Willdan Group has completed its previously announced acquisition of Lime Energy Co, a national provider of energy solutions for utilities and their commercial customers. Under the terms of the agreement, Willdan acquired all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Lime Energy for USD120 million in cash, exclusive of

The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm, has added Atlas Knowledge (Atlas) to its Mintra Group platform. This is the second add-on for Mintra since Riverside’s 2014 investment in the company. Headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, Atlas provides digital learning solutions for safety critical industries, primarily for the oil and

O’Melveny has represented Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR), a global technology specialist in optical communications, in a definitive agreement under which II-VI Incorporated (NASDAQ:IIVI), will acquire the company in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately USD3.2 billion. The O’Melveny team was led by David Makarechian, Silicon Valley Partner and

Aquila Capital is to acquire a portfolio of 21 operational small-scale hydropower plants located in Northern and Central Portugal with a total capacity of approximately 100 MW from EDP. The investment marks Aquila Capital’s first step into Portugal’s hydropower market. Aquila Capital is already active in the Iberian Peninsula’s integrated

The Calumet Wex Group, an omni-channel retail chain for photographic products and services in Europe and a subsidiary of Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE & Co, is to acquire a majority interest in Foto-Video Sauter from its managing partner Bernd Sauter. Foto-Video Sauter generates annual revenues of around EUR22 million, operates

Morgan Lewis has advised Digital Colony, an investment firm focused on mobile and internet infrastructure, on its acquisition of Opencell, which expands presence in the United Kingdom. The transaction was signed on 1 November. Opencell provides multi-operator indoor mobile coverage for a variety of customers, building types, and sizes, particularly

KPS Capital Partners’ (KPS) portfolio company C&D Technologies (C&D) has agreed to acquire Trojan Battery Company (Trojan) from Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC and other shareholders.  Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   C&D’s acquisition of Trojan combines two leading specialty battery manufacturers with long histories of delivering

Chicago-based private equity firm Frontenac has acquired Motion Solutions, a provider of highly engineered linear motion, motion control and automation solutions for critical, high technology applications. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.   Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA, Motion Solutions pushes the limits of motion technology

Affiliates of CVC Fund VII (CVC) are to acquire ConvergeOne Holdings, a global IT and managed services provider of collaboration and technology solutions, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately USD1.8 billion.   Subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, ConvergeOne expects the transaction to close in the fourth