The Lincoln team’s depth of software sector perspective and opinion experience was on display through the analysis, advice and process management which was valuable to our team and partners as we navigated the process and transaction.
Hollie Moore Haynes
Founder and Managing Partner at Luminate Capital Partners

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Luminates Warburg Pincus Conexiom 2021

Conexiom has been recapitalized by Luminate Capital and Warburg Pincus

Luminate Capital Partners is a private equity firm investing in growth software companies. Luminate partners with management teams to provide capital to drive strategy, growth and operational improvements. Luminate’s portfolio… Read More

GemSpring AINS 2021

Gemspring Capital has acquired AINS

Client: Gemspring Capital, LLC Client Location: United States Target: AINS Inc Target Location: United States Acquirer: Gemspring Capital, LLC Acquirer Location: United States Target Description: AINS Inc is a software… Read More

Mission Consumer Capital Local Hive Falfurrias Capital Partners 2021

Mission Consumer Capital has sold Local Hive Honey to Falfurrias Capital Partners

Local Hive produces 23 varietals of raw and unfiltered honey sourced exclusively from local beekeepers across various states and regions throughout the United States. Each honey has its own unique… Read More

IK Partners Plastiflex 3D Investors 2021

IK Partners has acquired Plastiflex from 3d investors

Plastiflex is the market-leading, global supplier of high-end, customized, tube system solutions for the healthcare, industrial and appliances markets. Operating seven manufacturing facilities and with a presence across four continents,… Read More

Platinum Equity PCI Limited Celestica Inc. 2021

Platinum Equity has sold PCI Limited to Celestica Inc.

Singapore headquartered PCI is an engineering-led, electronics manufacturing service provider for leading customers in diverse end markets. The company’s design centers with strong capabilities in radio frequency technology, Internet of… Read More

Sun Capital Sport And Leisure Group Chequers 2021

Sun European Partners affiliate has acquired Sports & Leisure Group

Headquartered in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, SLG is the leading European, artificial-grass systems provider for sports, leisure and landscaping. With four state-of-the-art production sites across three continents, SLG has a cross-continental reach,… Read More

WAM Primekss SINEK 2021

Wermuth Asset Management’s Green Gateway Fund completed management buyout of Primekss

Primekss is a specialized concrete contractor and technology partner for concrete contractors. Primekss offers a comprehensive solution to produce concrete floor and structural elements that are cast 30% faster and… Read More

Agilence Cuadrilla Capital 2021

Agilence, Inc. has been sold to Cuadrilla Capital

Agilence is a leading, retail data management and analytics, Software as a Service (SaaS) platform, serving over 200 leading grocery, pharmacy, restaurant and retail enterprises. Agilence’s software platform aggregates and… Read More

Industrial Growth Partners APCT Angeles Equity Partners 2021

IGP has acquired APCT, Inc. from Angeles Equity Partners, LLC

Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, APCT is a designer and manufacturer of low-volume, high-mix, advanced technology-printed circuit boards, including multi-layer rigid, high density interconnect, rigid-flex and flexible circuits. The company… Read More

Palero Capital has sold Melle Gallhöfer to Stark Group, a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners

Client: Palero Capital GmbH Client Headquarters: Germany Target: Melle Gallhöfer Dach GmbH Target Headquarters: Germany Acquirer: Stark Group (CVC Capital Partners Limited) Acquirer Headquarters: Germany / Luxembourg Target Description: Melle… Read More

Endeavour Capital DTC Logistics Greenbriar Equity 2021

Endeavour Capital has sold Wineshipping to Greenbriar Equity Group

Wineshipping Wineshipping, headquartered in Napa, California, is the undisputed market leading provider of direct-to-consumer logistics and fulfillment solutions for the wine and alcoholic beverages industry. The company is uniquely positioned… Read More

3i Group Magnitude Software Insight Software Genstar Hg Capital TA Associates 2021

3i has agreed to sell Magnitude Software to insightsoftware, a portfolio company of TA Associates, Hg Capital and Genstar Capital

Magnitude is a market leader in data-management software solutions. Magnitude helps companies turn their core business data into continuous intelligence, providing actionable insights to shorten the path from data to… Read More

Insight Equity Plasman Middleground Capital 2021

Insight Equity has sold Plasman to MiddleGround Capital

Plasman is a leading global Tier 1 supplier of exterior trim, bumpers / fascias and sub-components for many of the largest original equipment manufacturers in the automotive industry. With a… Read More

Levine Leichtman has sold Caring Brands International to Wellspring Capital Management

Client: Levine Lechtman Capital Partners Client Location: United States Target: Caring Brands International Target Location: United States Acquirer: Wellspring Capital Management Acquirer Location: United States Target Description: Caring Brands International is a global franchisor… Read More

Magnetar Financial KIMS Hospital LycaHealth 2021

Magnetar has sold KIMS Hospital to LycaHealth

KIMS is the largest independent hospital in Kent, UK, providing inpatient, day care and outpatient procedures across 35 specialties to PMI, self-pay and National Health Service (NHS)-funded patients. KIMS’ specialties… Read More

BrentWood 2021

Brentwood Associates has successfully completed a continuation vehicle transaction

Los Angeles, California-based Brentwood Associates is a private equity investment firm with an over 30-year history of investing in middle market growth-oriented consumer and technology-enabled business services companies. The firm’s… Read More

Goldner Hawn Control Devices HBM Holdings 2021

Goldner Hawn has sold Control Devices to HBM Holdings

Control Devices is a leading designer and manufacturer of highly engineered flow control products, utilized in niche gas, air and liquid applications across a diverse array of end markets, including… Read More

Ocean Avenue Capital Partners and JW Hill Capital have recapitalized Burrana with a new senior credit facility

Client: JW Hill Capital Client Location: United States Target: Burrana Target Location: United States Target Description: Burrana is an industry leading provider of in-flight entertainment, power and wireless equipment to commercial airlines.

Perforce Software Francisco Partners Clearlake Capital BlazeMeter Broadcom 2021

Perforce has agreed to acquire BlazeMeter Continuous Testing platform from Broadcom

BlazeMeter CT is a complete, integrated, continuous testing platform built on and fully compatible with open source. Used by some of the largest global enterprises, BlazeMeter CT provides a single… Read More

Summit Wowza Clearhaven Partners 2021

Summit Partners has sold Wowza Media Systems to Clearhaven Partners

Client: Summit Partners, L.P. Client Location: United States Target: Wowza Media Systems, LLC Target Location: United States Acquirer: Clearhaven Partners LP Acquirer Location: United States Target Description: Wowza is a… Read More

Peak Rock Capital Surveying And Mapping Austin Ventures 2021

Peak Rock Capital Affiliate has acquired SAM Companies

SAM is a leading provider of geospatial services to utility, transportation and broader infrastructure clients. SAM’s comprehensive service offering includes surveying and building information modeling, geographic information systems, aerial mapping,… Read More

Alinda Capital Partners has acquired Big Truck Rental

Client: Alinda Capital Partners Client Location: United States Target: Big Truck Rental Target Location: United States Acquirer: Alinda Capital Partners Acquirer Location: United States Target Description: Big Truck Rental is a market-leading provider… Read More

Maclean Investment Partners Tramec Holdings High Street Capital Wells Fargo Strategic Capital 2021

Tramec LLC has received an investment from High Street Capital and Wells Fargo Strategic Capital

Tramec is headquartered in Iola, Kansas, with production facilities located in Galion, Ohio; Holland and Muskegon, Michigan; Alsip, Elk Grove Village and Rock Falls, Illinois; Wellington, Kansas; and Melbourne, Australia.… Read More

OneSpace Highland Capital Partners Lewis And Clark Ventures Ascential 2021

OneSpace has been sold to Ascential plc

OneSpace is a leading digital shelf optimization company based in Swansea, Illinois. The company provides a suite of tools and services to help consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands win a… Read More

Cotton Holdings Sun Capital Partners Inc 2021

Cotton Holdings a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners has completed a leveraged dividend recapitalization

Client: Cotton Holdings Client Headquarters: United States Target: Cotton Holdings Target Headquarters: United States Target Description: Cotton Holdings, Inc., is a global, diversified holding company with subsidiaries that provide property restoration, construction,… Read More