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Yellow Wood Partners acquires Scholl

Yellow Wood Partners (Yellow Wood), a Boston-based private equity firm focused on investing in consumer brands and companies, has completed the previously announced acquisition of the Scholl footcare brand, which operates globally outside of the Americas, from UK-based Reckitt.  The acquisition reunites the international Scholl with the Dr Scholl’s sold

Searchlight Capital Partners to acquire majority stake in Care Advantage

Funds advised by private investment firm Searchlight Capital Partners (Searchlight) have a acquired a majority stake in Care Advantage, an at-home care provider in the United States. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.  Founded in 1988, Care Advantage offers in-home care services to patients across Virginia, Maryland, Washington

Flexpoint Ford-backed Propel Insurance acquires South Risk Management

Propel Insurance (Propel), a privately-owned insurance agency and a portfolio company of Flexpoint Ford (Flexpoint), has acquired South Carolina-based South Risk Management (SRM), a construction-focused insurance consulting firm. The acquisition of SRM expands Propel’s presence into South Carolina and adds to the Company’s existing Southeast footprint, which includes Knoxville, Charlotte,

Cairngorm Capital supports Grant & Stone’s acquisition of Devondale Electrical Distributors

Cairngorm Capital Partners’ (Cairngorm Capital) portfolio company, Grant & Stone, has acquired Devondale Electrical Distributors (Devondale).  This acquisition expands Grant & Stone’s specialist electrical division, complementing the recent acquisitions of builders’ and plumbers’ merchants in the South West of England. Established in 1981, Devondale is the largest independent electrical wholesaler

Procuritas portfolio company DSI makes two substantial add-on acquisitions

Procuritas Capital Investors VI (Procuritas) portfolio company DSI Freezing Solutions A/S (DSI), the Denmark-based market leader in plate freezing technology, has acquired Cryogenic Equipment and Services NV (CES) and signed a contract to acquire Dantech Freezing Systems A/S (Dantech).  These acquisitions transform DSI into a new global player with the

Adenia acquires East African life sciences distributor

Adenia Partners, a private equity firm investing in Africa, has completed the acquisition of Africa Biosystems Limited (ABL), a distributor of life sciences and clinical diagnostics equipment in East Africa. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Established in 1999, ABL is headquartered in Kenya with subsidiary offices

Astorg completes inaugural sustainability-linked financing for Corialis acquisition

Astorg has completed its EUR1 billion-plus financing to acquire a majority stake in Corialis.  The acquisition has been financed through an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)-linked syndicated term loan B placed with institutional investors in the European leveraged loan markets, the first of its kind for an Astorg-backed company. Sustainability

Palamon partners with IDH management in take out of Carlyle

Palamon Capital Partners (Palamon) has partnered with the management team of IDH Group (IDH) to enter into a binding share purchase agreement to acquire The Carlyle Group’s (Carlyle) shareholding and the shares held by the other minority shareholders in the Company to become the sole equity sponsor.  The transaction is

SK Capital acquires Canlak and Valentus Specialty Chemicals

Funds advised by SK Capital Partners (SK Capital), a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, have acquired Canadian coatings company Canlak Inc, and US-based Valentus Specialty Chemicals. SK Capital plans to merge the two businesses to form a single North American wood coatings company

Mattioli Woods to acquire Maven Capital Partners

UK wealth manager Mattioli Woods is to acquire lower-mid cap private equity house Maven Capital Partners. The deal will allow Maven to leverage the Mattioli Woods partnership to access further capital to help boost growth and will also enhance Maven’s services and capability through access to Mattioli Woods’ advisor and

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