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AdvancePierre Foods acquires Better Bakery Manufacturing Assets

AdvancePierre Foods has completed the acquisition of the manufacturing assets of Better Bakery, (Better Bakery), a Valencia, California-based manufacturer of premium stuffed sandwiches.  Production is being relocated to AdvancePierre’s sandwich manufacturing operation in Caseyville, Ill. The addition of Better Bakery’s premium, handcrafted stuffed sandwiches expands AdvancePierre’s ready-to-eat sandwich platform and

TPG Growth closes third fund with USD3bn in capital commitments

TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity investment platform of TPG, announced today the closing of TPG Growth III, its largest fund dedicated to investments in small- and mid-sized growth companies.  The fund reached over USD3 billion in aggregate capital commitments, surpassing its fundraising target of USD2.75 billion in

LBO France sells Worldwide Flight Services to Platinum Equity

LBO France is to sell Worldwide Flight Services (WFS, a cargo handler and a leading global provider of ground handling and technical services, to private equity firm Platinum Equity. WFS operates at over 140 major airports in more than 22 countries on five continents, and serves 300 airlines globally, including

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Unigestion launches Private Debt Allocator tool

Unigestion has launched a Private Debt Allocator tool, which identifies private debt opportunities to exactly match clients’ investment objectives. Through its work with clients, Unigestion has identified a common perception of the universe of private debt opportunities as large, diverse and challenging. Depending on the type of debt, it can

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Thoma Bravo acquires Riverbed Technology

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo and Teachers’ Private Capital, the private investor department of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, have completed their acquisition of Riverbed Technology, a specialist in application performance infrastructure.  The acquisition is valued at approximately USD3.5 billion, with Riverbed stockholders receiving USD21.00 per share in cash. With the

IK Investment Partners to sell SportGroup to Equistone

IK Investment Partners’ IK 2000 Fund is to sell Sportfield Deutschland Holding (SportGroup), a specialist in sports and recreational surfaces systems, to Equistone Partners Europe Limited. The parties have agreed not to disclose the financial terms of the transaction.   With over 40 years’ experience, SportGroup is a worldwide quality

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JZ Capital Partners acquires Midwest Valve Parts

London-listed private equity firm JZ Capital Partners Limited has acquired Midwest Valve Parts (MVP) alongside its long-term investment partner The Edgewater Funds. The acquisition of MVP is an add-on to Industrial Services Solutions’ (ISS) existing Specialty Products Group (SPG), and marks the third acquisition made into SPG (joining Worthington Compressors

Institutional Venture Partners launches USD1.4bn fund

Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), a later-stage venture capital and growth equity firm, has launched IVP XV, a USD1.4 billion fund, the largest fund raised in the firm’s 35-year history, which brings cumulative committed capital to USD5.4 billion.  The fund was significantly oversubscribed, with IVP’s existing Limited Partners contributing the vast

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