Private Equity – Investment Trends
The trending private equity investment sectors for March 2018 are highlighted below with a few example transactions.
Entertainment
Invested in Urban Air (Grapevine, TX, US), an operator and franchiser of active family entertainment centers with indoor adventure parks.
Invested in Oak View Group (Los Angeles, CA, US), an entertainment and sports facilities company.
Invested in Dynasty Sports & Entertainment (Boca Raton, FL, US), a provider of ticket pricing, yield optimization and analytics services for professional sports teams and other live event rights holders.
Fire Protection
Invested in Conquest Firespray (Warren, MI, US), a manufacturer of fire-rated architectural and engineered duct systems.
Acquired Perimeter Solutions (St. Louis, MO, US), a formulator and manufacturer of fire management chemicals.
Invested in Checkmate Fire (Elland, YSW, UK), a passive fire protection company, providing fully compliant services including survey, design, specification and installation of solutions for fire stopping/air sealing, compartmentation, fire boarding and structural steel protection.
Training Solutions
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Invested in Poka (Quebec, QC, CA), a training and knowledge platform for manufacturers.
Acquired TPC Training (Buffalo Grove, IL, US), a provider of in-person and online technical, maintenance, and continuing education industrial skills training.
Acquired Keir Educational Resources (Middletown, OH, US), a provider of training solutions for financial services professionals seeking to prepare for various financial and insurance certification exams, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and several property and casualty examinations.
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