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HIG Capital completes sale of Texas Honing

Private equity firm HIG Capital has completed the sale of Texas Honing (THI), an engineering-enabled producer of high precision components used in oilfield drilling, completion, and production systems worldwide. After the transaction, the company will be included in the Forged Products segment of Precision Castparts Corporation. Based near Houston, Texas,

Riordan Lewis & Haden | Equity Partners recapitalises ABB Concise Optical Group

Riordan Lewis & Haden | Equity Partners’ (RLH) portfolio company, ABB Concise Optical Group, has been recapitalised by New Mountain Capital.  The transaction provided a favourable financial outcome for RLH’s investors while affording the ABB Concise management team the opportunity to continue their growth strategy in partnership with a new

Management buys controlling stake in BM Polyco with debt facility from Investec

Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided a debt facility to support the vendor backed management buy-out of BM Polyco, the UK’s largest professional and consumer gloves business, led by managing director Mark Holdaway.  Headquartered in Enfield, BM Polyco is the UK’s largest supplier of consumer hand protection through brands

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Fortissimo Capital Fund acquires Starhome

Private equity fund Fortissimo Capital has acquired international roaming solutions provider Starhome from Comverse Technology and other shareholders. Starhome’s roaming management tools enable wireless operators to generate high-margin revenues from Starhome’s multi-network reach; offer seamless out-of-network subscriber services; collaborate with other wireless operators; gain intelligence about their customers; and maximise

Ecorse Investments purchases 58.61 per cent of EKO shares

Ecorse Investments, a company indirectly owned by private equity firm Advent International, has purchased 58.61 per cent of EKO Holding Group shares, giving it control of the group. EKO is one of the largest trading groups in Poland.   First settlements have already taken place. Ecorse now owns 28,492,014 of

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Wynnchurch Capital invests in Loadmaster Derrick & Equipment

Wynnchurch Capital has partnered with existing management to make an equity investment in Loadmaster Derrick & Equipment, a provider of onshore and offshore drilling equipment. Headquartered in Louisiana, Loadmaster has developed expertise in the design and fabrication of derricks and related equipment, which it provides to a global customer base.

Resilience Capital Partners acquires Advanced Communications

Resilience Capital Partners, a Cleveland-based private equity firm, has acquired Advanced Communications through its newly-formed entity, Aero Communications Inc (ACI).  ACI is a provider of telecommunications infrastructure services to businesses, individuals and governments. ACI is Resilience Capital Partners’ first acquisition in the infrastructure services industry and its fifth platform investment

AIP and Partners Group sell Micro-Poise Measurement Systems to AMETEK

Middle market private equity firm American Industrial Partners (AIP) and private markets investment manager Partners Group have sold Micro-Poise Measurement Systems to AMETEK for USD170m in cash.  Micro-Poise, headquartered in Ohio, is the world’s largest provider of integrated test and measurement solutions for the tyre industry in both developed and

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Champ completes purchase of Gerard Lighting Group

The Champ III Funds, advised by Champ Private Equity, has completed its acquisition of Gerard Lighting Group. In July 2012, a scheme implementation agreement was executed between an entity owned by the Champ Funds and the board of Gerard Lighting. Completion today follows the approval of both Gerard Lighting shareholders

Lightyear Capital leads investment in Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford

An affiliated investment fund of private equity firm Lightyear Capital’s Lightyear Fund III, and institutional co-investors, are to make a controlling investment in Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC). The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012, subject to required regulatory approvals and closing conditions. CGSC

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