Going Private Transactions in United Kingdom

Spectris is a supplier of productivity enhancing instrumentation and controls. The Company's products and technologies help customers to improve product quality and performance, improve core manufacturing processes, reduce downtime and wastage and reduce time to market. Spectris operates across four business segments which reflect the applications and industries it serves: Materials Analysis, Test and Measurement, In-line Instrumentation and Industrial Controls. Spectris was founded in 1915 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

KKR
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.kkr.com

De La Rue is a provider of products and services that enable currency production and secure identity solutions. The Company designs and manufactures banknotes, polymer substrates, and authentication technologies used by governments and central banks worldwide. De La Rue was founded in 1813 and is headquartered in Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom.

Atlas Holdings
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Greenwich, Connecticut
www.atlasholdingsllc.com
Advisor: King & Spalding

Hargreaves Lansdown is a helper of investors to make more of their investments by providing information, service and the best prices. They are a fund supermarket, a fund manager, a discount broker, a stockbroker, a pensions specialist, an annuity specialist, a wealth manager and a financial adviser. In other words, a one-stop shop. Hargreaves Lansdown was founded in 1981 and is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Nordic Capital
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Stockholm, Sweden
www.nordiccapital.com

CVC Capital Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
www.cvc.com

ADIA
Investor
Sovereign Wealth Fund
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
www.adia.ae

Windward is a Maritime AI company, providing an all-in-one platform to accelerate global trade. Windward's AI-powered decision support and exception management platform, enhanced with Generative AI, offers a 360° view of the maritime ecosystem and enables stakeholders to make real-time, predictive intelligence-driven decisions to achieve business and operational readiness. Windward is based in London, United Kingdom.

FTV Capital
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
San Francisco, California
www.ftvcapital.com

Eckoh works with blue-chip organizations and provides secure payment products and customer service solutions. Its customer service solutions enable processing payments, transactions and inquiries without the caller needing to talk to a contact centre agent. Eckoh was founded in 1997 and is based in Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom.

Bridgepoint
Investor
Private Equity Firm
London, United Kingdom
www.bridgepointgroup.com

Alliance Pharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company. Alliance Pharma was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Chippenham, United Kingdom.

DBAY Advisors
Investor
Asset Manager
Douglas, United Kingdom
www.dbayadvisors.com

Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Genève, Switzerland
am.edmond-de-rothschild.com/uk/en/intermediaries-private-investors/our-expertise/private-equity

Alpha FMC is a global asset and wealth management consulting firm providing specialist consultancy services to blue-chip asset and wealth managers and their third-party administrators. Alpha FMC was incorporated in 2003 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Bridgepoint
Investor
Private Equity Firm
London, United Kingdom
www.bridgepointgroup.com

Atlantica sustainable infrastructure manages and invests in renewable energy, storage, efficient natural gas and heat, transmission lines and water assets. Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure was founded in 2014 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

ECP
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Summit, New Jersey
www.ecpgp.com
Advisor: Latham & Watkins

Darktrace is a provider of cyber defense software that helps enterprises and government bodies protect themselves against advanced attacks and data compromises from within the network. Darktrace's approach allows enterprises to protect their information and intellectual property from state sponsored, criminal groups or malicious employees whom are already inside the networks of every critical infrastructure company. Darktrace combines decades of government cyber threat expertise with world-leading University of Cambridge mathematicians, and software engineers who have experience deploying the largest, most sensitive software. Darktrace was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Thoma Bravo
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Chicago, Illinois
www.thomabravo.com

Gresham is a software and services company that specialises in providing real-time transaction control and enterprise data integrity solutions. Gresham was founded in 1969 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

STG
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Menlo Park, California
www.stg.com
Advisor: Paul Hastings

Tenpin is a bowling alley and family entertainment center operator with centers across the United Kingdom. Tenpin strives to offer its customers a best-in-class experience through a suite of activities including bowling lanes, arcade centers, escape rooms, karaoke, laser tag, billiards, table tennis, and soft play. Tenpin was formed in 2003 and is headquartered in Cranfield Bedfordshire, England.

Trive Capital
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Dallas, Texas
www.trivecapital.com
Advisors: Kirkland & Ellis , Cavendish

DX Group provides parcel, freight, secure courier, and logistics services in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company operates through two segments, DX Freight and DX Express. DX Group was founded in 1975 and is based in Datchet, the United Kingdom.

H.I.G. Private Equity
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Miami, Florida
www.higprivateequity.com

Smart Metering Services is an energy infrastructure company which owns, installs, and manages carbon reduction (CaRe) assets, including smart meters and energy storage. Smart Metering Services was founded in 1995 and is based in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

KKR
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.kkr.com
Advisor: Dentons

Blancco Technology Group provides after-sales services for consumer technology companies worldwide. Blancco Technology Group was founded in 1997 and is based in Bishop's Stortford, the United Kingdom.

Francisco Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
San Francisco, California
www.franciscopartners.com
Advisors: Ropes & Gray , Canaccord Genuity

Instem is a provider of IT applications to the early development healthcare market delivering compelling solutions for data collection, management and analysis across the R&D continuum. Instem was founded in 1969 and is based in Stone, England.

ArchiMed
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Lyon, France
www.archimed-group.eu

Ergomed is a profitable UK-based business providing drug development services to the pharmaceutical industry and has a growing portfolio of co-development partnerships. It operates in over 50 countries. Ergomed provides clinical development, trial management and pharmacovigilance services to over 100 clients ranging from top 10 pharmaceutical companies to small and mid-sized drug development companies. Ergomed was founded in 1997 and is based in Guildford, United Kingdom.

Permira
Investor
Private Equity Firm
London, United Kingdom
www.permira.com