Polaris has sold Car-O-Liner, a provider of hardware, software and training to equipment manufacturers and repair shops, to Snap-On. Polaris acquired Car-O-Liner in 2012 and since then the company has developed from being a system provider to being a partner to equipment manufacturers and repair shops all over the world.
Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a USD32.5 million senior credit facility to support the acquisition of Forman Mills by private equity sponsor Goode Partners. Based in Pennsauken, New Jersey, Forman Mills owns and operates 36 stores in nine states.
NTR has closed its second project debt facility this year with Ulster Bank, securing a GBP27.3 million (circa EUR30 million) project finance debt facility. The debt facility will be used to finance the construction of the Altaveedan wind farm, a 18MW wind farm based in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, acquired
BGF (Business Growth Fund) has exited its investment in Cussins, a family-owned house builder based in the North East, following the acquisition by Northumberland Estates of a minority stake in the business for an undisclosed sum. The Cussins family remain majority owners of the business. Minority shareholder BGF invested
Adam Felesky and Paul Desmarais III have closed the Portag3 Ventures fund, which is focused on the financial technology sector. Felesky, a co-founder and former CEO of Horizons ETFs, has been named president and will run day-to-day operations at the fund. Desmarais III, a vice president of Power Corporation
Coty is to acquire ghd, a premium brand in high-end hairstyling appliances, from Lion Capital for approximately GBP420 million (USD510 million) in cash. The transaction will be funded with a combination of cash on hand and available debt facilities. Upon closing, the acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to Coty’s earnings.
Dortmund-based unified communications provider Swyx is to strengthen its cooperation with Deutsche Telekom after reaching a record number of 750,000 users this summer with 130,000 in the past year. Both companies have signed a strategic cooperation agreement up to 2021. In addition, Deutsche Telekom has increased its existing stake in
Pritzker Group Private Capital is to acquire ProAmpac, a flexible packaging company, from Wellspring Capital Management. Pritzker Group Private Capital and other co-investors are investing alongside the ProAmpac management team, which will remain a significant shareholder, continue to lead the company and serve on its board of directors. The transaction
GCI has secured a GBP50 million acquisition growth fund to support its strategic objectives. The fund was facilitated via the Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC in a deal led by GCI’s chief financial officer Mark Allen and brokered with the support of KPMG. Allen says: “GCI has come
Cairngorm Capital Partners’ portfolio company Polyframe Group has acquired The Window Bureau (WB Group). Established in 1981, WB Group is a manufacturer of a range of GRP composite doors and PVCu doors and windows, which it supplies to the UK trade sector. The company operates from a 70,000 square
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