Palatine-backed DTM Acquires TyreWatch

Caledonia Private Capital Acquires Direct Tyre Management from Palatine

August 19, 2024

Transportation

Caledonia Private Capital has completed a secondary buyout of Direct Tyre Management (DTM) from Palatine, acquiring the Blackpool‑based tyre management and fleet tyre services business. DTM, which grew revenue from £30m to £60m over the past two years and serves major fleet operators using predictive tyre-technology and roadside support, will partner with Caledonia to expand services and explore growth in other jurisdictions.

Sensata Technologies Acquires SmartWitness

October 26, 2021

Trucking & Fleet

Sensata Technologies has acquired SmartWitness Holdings, Inc., a provider of video telematics hardware, software and analytics for commercial fleets, to expand Sensata Insights’ video-based data and safety capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal was expected to close in Q4 2021 and adds SmartWitness’s ~85 employees and more than 250,000 deployed devices to Sensata’s fleet solutions portfolio.

Align Technologies Acquires FleetWatcher to Add Fleet Tracking and Materials Management

August 1, 2024

Construction

Align Technologies has acquired FleetWatcher, an Indianapolis-based fleet and materials management software provider serving heavy civil construction and asphalt paving customers. The deal, funded with additional capital from majority investor The Riverside Company, expands Align's construction operations platform to include telematics, materials management, and enhanced asset tracking capabilities.

Vespa Capital Invests in Digital Technology Advisory Group (DTAG)

January 5, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Vespa Capital has made a growth investment into Digital Technology Advisory Group Ltd (DTAG), backing the group's incumbent management team to scale its data-led marketing, research and communications capabilities. DTAG — which comprises 2CV, The Value Engineers (TVE) and Signal — is headquartered in London, employs over 250 people and serves global blue-chip clients across the UK, US and Asia.

Tango Acquires WatchWire

August 9, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Tango, a Dallas-based provider of cloud-based real estate and facilities management software, has acquired WatchWire, a New York City-based sustainability and energy management SaaS provider. The deal—backed by Tango investor Berkshire Partners—adds energy management, emissions tracking and carbon reporting capabilities to Tango's platform; financial terms were not disclosed.

Best4Tires Group Acquires 1a Berlin-Tyre GmbH & Co. KG

June 15, 2022

Automotive

Best4Tires Group, a Rivean Capital portfolio company, has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 1a Berlin-Tyre GmbH & Co. KG (Berlin-Tyre), a leading tire wholesaler based in Bernau bei Berlin. The acquisition strengthens Best4Tires' presence in eastern Germany and is intended to improve product availability, logistics and service quality as part of a buy-and-build strategy; the transaction is subject to competition authority approval and expected to close in July 2022.