Private equity fund Brynwood Partners VI has sold its portfolio company, Balance Bar Company, to NBTY, a specialist in vitamins, supplements and active nutrition products and a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group. Balance Bar, founded in 1992 and acquired by Brynwood VI from Kraft Foods in 2009, has been
Platte River Equity has acquired The WellMark Company, an Oklahoma-based manufacturer of liquid and pneumatic flow controls and valves serving the oil and gas and petrochemical industries. "We are pleased about WellMark’s new partnership with Platte River Equity," says Dick Pfieffer, co-founder of the company. "The additional capital along with
Monomoy Capital Partners, a New York private equity fund focused on value investing and business improvement, has acquired the assets of MPI from Revstone Industries. Monomoy acquired MPI through its second fund vehicle, Monomoy Capital Partners II. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MPI is a North American manufacturer
Innova Capital, a Central European private equity fund, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are investing in EnergoBit Group, an electrical engineering services company in Romania. Innova Capital, a Central European private equity fund, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are investing in EnergoBit
Buy and build add-on activity in Europe has been even weaker than the subdued levels seen in H1 2012, and well below the same quarter in 2011, according to Silverfleet Capital and mergermarket’s Buy & Build Monitor for Q3 2012. The volume of buy and build activity in Europe in
Following its investment in December 2011, MMC Ventures has led another GBP800,000 round of investment into Love Home Swap, the international holiday home exchange website founded by serial entrepreneur Debbie Wosskow. Love Home Swap has appointed David Kelly as chairman (Amazon, Lastminute, eBay, mydeco, Rackspace) and Sean Cornwell (Google, eHarmony)
Claranet, a European managed service provider, has acquired Star, a UK provider of managed technology services. The acquisition creates the largest mid-market provider of integrated hosting and network services in the UK and continental Europe. Claranet is acquiring STH and its subsidiary, Star Technology Services, in a deal valued at
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is to acquire speciality insurance brokerage firm Alliant Insurance Services from Blackstone. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Tom Corbett, chairman and chief executive of Alliant, says: “This transaction marks the next phase of Alliant’s growth and offers us an exciting opportunity to continue to
In spite of the difficult macroeconomic climate – hampered by the European and American debt crises – Australian private equity and venture capital transaction value and volume remained consistent in 2012, according to the fourth annual AVCAL/Pacific Strategy Deal Metrics survey. Respondents to the survey, which covers AUD77.7bn worth of
Hogan Lovells has advised Hay Tor Capital on its acquisition of a majority shareholding in Neonet from Nordic Capital Fund VII. The transaction was announced on 16 November 2012. Neonet is a Swedish independent brokerage/execution service provider at the forefront of electronic trading. Hay Tor Capital is a specialist financial
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