Private equity funds managed by Blackstone (Blackstone) have completed the previously announced acquisition of Schenck Process (Schenck), a specialist in measuring and process technology equipment. Blackstone and Schenck have also announced the appointment of Keith Cochrane as Chairman and Harry Kenyon-Slaney as Member of the Advisory Board of Schenck.
Brookfield Business Partners is to acquire a 75 per cent controlling interest in the Schoeller Allibert Group (Schoeller Allibert), a manufacturer of returnable plastic packaging systems, for EUR205 million. The stake is being acquired from an indirect subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) (JP Morgan). Brookfield completed the
Noerr has advised the airline Condor and its parent company Thomas Cook on the takeover of Air Berlin Aviation. The subsidiary of the insolvent company Air Berlin PLC & Co. KG is currently undergoing the approval procedure for obtaining a flight licence and has already set up the required structures
Audax Private Equity (Audax) has agreed to acquire Corsearch, a division of Wolters Kluwer NV. Corsearch, headquartered in New York, NY, is a leading data-driven trademark and domain establishment and protection business. Corsearch has additional offices in Dallas, California, Brussels, London, Luxembourg, and Paris. Terms of the transaction were not
Ipsum Group Limited (Ipsum) a utilities and infrastructure service provider backed by Aliter Capital (Aliter) has acquired Specialist Power Engineering Contracts Limited (SPEC), a Wakefield-based specialist High Voltage (HV) engineering business. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed. Ipsum, which is headquartered in Preston, was backed by
Tractel, a specialist provider of working-at-heights and safety products and solutions, is to acquire Scanclimber Oy, the Finnish-headquartered provider of mast climbing work platforms (MCWP), for an undisclosed fee. Scanclimber supplies rack and pinion vertical access products to more than 250 clients, in Europe, North America and Asia. It has
MidOcean Partners (MidOcean), a premier middle market private equity firm focused on consumer and business services, has acquired BH Cosmetics (BH), a digitally native colour cosmetics brand. MidOcean’s investment will be used to drive BH’s continued growth and expansion. BH’s founders will retain a significant ownership stake in the Company.
WillScot Corporation (Williams Scotsman) has acquired Onsite Space (Tyson Onsite) expanding its Ready to Work services to customers in the Midwest, most notably in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. The acquisition increases Williams Scotsman’s offering by approximately 1,750 units. Brad Soultz, president and chief executive officer of Williams Scotsman, says: “We
High Road Capital Partners’s portfolio company Midwest Wholesale Hardware has completed the acquisition of the assets of Strauss Lock Distributors (SLD). Based in Des Moines, Iowa, SLD is a wholesale distributor of residential door hardware and security products. In addition to its Des Moines headquarters, the company operates distribution centres
Solace Capital Partners (Solace), a private equity firm focused on special situations investments in North America, has acquired tank and dome manufacturer CST Industries (CST). Headquartered in Kansas City, MO, with a 125-year heritage, CST Industries provides storage systems, complementary or independent cover products, proprietary coating and lining services, field
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