Noerr has advised the US group HB Fuller, a manufacturer of industrial adhesives, on the strategic acquisition of competitor Royal Adhesives & Sealants in a USD1.58 billion deal. The seller is the private equity company American Securities LLC.   The acquisition promotes HB Fuller’s continued focus on technical adhesives and

Private equity firm Vance Street Capital has partnered with management to acquire RST Instruments (RST), a provider of complex geotechnical instrumentation and data systems, from Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, RST designs and manufactures highly-engineered geotechnical instrumentation and data systems

East African agribusiness Agilis Partners (Agilis) has completed the acquisition of the Joseph Initiative by buying the stakes of multiple minority shareholders including Dutch Oak Tree Foundation’s (DOTF) shares. DOB Equity acted for and on behalf of DOTF. Agilis will implement a new capital structure and increase collaboration between JI

Private equity firm Auxo Investment Partners has completed its first deals with the acquisitions of Atlas Die and Bernal, two specialists in the die manufacturing industry. Terms of the transactions have not been disclosed. Atlas Die, based in Elkhart, Indiana, was founded in 1952 by S Ray Miller in his

Bridge Leisure Parks, which is backed by Phoenix Equity Partners, has continued its rapid growth on the back of the UK’s buoyant staycation market by acquiring three new holiday parks for a total investment of GBP11million. The three new parks are Ashbourne Heights on the edge of the Peak District

Elaghmore Partners, a UK-focused private equity firm, has acquired Kesslers International (Kesslers), a designer and manufacturer of retail displays and merchandising for world famous brands and leading UK high street retailers.  Elaghmore has bought the business from Enact which invested in Kesslers in February 2016.   Founded in 1893, Kesslers