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Manufacturing

SK Capital acquires Canlak and Valentus Specialty Chemicals

Funds advised by SK Capital Partners (SK Capital), a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, have acquired Canadian coatings company Canlak Inc, and US-based Valentus Specialty Chemicals. SK Capital plans to merge the two businesses to form a single North American wood coatings company

CORE Industrial Partners portfolio company Arizona Natural Resources acquires Marianna Beauty

CORE Industrial Partners (CORE), a Chicago-based private equity firm, has acquired Marianna Beauty Holdings (Marianna), an Omaha, Nebraska-based leading developer and manufacturer of innovative hair, skin and beauty products, by portfolio company Arizona Natural Resources (ANR). Founded in 1968, Marianna is a full-service custom manufacturer, formulator and distributor of client-tailored

CentroMotion to acquire Carlisle Brake & Friction

CentroMotion, a designer and manufacturer of highly engineered components and systems for the industrial and transportation markets, is to acquire Carlisle Brake & Friction (CBF), a global manufacturer of friction materials and mechatronic solutions for off highway brake and transmission products, from Carlisle Companies Incorporated. CBF will join CentroMotion’s growing

Swander Pace Capital acquires Mighty Spark

An investor group led by Swander Pace Capital (SPC), a private equity firm specialising in consumer products’ companies, is to acquire Mighty Spark Food Company (Mighty Spark), an all-natural protein brand ‘on a mission to impact food insecurity’. In conjunction with the strategic partnership announcement, Mighty Spark has also the

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners completes investment in Nivel Parts & Manufacturing

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP), a middle-market focused private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, have completed an investment in Nivel Parts & Manufacturing (Nivel), sold by funds managed by Kelso & Company. MSCP is partnering with the current management team led by Brent Moore,

Cinven to sell Chryso to Saint-Gobain

International private equity firm Cinven is to sell Chryso, a provider of specialty chemicals for the construction industry, to Saint-Gobain, a specialist in the building materials sector. Headquartered in France, Chryso is a leading global manufacturer of concrete admixtures and cement additives, as well as construction systems. Chryso provides value-added

Vly Raises EUR6.1m in Series A round

Vly, provider of a pea-based milk alternative, has secured an investment of EUR6.1 million from FoodTech investors Five Seasons Ventures, alongside previous investors Global Founders Capital and Good Seed Ventures.  The investment will be used to scale in DACH and new European markets, including the UK, further product development and

Pemberton supports Eurazeo’s acquisition of Aroma-Zone

Pemberton, a leading European private debt manager transforming traditional credit markets, backed by one of Europe’s largest insurers, Legal & General Group PLC, is providing financing to support Eurazeo’s proposed investment in Aroma-Zone, an online retailer making and distributing essential oils and natural beauty and wellness products based in Cabrières-d’Avignon,

Moglix raises USD120m and joins Unicorn Club as valuation jumps to USD1bn

Moglix has reached an important milestone by becoming the first industrial B2B commerce platform, in the manufacturing space, to become a unicorn.  The company is said to be valued at USD1 billion in its latest USD120 million Series E funding round. The latest investment was led by Falcon Edge Capital

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