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Solace Capital Partners acquires CST Industries

Solace Capital Partners (Solace), a private equity firm focused on special situations investments in North America, has acquired tank and dome manufacturer CST Industries (CST). Headquartered in Kansas City, MO, with a 125-year heritage, CST Industries provides storage systems, complementary or independent cover products, proprietary coating and lining services, field

Kirkland & Ellis Advises Oaktree on acquisition of NL stake

Kirkland & Ellis is advising funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management (Oaktree) on the acquisition of a stake in NL – HOLDING. Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specialising in alternative investments, with USD100 billion in assets under management as of 30 September 2017. The firm emphasises an opportunistic, value-oriented

Frontenac to sell AH Harris

Frontenac, a Chicago-based private equity firm, is to sell AH Harris Construction Supplies, a leading distributor of specialty construction products, to HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: HDS), one of the largest industrial distributors in North America.  The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2018, upon the

BaltCap exits Magnetic MRO

BaltCap and other minority shareholders have sold 100 per cent of the shares in Magnetic MRO, a full-service aircraft maintenance company headquartered in Tallinn, to Guangzhou Hangxin Aviation Technology (Hangxin) for EUR43 million. The deal is expected to close by the end of March after all regulatory requirements and other

BNY Mellon Investment Management completes sale of CenterSquare

BNY Mellon Investment Management has completed the sale of investment boutique CenterSquare Investment Management to the private equity firm Lovell Minnick Partners and CenterSquare’s management team.  Originally announced on 20 September, 2017, the terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.  Todd Briddell, CEO and CIO of CenterSquare Investment Management,

Allegion acquires TGP

Allegion, a global security products and solutions provider, has acquired Technical Glass Products (TGP) through one of its subsidiaries. Established in 1980, TGP is a leading North American manufacturer of advanced fire-rated entrance and wall systems for institutions and non-residential buildings. Its product lines include fire-rated glass and frames for

Aon acquires alternative investment advisor Townsend Group

Aon, a professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, has completed its acquisition of The Townsend Group (Townsend), majority owned by Colony NorthStar, Inc.  Townsend is a provider of global investment management and advisory services primarily focused on real estate and real assets.  

Progressio holds first close for Fund III

Progressio SGR, a Milan-based Italian mid-market private equity investment specialist, has held the first close of Progressio Investimenti III with EUR86 million of total commitments and and over 50 per cent re ups from Fund II. Fund III is targeting a fund size of EUR225 million, and Progressio expects to

Brookfield closes inaugural infrastructure debt fund

Brookfield Asset Management has held the final close on the Brookfield Infrastructure Debt Fund (BID) with aggregate equity commitments of approximately USD885 million, exceeding its target of USD700 million.  BID is Brookfield’s first investment vehicle focused on infrastructure debt, targeting mezzanine debt investments in high-quality core infrastructure assets primarily in North

London IPO market soars in 2017

A total of 106 companies floated on the London Stock Exchange’s markets in 2017, raising GBP15 billion, an increase of 63 per cent by number of IPOs and up 164 per cent by value of IPOs compared to 2016.  London Stock Exchange has surpassed all European exchanges this year by

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