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Boston, Massachusetts, January 14, 2019— Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based investment firm, announced today that Matthew B. Gooch has joined the firm as its Director of Business Development.  “Matt is a highly talented professional with a demonstrated ability to build relationships across a variety of industries,” said Ross M. Jones, a Managing Director at Berkshire Partners. “He has a track record of … Read More

SAN RAMON, Calif., Dec. 11, 2018/PRNewswire/ — Accela, the leading provider of cloud-based solutions for government, announced today that Gary Kovacs has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer. Kovacs brings decades of enterprise software, cloud and mobile technology leadership and executive management experience to Accela. Gary will focus on enhancing the customer experience, accelerating SaaS transformation for both Accela and its customers, working with … Read More

STELLARTON, NS, Dec. 10, 2018 /CNW/ – Empire Company Limited (“Empire” or the “Company”) (TSX: EMP.A) announced today that it has completed its purchase of Farm Boy, one of the most exciting, fastest growing and successful food retailers in the country. All closing conditions, including receipt of a no-action letter from the Competition Bureau, have been satisfied.  “We are thrilled to officially team … Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, November 27, 2018 — Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based investment firm, announced today that Joe Delaney has joined the firm as an Advisory Director.  “We’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Joe over a number of years and recognize him as an exceptionally talented executive with an impressive track record leading companies across the healthcare and consumer industries,” said Chris … Read More

Over 100 edge locations planned by 2020; Vapor IO on track to be the largest provider of interconnected edge data center facilities, coast-to-coast AUSTIN, Texas– (BUSINESS WIRE)–Vapor IO, developers of the first fully-integrated hardware and software solutions for edge computing, today announced a Series C funding round led by private equity firm Berkshire Partners, with participation from current investor Crown … Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, January 4, 2018 — Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based investment firm, announced today that Blake Gottesman and Sam Spirn were appointed Managing Directors effective January 1, 2018.  They join the 22 current Managing Directors of Berkshire in managing the firm and its affiliated investment funds.  The firm’s 24 Managing Directors have an average tenure of 17 years with the firm. Mr. … Read More

Kendra Scott has designs on a legacy brand December 21, 2017 – For Kendra Scott, the Austinite whose jewelry products are finding a footing on the world stage, any thoughts of the difficulties and layoffs her company faced nearly a decade ago during the Great Recession are long gone.  Indeed, the past two years alone have pushed Kendra Scott LLC into legacy brand territory. … Read More

Berkshire Partners and TPG Growth co-lead $275 million investment as the company positions for the next phase of growth Precision Medicine Group (PMG) announced today that it has reached an agreement for a $275 million investment that positions the company for the next phase of growth. The transaction is being led by Berkshire Partners and TPG Growth and also includes … Read More

Toronto, December 18, 2017: OMERS Private Equity, the private equity arm of OMERS, the defined benefit pension plan for Ontario’s municipal employees, and Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based investment firm, have announced that they have agreed to sell Husky IMS International Ltd. (“Husky”, or the “Company”) to funds managed and/or advised by Platinum Equity for US$3.85 billion.   Based in Bolton, Ontario, … Read More

Boston, Massachusetts — December 14, 2017 — Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based investment firm, announced today that Torres Unidas (“TU”), a leading independent owner and operator of communication towers in South America, was acquired by Andean Tower Partners.  Daniel Seiner, CEO of TU, will be CEO of the combined company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  “We are grateful for Berkshire’s support from the … Read More