Travers Smith, Avance, Sullivan & Cromwell, Kirkland & Ellis, A&O Shearman advised on Inflexion’s acquisition of Marioff.

Inflexion, a leading European mid-market private equity firm, has agreed to acquire Marioff, a global leader in high-pressure water mist fire suppression systems, from Sentinel Capital Partners and its portfolio company Spectrum Safety Solutions. The investment is being made through Inflexion’s Buyout Fund VI and marks its seventh investment in the Nordic region.

Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, Marioff designs, manufactures, installs and services fire suppression systems across marine and land-based environments, and operates in more than 70 countries. The company’s HI-FOG® technology is widely used across applications including data centres, cruise ships, naval vessels and industrial facilities.

Travers Smith advised Inflexion on the acquisition.

The private equity and financial sponsors team was led by Partners Tom Hartwright and Jaryd Davidson, supported by Senior Associate Eric Van Winssen, Associates Lora Abagero and Eloise Boyd, and Trainee Niall Lamont.

Competition advice was provided by Partner Ingrid Hodgskiss, along with Senior Associate Tom Davies, Associate Emily Wilcock and Trainee Matthew Hibbert. Tax advice was provided by Partner Hannah Manning, supported by Associates Ross McGregor and Claudia French. Technology and commercial transactions support was provided by Senior Associate Andy Maxwell.

Avance advised Inflexion on the Finnish law aspects of the transaction.

Sullivan & Cromwell advised Inflexion on financing matters in connection with the transaction.

The team included Chris McLaughlin, Anna Delaud, Siddhant Iyer and Trainee Solicitor Alice Palmer, with tax advice provided by Ian Ferreira, Andrew Thomson and Isadora Janssen.

Kirkland & Ellis advised Sentinel Capital Partners and its portfolio company Spectrum Safety Solutions on the sale of Marioff.

The team included corporate lawyers Dipak Bhundia, Jay Swain, Sher Lin Wong, George Rix and Michael Leaf Puvanesan; technology and IP transactions lawyers André Duminy, Jenni Polson, Saif Khan and Luke Vaz; tax lawyers Peter Abbott, Amy Francis and Chloe Rowan; and environmental transactions lawyers Sam Dykstra and Carter Vella.

A&O Shearman advised private credit lenders supporting Inflexion on the financing for the acquisition.

The team was led by debt finance Partners Denise Gibson and Temi Esho, alongside Tax Partner Esther Lemmon, Senior Associate Nicole Bourge, Associates Swati Lal, Camille Tournie, Eunjee Chae and Eve Goodhart, and Trainee Meron Haile.