TriMech Acquires Solid Solutions Group
June 28, 2022
TriMech, a portfolio company of Sentinel Capital Partners, has acquired Solid Solutions Group (SSG), the leading SOLIDWORKS reseller and 3D CAD/CAM services provider in the United Kingdom and Ireland, from LDC. The deal expands TriMech's global engineering design platform, adds SSG’s ~23 UK/Ireland offices and 250+ employees, and is supported by follow-on equity from Sentinel; Solid Solutions’ CEO Alan Sampson will become President of TriMech’s UK & European business.
- Buyers
- TriMech, Sentinel Capital Partners
- Targets
- Solid Solutions Group (SSG)
- Sellers
- LDC
- Platforms
- TriMech
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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