Manufacturing is the leading sector for North West private equity deals over the past three years, accounting for 25 per cent of transactions, according to research by Equistone Partners in the North. Since January 2010, the region has completed 62 deals in manufacturing with a total value of GBP952m, out

Middle-market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has sold 4Front Engineered Solutions to Assa Abloy. Headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, 4Front is a manufacturer of loading dock equipment. 4Front’s products consist of mechanical, air-powered and hydraulic dock levellers, seals and shelters, trailer safety restraints, energy efficient HVLS fans, specialty dock doors, material

Private equity firm Behrman Capital’s portfolio company Pelican Products has acquired Minnesota Thermal Science (MTS), a provider of global temperature controlled transportation products. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Based in Plymouth, Minnesota, MTS will become part of Pelican’s BioPharma division. Pelican now offers the most advanced

Intervale Capital, an energy-focused private equity firm, has made an equity investment in Aegis Chemical Solutions, an oilfield chemicals and water treatment business headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Aegis provides oil and gas production chemicals and chlorine dioxide treatment services to customers in major oilfield markets, with a particular focus

Verisae, a provider of maintenance, energy, environmental and sustainability management SaaS, cloud-based solutions, has been acquired by Marlin Equity Partners. Based in Los Angeles, Marlin is a private investment firm with over USD1bn of capital under management. "We are very excited to be partnering with a strong private equity firm,"

Altium, the international investment bank, has agreed a strategic partnership with US investment bank Petsky Prunier. The alliance follows a selective screening process and offers Altium’s clients improved access to advisory services in North America.   Petsky Prunier’s areas of expertise mirror those covered by Altium. The US firm provides

ScaleArc, a provider of database infrastructure software that simplifies the way database environments are deployed and managed, has secured USD12.3m in new funding from venture capital firms. The round was led by Accel Ventures with participation from existing investors including Trinity Ventures and Nexus Ventures, from whom ScaleArc had previously

Main Street Capital has closed two transactions, including a new portfolio investment and the partial exit of an existing portfolio investment. The new portfolio investment includes USD40.5m of invested capital in Quality Lease and Rental Holdings, the parent company of Quality Lease Service and Quality Lease Rental Service.  Main Street’s