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This week’s highlights include healthtech, geospatial AI, industrial software, and marina services:
- Add-on: LDC-backed Aquavista completes a triple marina acquisition to strengthen its position in North West England’s leisure boating market.
- Add-on: EQT-owned CitiusTech acquires Health Data Movers, reinforcing its AI-powered integration capabilities in health IT systems.
- Add-on: Volpi Capital’s Cyclomedia acquires Detekt, an AI-based road infrastructure analysis platform, enhancing its geospatial analytics offering.
- Acquisition: Peak Rock Capital acquires Aegis Industrial Software, a US-based developer of modular MES platforms for industrial production.
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Lloyds Development Capital (Ldc)
Add-on: The marina operator Aquavista makes a triple acquisition
Backed by Lloyds Development Capital (LDC), Aquavista (£22.5 million of revenue in 2024, East Midlands / ENG), a company that operates inland and coastal marinas offering mooring services, the sale of new and used boats, the supply of marine items, maintenance and repairs, and related services, makes a triple acquisition by acquiring Fettlers Wharf Marina (North West / ENG), a company that manages a marina and provides on-site facility maintenance, including electrical connections, water points, showers, sanitary facilities, laundry, secure access as well as the provision of essential navigation resources and waste disposal services; Furness Vale Marina (North West / ENG), a company that manages a port facility, offering berths for boats of various sizes with secure access and a full range of services; and Marple Marina (North West / ENG), a company that manages a secure mooring facility for different types of boats. The transaction was financed by Barings and Clydesdale Bank. These acquisitions will allow Aquavista to strengthen its presence in the North West of England.
Lloyds Development Capital, press release
EQT Partners
Add-on: CitiusTech acquires the health IT consulting company Health Data Movers
Held by EQT Partners and present in Bain Capital’s portfolio, CitiusTech (New Jersey / USA), a provider of consulting and technology and digital transformation services for healthcare and life sciences companies, acquires Health Data Movers (Florida / USA), a company specializing in the implementation of electronic health record systems, data migration, interoperability, and data archiving solutions. This acquisition allows CitiusTech to strengthen its healthcare system integration capabilities by incorporating AI, intelligent automation, and advanced data solutions directly into clinical workflows.
CitiusTech, press release
Volpi Capital
Add-on: Cyclomedia acquires the road infrastructure data platform Detekt
Owned by Volpi Capital and backed by LGT Capital Partners, Cyclomedia (€71.4 million in revenue in 2022, Gelderland / NLD), a company that develops, builds and operates mobile mapping systems and provides panoramic images as well as real and accurate data for municipal authorities and large companies active in the fields of telecommunications, utilities, infrastructure, solar energy, construction, real estate and insurance, has acquired Detekt (Vienna / AUT), an artificial intelligence-based data platform that automatically identifies and classifies road infrastructure elements, such as signs, markings, defects and surface types, from mobile mapping data. This transaction allows Cyclomedia to strengthen its AI road analysis capabilities, integrating Detekt’s advanced technology and expertise to improve its competitiveness in geospatial solutions and generate value for its customers and partners.
Volpi Capital, press release
Peak Rock Capital
Acquisition: Peak Rock Capital acquires the developer of modular manufacturing execution systems (MES), Aegis Industrial Software
Peak Rock Capital announces the acquisition of Aegis Industrial Software (Pennsylvania / USA), a company that develops modular manufacturing execution systems (MES) on an IIoT platform, facilitating the digital management and control of production operations in various sectors. With the support of Peak Rock Capital, Aegis will be able to accelerate the development of its FactoryLogix software platform, expand its presence in new international markets, and explore strategic acquisition opportunities.
Peak Rock Capital, press release