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Manufacturing

KPS Capital Partners to acquire Siderforgerossi Group

KPS Capital Partners (KPS) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Siderforgerossi Group, SpA (Siderforgerossi), a global manufacturer of large diameter forged products.  Upon completion of the transaction, Siderforgerossi will become the fifth acquisition completed by KPS Special Situations Mid-Cap Fund (the “Mid-Cap Fund”) and KPS’ second Mid-Cap Fund acquisition

Technimark and Pritzker Private Capital secure growth investment from Oak Hill Capital

Technimark, a leading global provider of custom rigid plastic packaging solutions to healthcare, consumer packaging and specialty industrial customers, today announced the completion of a new growth investment from Oak Hill Capital Partners, an investment firm with experience growing manufacturing companies.  Oak Hill’s investment will provide significant capital to support

Piglet raises USD8.5m in funding round led by Active Partner

Piglet, a British direct-to-consumer homeware brand behind a successful range of high-quality and low-maintenance linen products and other “soft home” goods, has raised USD8.5 million (GBP6 million) in a funding round led by Active Partners, a consumer-focused investment firm.  The fresh funds, which are Piglet’s first outside capital, will be

RDCP acquires large UK commercial printing firm

Investment firm RDCP Group has acquired Ipswich-based Ancient House Printing Group for an undisclosed sum. This latest deal is RDCP’s fifth acquisition in the last 12 months, following its purchase of Chilango, Macair, Buxton Water and Su-Fix Precast last year. Established in 2015 by Sameer Rizvi and Iryna Dubylovska, RDCP

Duke Street acquires consumer gardening products provider COMPO Consumer

Duke Street, the leading European mid-market private equity group, is to acquire COMPO, a European producer and distributor of gardening soil, fertiliser, plant protection and lawn seeds.  Headquartered in Münster, Germany, COMPO is currently owned by Kingenta Ecological Engineering Group Co Ltd (Kingenta), a publicly listed company and one of

CVC invests in A Bathing Ape

CVC has completed an investment in A Bathing Ape (BAPE) after the brand became an independent company from IT Limited. This follows the successful privatisation of IT Limited by Brooklyn Investment Limited, owned by CVC Capital Partners Asia V Limited (CVC) and the Founder Group of IT on Friday 30

Astorg completes inaugural sustainability-linked financing for Corialis acquisition

Astorg has completed its EUR1 billion-plus financing to acquire a majority stake in Corialis.  The acquisition has been financed through an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)-linked syndicated term loan B placed with institutional investors in the European leveraged loan markets, the first of its kind for an Astorg-backed company. Sustainability

Sun European affiliate to sell Dreams

An affiliate of private investment firm Sun European Partners is to sell Dreams to Tempur Sealy International (TPX), a global manufacturer of mattresses and bedding products.   Founded in 1985 and based in High Wycombe, Dreams is the leading bed and mattress specialist in the UK. The Company sells 11,500

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