Outlook & Opportunities: Private Equity

Clarios is the global leader in advanced low-voltage battery solutions, powering one in three vehicles on the road.

We acquired Clarios as part of a carve-out from an industrial conglomerate in 2019, and since then we have repositioned it as an independent business and a U.S. headquartered global market leader. During our ownership, the business has meaningfully reinvested in its future growth, including in manufacturing capacity expansion. Today, Clarios is positioned at the forefront of global automotive electrification trends.

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DexKo Global is a leading global manufacturer and distributor of axles, chassis and other engineered components for the towable industrial and recreational trailer industries.

The business manufactures and distributes over 65,000 products, including customized solutions for over 40,000 customers globally. Since investing in the business, we have been focused on operational improvements focused on supply chain improvements and manufacturing productivity.
 

GEMS Education is a leading global operator of private K-12 schools. It is the largest operator in the Middle East, with approximately 140,000 students enrolled in over 60 schools across the UAE and Qatar.

In 2024 we partnered with the founding family to provide flexible, strategic capital ad operating expertise to support GEMS in the next phase of its growth. As a provider of critical social infrastructure in the Middle East, GEMS is ideally-positioned to benefit from the region’s growth as the largest and fastest growing private K-12 market globally.

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