CLEARLAKE CAPITAL-BACKED JANUS INTERNATIONAL, THE SELF-STORAGE BUILDING AND FACILITY AUTOMATION EXPERTS, ANNOUNCE THE ACQUISITIONS OF NOKĒ, INC. AND ACTIVE SUPPLY AND DESIGN (CDM) LTD
Partnership With Nokē Will Further the Growth and Development of the SecurGuard® Smart Entry System
Temple, GA Dec 13, 2018 – Janus International Group, LLC (“Janus”), the leading global manufacturer and supplier of turn-key building solutions and new technology for the self-storage industry, today announced the acquisition of Nokē, Inc. (“Nokē”) the creator of high tech smart locking solutions. The acquisition will allow both companies to continue to develop and enhance the SecurGuard® Smart Entry System that was released earlier this year. The Smart Entry System has modernized access control in self-storage by allowing tenants mobile access to their unit, gates, man-doors, and elevators. With an electronic lock on every unit door, the system provides peace of mind for both tenants and operators along with unprecedented individual door security.
Janus also announced today the acquisition of Active Supply and Design (CDM) Ltd (“ASD”), one of Europe’s top installers and self-storage systems solutions providers. The combination of Janus’ European operations and ASD will continue to develop, manufacture and install market leading solutions for the international self-storage market. The combined organization now offers a full suite of solutions for operators and builders of self-storage facilities, including the SecurGuard® Smart Entry System.
David Curtis, Founder and CEO of Janus said of the acquisitions, “We’re very excited to have Nokē and ASD join the Janus family, and are thrilled about the innovative solutions we’ll be providing to the self-storage industry on a global scale. All three companies will continue to serve and support our customers with high quality products and solutions to help them build and operate their businesses more efficiently.”
“We’re thrilled to reinforce our partnership with Janus, and we’re excited to offer facility owners globally a more robust and high tech security solution for their facilities, while increasing their visibility, connectivity, and control over their business,” said David Gengler, Co-founder and CEO of Nokē.
José E. Feliciano, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, and Colin Leonard, Partner, at Clearlake added, “We are pleased to bring Nokē and ASD under the rapidly growing Janus platform. David Curtis and his team have consistently demonstrated an ability to grow Janus by delivering innovative new products and technologies to its customers.”
For more information about the smart security and access control solution, visit: www.JanusIntl.com/SecurGuardApp.
ABOUT JANUS
Janus International Group, LLC (www.janusintl.com) is the leading global manufacturer and supplier of turn-key self-storage building solutions including: roll up and swing doors, hallway systems and re-locatable storage units, and facility and door automation tools. The Janus team operates out of several U.S. locations and five locations internationally.
ABOUT NOKĒ
Nokē Inc. designs and manufactures the Nokē line of smart-locks, providing a reliable, safe, and cost-effective way for businesses to eliminate the pain points of key management. Nokē gives companies a valuable security product to add to their collection of IoT devices as a means to secure and monetize ships, trucks, buildings, utility cabinets, warehouses, and more. For more information visit www.Nokē.com.
ABOUT ACTIVE SUPPLY AND DESIGN
For almost 25 years, Active Supply and Design (CDM) Ltd has been serving the self-storage market in both the UK and Europe. With customers ranging from multi-site operators to smaller owners and operators, as well as removal experts and ex-warehouse logistic companies, ASD’s commitment to quality and customer satisfaction serves as the foundation for everything they do. For more information about ASD, visit www.askactive.com.
About Clearlake
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is a leading private investment firm founded in 2006. With a sector-focused approach, the firm seeks to partner with world-class management teams by providing patient, long-term capital to dynamic businesses that can benefit from Clearlake’s operational improvement approach, O.P.S.® The firm’s core target sectors are software and technology-enabled services, industrials and energy; and consumer. Clearlake has managed over $8 billion of institutional capital since inception and its senior investment principals have led or co-led over 100 investments. More information is available at www.clearlakedev.wpengine.com.
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