LOS ANGELES, December 28, 2012 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired Verisae, Inc. (“Verisae”), a global provider of SaaS, cloud-based solutions that help large retailers reduce energy and asset lifecycle costs by monitoring and managing energy efficiency, asset performance and environmental compliance. The company’s platform enables retailers focused in grocery, food service and specialty retail, to centrally manage energy and asset costs across numerous facilities. By integrating business information and processes in one data platform, Verisae helps their customers improve bottom-line profits by 15-25%.

“We are very excited to be partnering with ...

LOS ANGELES, December 24, 2012 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired Vivonet Incorporated (“Vivonet”), a North American leader in cloud-based point-of-sale (“POS”) software and systems for the food service sector. The company’s solutions allow single and multi-location operations to remotely manage complex workflows, order management and consumer interactions. Vivonet’s robust data analytics capabilities and real-time reporting provide customers with the necessary tools to significantly enhance profitability and reduce costs within their current operating environment.

Steve Johnson, a partner at Marlin, stated, “Through its state of the art web-based software, world class management ...

LOS ANGELES, December 21, 2012 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has made an investment in Neff, Inc. (“Neff”), a leading accessories and apparel company focused on the action sports youth lifestyle market. Founded in 2002, Neff is firmly established as a premier brand for action sports accessories. Neff designs and markets beanies, hats, watches, sunglasses, tee shirts, gloves and other products for the snow, skate and surf lifestyle segments.

“We are thrilled with our success over the past few years and the future has never looked brighter,” stated Shaun Neff, CEO and founder ...

LOS ANGELES, November 19, 2012 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired MicroSun Technologies, LLC (“MicroSun”), a designer and assembler of highly engineered lithium-ion battery packs for portable electronics. MicroSun will be integrated with Palladium Energy (“Palladium”), a Marlin portfolio company, creating one of the industry’s leading providers of highly engineered energy storage solutions.

“The synergistic combination of Palladium and MicroSun, along with Marlin’s operational expertise and significant capital, will further solidify the company’s position as a market leader,” stated John Gatti, former president and COO of MicroSun, who will continue on as ...

LOS ANGELES, September 4, 2012 -Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired Absolute ATM Services, Inc. (“Absolute ATM”), a provider of ATM equipment and services including installation, upgrades, repairs and maintenance for financial institutions. Absolute ATM will be integrated with Burroughs, Inc. (“Burroughs”), a Marlin portfolio company.

“We are excited about the acquisition of Absolute ATM, which further expands our maintenance services footprint and strengthens our presence in the financial institutions market,” stated Alan Howard, CEO of Burroughs.

Steve Johnson, a principal at Marlin, added “The acquisition of Absolute ATM further enhances Burroughs’ servicing capabilities and ...

LOS ANGELES, August 1, 2012 -Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of ATC Drivetrain, Inc. (“ATC Drivetrain”) from GENCO ATC, North America’s second largest third-party logistics provider. ATC Drivetrain is a leading independent powertrain remanufacturer for light vehicles and medium- and heavy-duty trucks. The company provides a wide range of services including remanufacturing transmissions and engines, engineering design, core management and logistics services to automotive original equipment manufacturers and the independent aftermarket.

“The ATC Drivetrain team and I are extremely proud and excited to be joining forces with a first-class organization like Marlin Equity Partners,” stated ...

LOS ANGELES, June 20, 2012 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired Solvport, a nationwide provider of field services, project management, real-time monitoring, parts and supplies, and technical support for ATMs and electronic kiosks. Solvport will be integrated with Burroughs Payment Systems (“Burroughs”), a Marlin portfolio company, expanding Burroughs’ existing nationwide service network.

“Solvport and Burroughs share a common strategy in providing the highest level of service for their customers’ cash automation needs. In addition, the acquisition brings Burroughs a talented and successful team with deep industry expertise and a commitment to excellence ...

LOS ANGELES, May 31, 2012 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired Progressive Solutions Inc. (“Progressive”), a provider of enterprise management software for the building materials supply chain. The company’s industry-leading products, bisTrack and lumberTrack, provide software solutions to saw mills, lumber yards and suppliers of construction materials throughout North America and the UK. Progressive has been integrated with Solarsoft Business Systems (“Solarsoft”), a Marlin portfolio company.

“The acquisition of Progressive will allow us to accelerate our strategic expansion in the lumber and wood products sector,” stated Shawn McMorran, CEO of Solarsoft. “The ...

LOS ANGELES, April 30, 2012 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired the Messaging and Mediation product businesses from Openwave Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: UPIP, formerly OPWV) (“Openwave”). Marlin has renamed the acquired businesses Openwave Messaging and Openwave Mobility (formerly Mediation) and will operate each business as a standalone platform.

Openwave Messaging provides core e-mail and voicemail software solutions to major telecommunications service providers, mobile operators and cable operators. Openwave Mobility provides software solutions to mobile carriers that address the rising costs of consumer data usage by enhancing the profitability and efficiency of IP ...

LOS ANGELES, March 5, 2012 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired MCA Solutions, Inc. (“MCA”), a leading provider of Service Planning and Optimization (“SPO”) software. The company offers advanced inventory, forecasting and supply planning solutions, enabling customers to monitor performance and manage inventory levels that support their global service operations. MCA will be integrated with Servigistics, a Marlin portfolio company, creating the mar ket’s broadest and deepest solution for post-sales service automation.

“We are eager and excited to integrate MCA into our organization as we see inherent cross-selling opportunities within our respective ...

On Thursday, January 26, 2012, Robert Duffy, Vice President, Global Business Development, General Electric, and Peter Spasov, Partner, Marlin Equity Partners, discussed the challenges and advantages of corporate M&A and how the right transaction can create and add value within a large organization. They also addressed the current and future state of the global market and navigating the market from both the buy and sell sides.

 

PETER SPASOV: Can you briefly walk me through your background and the group you lead at GE?

ROBERT DUFFY:  I’m the vice president of the corporate business development (BD) group at General Electric. We’re ...