Wendel $910 million acquisition of Crisis Prevention Institute

Overview:

• French Investment firm Wendel has acquired Crisis Prevention Institute for $910 million from FFL Partners, a private equity firm focused on growth investments in middle market companies.
• Crisis Prevention Institute, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been providing crisis prevention and intervention training programmes to help professionals respond to anxious, hostile and violent behaviours with safe and effective methods for nearly four decades.
• Raymond James Financial and Harris Williams served as financial advisers to Crisis Prevention Institute.
• The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2019, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals