional areas of expertise, including: growth capital for young, innovative
European companies; mid-market private debt (single tranche, senior and subordinated loans); primary and secondary investments in unlisted European companies; and private equity consultancy. Founded in 1997, Idinvest Partners was a subsidiary of Allianz until 2010, when it became independent.

Press Contact:
Naxicap Partners
Valérie Sammut – Tel: +33 (0)4 72 10 87 99
valerie.sammut@naxicap.fr

Strategic partnership to accelerate growth of leading provider of Field Service Management software
GE to continue as minority investor

SAN RAMON, CALIF. & MENLO PARK, CALIF. – DECEMBER 13, 2018 – GE Digital (NYSE: GE) and Silver Lake announced today an agreement for GE Digital to sell a majority stake in ServiceMax, a leading provider of cloud-based software productivity tools for field service technicians, to Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing. Under the agreement, GE will retain a 10% equity ownership in ServiceMax. Since GE Digital acquired the company in 2016, ServiceMax has continued to invest in its technology and delivered growth that has outpaced the market over the past two years. ServiceMax and GE Digital have also entered into a reseller agreement to ensure ongoing collaboration to serve their joint customers, including GE’s industrial business units, and plan to continue to deeply integrate their technology offerings.

In collaboration with Silver Lake, ServiceMax will enjoy increased agility to accelerate its growth initiatives, pursue new strategic partnerships and execute a dedicated Field Service Management agenda. ServiceMax offers cloud software tools that improve the productivity of complex service and equipment-centric business operations for over 400 corporate customers across dozens of industries. As a separate company, ServiceMax will have the strategic focus required to penetrate the vast $34 billion global Field Service Management software market opportunity. The majority of the approximately 39 million field technicians globally who install, maintain and repair machines do not currently have access to any Field Service Management software such as ServiceMax.

“ServiceMax has a strong foundation of customers inside and outside the GE customer base,” said Scott Berg, CEO, ServiceMax. “In Silver Lake, we have found a partner with a technology growth mindset and unique expertise in separating companies into standalone businesses. Joining the Silver Lake family will provide the investment we need in continued technology development and market expansion in areas where we have seen significant traction, such as medical devices, construction and manufacturing industries. The new company structure gives us both the flexibility to provide solutions to all industrial manufacturers and the strategic backing of GE to continue to pursue the industrial asset operator markets.”

“Field Service Management is a core element in the digital transformation of industrial operations, and ServiceMax’s innovative platform provides field technicians with next-generation, business-critical software and technology,” said Kenneth Hao, Managing Partner and Managing Director of Silver Lake. “We look forward to working with ServiceMax and GE to bring ServiceMax’s technology to a broader customer base, increase investments in product development and help the company achieve its long-term potential.”

As part of GE Digital, ServiceMax accelerated market reach into new regions, expanded its Field Service Management capabilities and introduced its offerings to new industries. With this new relationship, GE Digital and ServiceMax will continue to work together to provide solutions that help companies transform how they operate and manage their industrial assets across the entire asset lifecycle. The two
companies will continue to advance the integration between GE Digital’s Predix Asset Performance Management suite and ServiceMax’s field service management solution – arming customers with a complete solution for proactive and predictive maintenance.

For almost 20 years Silver Lake has invested behind enterprise technology leaders in partnership with management. ServiceMax joins current and prior Silver Lake portfolio companies such as Broadcom (then Avago Technologies), Cast & Crew, the Dell Technologies family of businesses (including Pivotal, SecureWorks and VMware), GoDaddy, NXP, Red Ventures, Skype, SolarWinds and Unity.
The transaction is expected to close in early 2019. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC served as financial advisor and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP acted as legal advisor to Silver Lake.

About GE Digital
GE Digital is reimagining how industrials build, operate and service their assets, unlocking machine data to turn valuable insights into powerful business outcomes. GE Digital’s Predix portfolio – including the leading Asset Performance Management and Field Service Management applications, as well as Predix Private Cloud – helps its customers manage the entire asset lifecycle. Underpinned by Predix, the leading application development platform for the Industrial Internet, GE Digital enables industrial businesses to operate faster, smarter and more efficiently, wherever their operations require. For more information, visit www.ge.com/digital.

About Silver Lake
Silver Lake is the global leader in technology investing, with about $45.5 billion in combined assets under management and committed capital and a team of approximately 100 investment and value creation professionals located in Silicon Valley, New York, London and Hong Kong. Silver Lake’s portfolio of investments collectively generates more than $225 billion of revenue annually and employs more than 390,000 people globally. The Silver Lake portfolio includes leading technology and technology-enabled businesses such as Alibaba Group, Ancestry, Broadcom Limited, Cast & Crew, Ctrip, Dell Technologies, Endeavor, Fanatics, Global Blue, GoDaddy, Motorola Solutions, Red Ventures, Sabre, SoFi, SolarWinds, Symantec, Unity, Weld North Education and WP Engine. For more information about Silver Lake and its entire portfolio, please visit www.silverlake.com.

Media Contacts
For GE Digital:
Amy Sarosiek
925-968-7871
amy.sarosiek@ge.com
For Silver Lake:
Patricia Graue
212-333-3810
silverlake@brunswickgroup.com

Elysian Capital LLP (‘Elysian’) is delighted to announce that it has made its second investment into the promotional products sector following its investment in Brand Addition in May 2017.

Elysian has acquired Facilis Group (Facilis), a core service provider to more than 120 entrepreneur led distributor businesses (its Partners) in the fragmented $26bn North American promotional products industry.

Facilis provides unparalleled services to its Partners via a subscription based service providing best-in-class sales workflow and website technology, preferred supplier contracts and supply chain tools, and a vibrant community network. These three service pillars support and enable their Partners and preferred suppliers to grow.

Both Facilis and Brand Addition are market leading companies within their respective specialist sectors of the large and growing promotional products sector where they deliver unique services to their Partners and clients that set them apart from their competition. Brand Addition, itself a Facilis Partner in the US for ten years, provides the complex services necessary to support the promotional product programmes and agendas of large corporates across the US, Europe and Asia.

Whilst retaining their separate brands, growth strategies and management teams, Facilis and Brand Addition will be under common ownership within Elysian. There are a number of exciting opportunities for Facilis and its Partners with Brand Addition given the group’s combined business spend, enhanced geographic presence and continued investment in technology.

Dan Rochette, Martin Weber and Chuck Fandos, the former owners of Facilis, together with their wider management team all remain with the business.

Chuck Fandos, CEO of Facilisgroup said:

“Dan, Martin and myself believe that Elysian will be a strong investor as we continue to grow and evolve Facilis group. They share in our vision and mirror our mission to help our Partners be ever more competitive and successful.”

Tom Falcon, Chairman of The Pebble Group and Operating Partner of Elysian Capital LLP said:

‘We are really excited about our investment in FacilisGroup, our second in the industry. In Facilis we see a committed and extremely capable team helping their terrific community of Partners grow via their industry leading technology and supply chain.”

For further information, please contact:

Tom Falcon, Partner at Elysian Capital       tom@elysiancapital.com

Online booking, payments and business management platform for salons, spas and fitness businesses expands technology offering to meet digital demand

Dublin, CA — Vagaro, a leading cloud-based business management platform for the salon, spa and fitness industry, today announced the company has raised a $63 million growth equity round, its first institutional capital, led by FTV Capital. The company will continue to invest in cloud-based, industry-specific technology to help businesses of any size optimize operations, reduce complexity and seamlessly process payments. In addition, Vagaro will expand its sales and marketing team and geographic footprint. Vagaro will benefit from FTV’s Global Partner Network®, which includes executives from the world’s leading financial services and payments companies, and the firm’s experience in scaling high growth companies that operate in specialty industry verticals. As part of the transaction, FTV Capital partner Robert Anderson and FTV Capital managing partner Richard Garman will join the Vagaro board of directors.

Vagaro’s platform successfully meets the needs of a digital-first, productivity-focused millennial generation by providing salon, spa and fitness business owners with a powerful and comprehensive suite of back-office and consumer-facing business management software solutions, including appointment booking, calendaring, client management, marketing, reporting, payroll, inventory management and payment acceptance.

Most recently, Vagaro added a form builder to collect registrations, waivers and surveys to its highly customizable platform, leaving the company uniquely positioned to aggressively compete in the fitness management software segment. The company also added a competitively priced multi-transaction EMV reader to its point-of-sales solutions, making EMV payment processing even faster and more convenient for U.S. business owners.

In addition to automating and streamlining business processes, Vagaro connects businesses to consumers who are searching for spa, salon and fitness services via Vagaro.com, an online marketplace, and via the easy-to-use Vagaro booking app.

“I feel privileged to have led Vagaro’s talented team for the past 10 years. Our company has completely transformed — moving from delivering industry-changing salon software technology to offering a full suite of industry-specific business management solutions coupled with a powerful online marketplace,” said Vagaro founder and CEO Fred Helou. “Vagaro’s partnership with FTV Capital opens up exciting new possibilities for us, including the expansion to additional international markets, and will usher in a new chapter in the company’s growth story. Thanks to our compelling price point and newer technology, we are perfectly positioned to compete against slow-moving, more traditional industry players.”

“We are energized by our new partnership with FTV Capital, a firm that has helped many high growth companies, like Vagaro, build on their success to best meet customer needs,” said Kerry Melchior, Vagaro’s chief of operations. “Our near-term plans include expanding the range of payment solutions and digital functionality for our clients, while continuing to deliver the highest quality, easiest to use solutions with superior customer service.”

“Vagaro’s innovative and integrated product suite makes it easy for businesses to run all aspects of their operation from attracting and retaining customers to managing day-to-day activities to accepting payments,” said FTV partner Robert Anderson. “The Vagaro team is well-positioned to continue to capitalize on secular growth trends across the more than $9 billion global health and wellness market, and we are excited to provide the capital and strategic support for this next phase of growth.”

ABOUT VAGARO

Vagaro, Inc. develops all-in-one business management platforms and powerful online marketplaces for the salon, spa and fitness industries. Businesses in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia use Vagaro’s cloud-based software to manage all aspects of their operations and to market their services to local customers. Consumers choose Vagaro to search for and book services in their community at their convenience. Vagaro is easy-to-use and works on any device. Learn more by visiting Vagaro.com and https://sales.vagaro.com.

ABOUT FTV CAPITAL

FTV Capital is a growth equity investment firm that has raised over $2.7 billion to invest in high-growth companies offering a range of innovative solutions in three sectors: enterprise technology & services, financial services, and payments & transaction processing. FTV’s experienced team leverages its domain expertise and proven track record in each of these sectors to help motivated management teams accelerate growth. FTV also provides companies with access to its Global Partner Network®, a group of the world’s leading enterprises and executives who have helped FTV portfolio companies for two decades. Founded in 1998, FTV Capital has invested in 106 portfolio companies, including CardConnect, CashStar, EBANX, Enfusion Systems, Clearent, NeonOne, VPay and WorldFirst. FTV has offices in San Francisco and New York. For more information, visit www.ftvcapital.com.

DataCenter Finland (DCF) has in recent years grown organically and through acquisitions into Finland’s leading independent cloud provider. Now DCF has decided to accelerate its growth. Supported by Adelis Equity Partners the goal is to become the leading Finnish IT services provider focusing on mid-sized companies.

DataCenter Finland has in recent years become the leading provider of cloud services to mid-sized companies. The company has invested significantly into its operations by building a strong IT infrastructure and cloud services focused organization and by building two modern datacenters. Organic growth has been accelerated by acquisitions and the company’s turnover is expected to exceed 20 million euros in 2018.

To enable its next growth phase, including larger acquisitions, DCF has partnered with Adelis. DCF’s aim is to create the leading IT services provider focused on mid-sized companies in Finland by investing heavily into its own organization and by pursuing further acquisitions.

”After building a strong foundation within IT infrastructure and private cloud services, we want to evolve into a holistic IT services provider. Our plan is to expand our offering especially within information security, holistic IT architecture and modern end-user solutions coupled with excellent service desk and onsite support services. Our strong customer relationships and our organization’s deep technical expertise creates a strong platform from which to introduce these new services. We are excited to get a strong partner to support us on this path. The Adelis team’s previous experience from the Danish and Swedish IT services markets brings very valuable know-how to us”, says Atte Kekkonen, CEO of DataCenter Finland.

”It is highly motivating for us at Adelis to join forces with DCF. We have previously supported IT Relation and AddPro in becoming the leading IT services providers focused on mid-sized companies in Denmark and Sweden. Now we have found a partner in Finland to support on a similar journey. DCF’s strong IT infrastructure capabilities create a good base for the planned broadening of the service offering. The biggest winner from this development will be the Finnish SME sector”, says Rasmus Molander from Adelis.

Adelis becomes the majority owner of DCF through the transaction. The company’s current owners, including management, will remain as significant owners. In addition, the founder and CEO of AddPro, Nicklas Persson, will invest into DCF and join its board of directors. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

For further information:

DataCenter Finland: Atte Kekkonen, CEO, +358 40 505 5020

Adelis Equity Partners: Rasmus Molander, Partner, +46 730 823 74 33

Adelis Equity Partners: Joel Russ, Partner, +46 73 543 90 68

DataCenter Finland

DataCenter Finland is an IT infrastructure and cloud services provider focused on mid-sized companies. Local customer service is the foundation for all of its operations. The company has revenues of approximately EUR 21 million, operates two modern datacenters in the Helsinki capital region and employs c. 80 IT experts.www.datacenter.fi

Adelis Equity Partners

Adelis is an active partner in creating value at mid-sized Nordic companies. Adelis was founded with the goal of building the leading middle market private equity firm in the Nordics. Since raising its first fund in 2013, Adelis has been one of the most active investors in the Nordic middle-market, acquiring 18 companies and making more than 40 add-on acquisitions. Adelis now manages approximately €1 billion in capital. For more information please visitwww.adelisequity.com.

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”.

 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.

Note for the editor:

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