Private Equity – October 2020 Investment Trends
The trending private equity investment sectors for October 2020 are highlighted below with a few example transactions.
Food – Manufacturing
Arborview Capital invested in Soupergirl (Washington, D.C, US), a food company that crafts soups and gazpachos from seasonal and locally sourced ingredients in small batches.
Eurazeo Brands invested in Dewey’s Bakery (Winston-Salem, NC, US), a clean-label cookie and cracker manufacturer.
CORE Industrial Partners invested in J&K Ingredients (Paterson, NJ, US), a manufacturer of baked goods ingredients with an emphasis on natural, organic and clean label products.
Software
Featheringill Capital invested in InvestEdge (Bala Cynwyd, PA, US), a provider of compliance, portfolio management, and UMA accounting software solutions to large financial institutions.
Accel – KKR invested in Surgical Information Systems (Atlanta, GA, US), a provider of business and clinical surgical software solutions for the healthcare industry.
Cohesive Capital Partners invested in MBS Highway (Holmdel, NJ, US), a mortgage intelligence and sales effectiveness software platform.
Manufacturing – Industrial Products
Auxo Investment Partners invested in GC Dies (Elmhurst, IL, US), a steel rule die manufacturer.
Triton invested in RENK AG (Augsburg, Germany), a global manufacturer of high-quality automatic transmissions, gear units, slide bearings, suspension systems, couplings and test systems.
Tecum Capital invested in VfD Technologies (Bethlehem, PA, US), a manufacturer of technology-intensive products for a variety of end markets. The Company excels in high-complexity, high-tolerance machining for medical, automation and robotics, and transportation applications.
Additional Note: Even though Covid-19 significantly impacted manufacturing sectors, there were a number of private equity investments in manufacturing companies in addition to the “Industrial Products” sub-sector highlighted above. These include manufacturers of chemicals, electronics, food & beverage, medical, pharma and plastics.
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