Clearlake’s Janus Goes Public Through Merger
Clearlake Capital Group L.P.-backed
Janus International Group LLC has agreed to merge with
Juniper Industrial Holdings Inc. through Janus’ parent company
Janus Midco LLC. The deal sees Janus become a publicly-listed company on the New York Stock Exchange.
Janus provides industrial building products, self-storage and access control technology. “We are enthusiastic about Janus’s future prospects and believe the company will be able to accelerate its compelling growth plans as a public company,” says Janus chairman and Clearlake managing partner
Jose Feliciano. “Janus has an unparalleled position in the products and technologies it offers to the self-storage and industrial sectors, which are experiencing significant tailwinds.” Investment firm Clearlake focuses on growing companies in the industrials, technology, and consumer sectors. Juniper is a public company focusing on merging with businesses in the industrials se
Shanghai Wanye Acquires Compart from Platinum
Shanghai Wanye Enterprises Co. Ltd. has bought
Compart Systems Pte Ltd. from
Platinum Equity for around $398 million.
Real estate developer Shanghai Wanye focuses on investments in the industrial flow control sector. Singapore-based Compart is a parts manufacturer with plants in China and Malaysia. Platinum invests in middle market companies in the manufacturing, distribution, transportation, media and entertainment, technology and telecommunications industries. “We transformed Compart from a traditional manufacturing business into a technology-driven solutions provider that is now much more valuable to its multi-national customers in need of high-quality manufacturing partners in Asia,” says Platinum managing director
Elridge and Snowflake Invest in Knoema
Elridge has agreed to acquire data technology company
Knoema. The deal also sees
Snowflake Ventures making an investment in the target.
The partnership with cloud technology company Snowflake combines Knoema’s data sets with Snowflake’s data cloud. “We are excited to partner with Knoema, accelerating the growth of the Data Cloud and bringing a wealth of open data sets to our customers,” says Snowflake Ventures head
Stefan Williams.
Elridge focuses on growing businesses in the insurance, credit, technology, real estate, media, and consumer sectors. “Knoema’s rapid time to market and depth of content complements and enhances an organization’s in-house data infrastructure, and we are super excited to see the value that it can unleash for its clients as we move forward.” says Elridge operating partner