Mid-market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital’s (Wynnchurch) portfolio company Indiana Limestone Holdings has merged with Polycor Holding (Polycor), North America’s largest natural dimensional stone producer. Headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana and founded in 1926 (predecessor firms had been quarrying limestone since the mid-1800s), Indiana Limestone Company is the premier supplier of
Envision Healthcare Corporation has announced its acquisition by global investment firm KKR. As a result of the completion of the merger, Envision has become a wholly owned subsidiary of funds affiliated with KKR, and Envision stockholders will receive an amount in cash equal to USD46.00 per share of Envision common
Mayfair-based alternative finance house IW Capital has invested GBP2 million in Eos Leisure, which manufactures and sells its own branded eliquid products (Vapemate, Soda Steam, Directors Cut) into the UK vaping market and provides manufacturing and scientific testing services for other suppliers in vaping and other markets. The EIS qualifying
Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd (Catalina) announces that it has closed a USD700 million equity capital raise and concluded its shareholder restructuring following receipt of regulatory approvals. Following completion of this transaction, affiliates of Apollo Global Management, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, have become majority shareholders of Catalina, with RenaissanceRe Holdings
Private equity firm Advent International has invested in Manjushree Technopack Ltd, India’s largest rigid plastic packaging solution provider, in partnership with the founding Kedia family. As part of the transaction, Advent purchased all the shares owned by Kedaara Capital and a portion of the Kedia family’s stake in Manjushree Technopack.
New York-based private investment firm Greenbriar Equity Grouphas invested in vehicle intelligence company Spireon. With over USD3.5 billion in capital and investments in the global transportation and logistics industries, Greenbriar becomes the primary investor in Spireon as a result of the transaction. “Spireon is the leader in vehicle analytics
Kainos Capital (Kainos), a food and consumer-focussed private equity firm, has agreed to sell its portfolio company SlimFast to Glanbia plc in a transaction valued at USD350 million. The transaction also includes SlimFast’s sister company, HNS. Headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, SlimFast is a leading provider of nutritional products,
Edinburgh-based venture capital firm Par Equity has invested GBP1.3m in a rapidly growing stem-cell research company that is helping pharmaceutical giants to develop new treatments for diseases including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Censo Biotechnologies, which employs teams in Edinburgh and Cambridge, provides drug discovery services to some of the best known
Piper Jaffray Companies has held the final close of Piper Jaffray Merchant Banking Fund II, a USD130 million growth equity fund. With the closing of Fund II, Piper Jaffray Merchant Banking manages USD275 million of committed and invested capital through Fund II and its two prior growth equity funds.
Celestica, a specialist in design, manufacturing and supply chain solutions, is to acquire Impakt Holdings, LLC. Impakt is a highly-specialised, vertically integrated manufacturer providing manufacturing solutions for leading OEMs in the semiconductor and Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display industries, as well as other markets requiring complex fabrication services.
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