The stalking horse bid submitted by affiliates of Apollo Global Management (Apollo) and Metropoulos & Co (Metropoulos) for the majority of the Hostess Brands’ snack cake business, which includes both Hostess and Dolly Madison branded products, will be the bid presented for approval to the US Bankruptcy Court as no
French company EyeTechCare has secured a third round of funding amounting to EUR10m. Bernard Chauvin, a private investor, has taken an equity stake in the company alongside the two of the existing investors which also contributed to this round of funding: the capital investment company Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole
Maven Capital Partners, a venture capital trust, private equity and alternative asset manager, has made a partial exit from its investment in Homelux Nenplas via the sale of the Homelux Division to US firm QEP Company. Homelux is a supplier of tile accessories to the DIY and professional market. Specialising
Lund International, a portfolio company of Highlander Partners, has acquired the Prestige Fender Flare assets of Empower Group. Prestige Fender Flares is a designer and producer of premium quality fender flares sold throughout the US. Co-founders Anthony Liu and Robert Chen, who have built Prestige into a leading provider of
MacuLogix, a specialist in the early detection and tracking of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), has raised USD3.6m in series A funding. Investors include Berwind Private Equity, Roche Venture Fund, Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania, and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania. The funds will be used
Dominion has signed a purchase and sale agreement for three merchant generation power stations with a subsidiary of funds controlled by Energy Capital Partners, a private equity firm with offices in New Jersey and California. The sale is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013. The power stations
Taylor Wessing, the international law firm, has advised Inflexion Private Equity Partners on the sale of Pims Group, the wastewater services company, to US buyer Xylem, a water technology company, for a headline price of USD57m. The transaction is the first instruction for the firm from new client Inflexion and
Arma Partners acted as the exclusive financial adviser to the shareholders of Arieso on its sale to JDS Uniphase Corporation (JDSU) for USD89m in cash. Headquartered in Newbury UK, Arieso brings mobile software expertise to JDSU to address the rapidly growing deployment of small cells and challenges associated with limited
PAI Partners has acquired airfield lighting specialist ADB Solutions from Montagu Private Equity. The terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory clearances, have not been disclosed. ADB serves over 2,000 airports across more than 175 countries internationally. The company develops, manufactures, and sells a portfolio of AGL products
Intervale Capital, an energy-focused private equity firm, has partnered with a management team to form Certus Energy Solutions. Certus is focused on providing premium oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and other downhole products, and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Certus currently services customers in the Rocky Mountain and Mid-Continent regions
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