Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises The Riverside Company on the acquisition of Dingo Software

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) is pleased to have advised The Riverside Company (Riverside) on its acquisition of Dingo Software via a competitive auction process.

Dingo Software is a leading provider of predictive maintenance and condition monitoring software for asset-intensive industries, across mining, energy and rail.

The HSF Kramer team was led by partner Andrew Clyne and senior associate Sarah Ward, with support of solicitor Vanessa Filipendin and graduates Jasper Freeman and Alicia Wise.

Andrew Clyne said, “We are delighted to have advised our long-standing client, Riverside, on this new acquisition. Riverside has an incredible track record in managing assets in this sector and we look forward to watching the business continue to grow in partnership with Riverside.”

This deal is the latest example of HSF Kramer’s market-leading work in private equity. Other examples include advising:

• The Carlyle Group on its acquisition of Waste Services Group from Livingbridge via a competitive auction process.
• Riverside on its acquisition of Energy Exemplar and subsequent sale to Blackstone and Vista.
• Riverside on its acquisition of Virtual IT Group.
• Riverside on its acquisition of Avance Clinical.
• Adamantem Capital on its acquisition of Mason Stevens by way of scheme of arrangement.
• Pacific Equity Partners on its acquisition of Serenitas.
• Madison Dearborn Partners’ and HPS Investment Partners’ portfolio company, The Ardonagh Group, on its acquisition of PSC Insurance Group Limited by way of a scheme of arrangement and subsequent corporate carve out of the Australian and global operations.
• EQT and its portfolio company, Icon Group, on its acquisition of the Pharmaxo Group.
• Quadrant on its investment in Canva.
• Quadrant on its acquisition of Birch & Waite.
• Mercury Capital on its acquisition of Fyfe.
• Mercury Capital on its acquisition of JMC Academy.
• Advent Partners on its strategic investment in MySite.