A Track Record of Market-Defining Success

Advised 3i Group plc, a London-listed investment company specializing in private equity and infrastructure, on the sale of three portfolio companies.

Advised Apax Partners, a global private equity firm with more than 50 years of investing experience, on the sale of two portfolio companies.

Apax is considered to be one of the oldest and largest PE firms operating internationally, ranked 15th globally.

Advised Brinkman International Group, a privately held manufacturing group serving aerospace, medical, industrial, and defense markets, on the sale of MSK Precision Products to PrecisionX Group, a CORE Industrial Partners portfolio company focused on precision manufacturing for critical-use applications.

Advised Kenneth Crosby, a leading distributor of cutting tools, abrasives, fasteners, gauges, and industrial products, on its sale to publicly traded DXP Enterprises. The acquisition expanded DXP’s presence in the eastern United States and strengthened its metalworking capabilities.

Advised NYNEX, a major U.S. telecommunications company that later became part of Verizon, on the sale of two subsidiaries and other strategic M&A matters.

Advised Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft and a prominent technology investor, on the sale of Layered, Inc., an early software company in his investment portfolio.

Served as exclusive financial advisor to Photon Technology International (located in New Jersey), a developer of advanced fluorescence and electro-optical instrumentation, on its sale to HORIBA, a Japan-based global leader in scientific and measurement technologies. The combination strengthened HORIBA’s position in fluorescence spectroscopy.

Advised a family-owned client on three separate company sales across technology and business services: PSC Communications (computer networking company), Taima Corporation (call center company), and Accentus (provider of outsourced medical transcription services).

The repeat engagements reflect Versailles’ long-term advisory relationships with entrepreneur- and family-owned businesses.

Advised Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN), one of the world’s leading semiconductor companies, on the sale of a business division.

Texas Instruments is one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide.