Pipeline & The purpose of a business is to create a customer – 2017-11-19

THINK:  Why do business fail?  “The purpose of a business is to create a customer.” – Peter Drucker  Tackling problems that are interesting to solve rather than those that serve a market need was cited as the number one reason for failure in a notable 42% of cases. – CB Insight

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PIPELINE ( Private Equity 2017-11-19 )

• Optiv Security, which is backed by KKR, acquired Decision Lab, a big data, automation and orchestration services company. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. (riseSEA knows KKR)

• Cerberus acquired a 3% stake in Deutsche Bank (DB:DBK), according to Reuters. (One of our riseSEA members has $300 million term sheet with DB)

• Bridgepoint agreed to buy the Burger King brand in the UK, according to Reuters. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

• Shore Points Capital acquired GenAlpha Technologies, a Brookfield, Wisc.-based provider of software and services for original equipment manufacturers. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

• Equistone Partners Europe Limited made an investment of an undisclosed amount in BFT Mastclimbing, a U.K.-based independent specialist for the specification, rental, and installation of mast climbing work platforms. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

• Serent Capital made an investment of an undisclosed amount in CallRevu, a Baltimore-based provider of automotive dealer call management software.

• Caligor Holdco LLC, which is owned by Diversis Capital, acquired The Coghlan Group, a Bastrop, Texas-based materials management service company for clinical trials. No financial terms were disclosed.

• Spanos Barber Jesse & Co made an investment of an undisclosed amount in DENNIS, a Portland, Ore.-based provider of school uniforms. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

• Magna5, which is backed by NewSpring Holdings, acquired NetServe365, a  Pittsburgh, Penn.-based managed services provider. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

• The Riverside Company acquired iView Systems, a Toronto-based provider of public safety software solutions for the gaming and hospitality markets, as an add-on for its Omnigo Software platform. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

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