SK Capital, a private investment firm focused on the chemicals, specialty materials, and pharmaceuticals sectors, completed its previously announced acquisition of the Fire Safety and Oil Additives businesses of Israel Chemicals Ltd (ICL). The businesses have been renamed Perimeter Solutions (Perimeter) and will be headquartered in St Louis, Missouri. Edward

Hasa, a portfolio company of middle market private equity firm Peak Rock Capital, has acquired Inter Valley Pool Supply (IVPS), a leading packager and distributor of water treatment chemicals. Headquartered in Pomona, California, IVPS packages and distributes high-quality water treatment products and has operated as a licensed distributor of Hasa-manufactured

GCA Altium has acted as exclusive financial advisor to FTSE 100 chemicals firm Croda on the acquisition by its subsidiary Croda Europe of research and development company Plant Impact plc. The transaction was announced initially in February and has now become effective by means of a scheme of arrangement between

Lithium Werks has acquired the original A123 Systems manufacturing plants located in Changzhou, China. These plants were the first to introduce the revolutionary NanoPhosphate technology in the form of cylindrical cells that have been used globally in a wide array of applications, especially in the industrial market. As part of the

Narrow Gauge Capital (NGC) has completed the acquisition of Class Appraisal, a provider of real estate asset valuation and appraisal management solutions to the US residential mortgage industry. Class is one of the fastest-growing and most respected companies in the industry, offering its clients the highest levels of service and

Private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) is to acquire a majority stake in Small World Financial Services (Small World), an international, UK-headquartered, multi-channel, cross-border payment service provider. Small World’s investors, including FPE Capital and MMC Ventures, will sell their shareholdings in the Company as part of the transaction, with

Sandton Capital Partners, a special situations investments fund, has acquired the Aspin Group (Aspin), a provider of engineered solutions for the UK’s infrastructure sectors focused on rail and highways, for an undisclosed sum. Established in 2000; Aspin operates across the UK and employs 220 people. Aspin’s head office is in

Averys, a European manufacturer of industrial storage systems, racking and metal furniture, backed by private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe since 2015, has acquired Storax from Ramada Aços Group SA. Founded over 50 years ago in Porto, Storax is a leading provider of industrial racking and shelving systems and is

Wastequip has been acquired by an affiliate of private equity firm HIG Capital from Centerbridge Partners, its owner since 2012. Marty Bryant, chief executive officer of Wastequip, says: “We want to thank Centerbridge Partners for their invaluable partnership over the last five years. Centerbridge’s support has been instrumental in strengthening