Five packaging companies in North America and Europe intend to combine to operate as one firm under the banner of Exopack Holdings Sarl, a new Luxembourg company. The combined business will have 63 plants, 8,650 employees and aggregate revenues of more than USD2.5bn, making it the sixth-largest plastics packaging
Private equity firm HIG Capital has completed the acquisition of Caraustar Industries, a provider of recycled paperboard and related products. Caraustar was majority owned by private investment funds managed by Wayzata Investment Partners. Headquartered in Austell, Georgia, Caraustar is one of North America’s largest integrated manufacturers and converters of 100 per
Brothers Edmund and Danny Truell have completed a substantial growth capital investment in Imagine Publishing to support the next phase of the multimedia publisher’s expansion. Imagine Publishing is one of the UK’s fastest-growing multimedia content publishers. Formed in May 2005, it now publishes 19 regular print magazines, 50 digital
While indemnification claims, purchase price adjustments, earn-out achievement disputes, and other post-closing issues in private-target M&A transactions remain common, data shows that claim resolution is becoming more efficient. SRS | Shareholder Representative Services, the post-closing expert for private-company mergers and acquisitions, has released the 2013 SRS M&A Post-Closing Claims
High Road Capital Partners’ portfolio company Dowden Medical Communications Group (DMCG) has completed its second add-on acquisition with the purchase of Princeton, New Jersey-based Tricore. Tricore is a developer of customised learning modules and mobile training solutions for the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors. DMCG is a provider of
Arsenal Capital Partners has acquired Arnco, a supplier of polyurethane products. Arnco is the first acquisition of Arsenal under the umbrella of Dash Multi-Corp, a platform portfolio company focusing on the specialty technologies of polyurethane systems, vinyl plastisols and recycled rubber products. Established in 1971, Arnco operates through
Rentokil Initial has sold the entire share capital of City Link to BECAP12 Fund (Better Capital), a private equity investor, for GBP1. There are no outstanding conditions required, so completion is effective immediately. The current City Link management team, led by David Smith, will continue to run the business. Better Capital
FF&P Private Equity, the private equity business of Fleming Family & Partners, has backed the buy-in management buy-out of specialist energy efficiency business FIT. The acquirer, Efficient Energy Management Group, majority owned by FF&P Private Equity, intends to capitalise on the demand for energy efficient commercial kitchens, as energy costs
European venture capital fundraising in Q1 2013 declined from the levels seen in Q4 2012 and Q1 2012 in both the number of funds closed and capital raised, according to the Dow Jones VentureSource quarterly report. Venture capital investment into European companies experienced a quarter-over-quarter increase. Just one
Herkules Private Equity Fund III is to sell Gothia Financial Group to arvato, a business process outsourcing provider owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. Gothia is a European credit management solutions provider. Herkules Private Equity Fund III acquired Gothia in 2008. During Herkules’ ownership the company has been transformed into having
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