March 2019

Argand Partners, the New York- and San Francisco Bay Area-based middle market buyout firm, today announced that Oase Living Water (“OASE”) has acquired the German-based Söll Group (“Söll”), a leading supplier of specialized water treatment products, water analysis and filtering technology, and premium fish food for consumer and commercial applications. Headquartered in Hörstel, Germany, OASE is the global market leader in water gardening products, offering a suite of products that enable the creation of tranquil, inviting outdoor oases, from simple to elaborate. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBCP) (“CPH” or the “Company”), a leading provider of concrete pumping services and concrete waste management services in the U.S. and U.K., has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Capital Pumping, LP and its affiliates (“Capital Pumping”) in an all-cash transaction. The purchase agreement was unanimously approved by CPH’s board of directors and is expected to close in the second calendar quarter of 2019, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.