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Mergers

Tony Ressler, senior partner, Ares

Ares Management & Kayne Anderson to merge

Ares Management and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors are to merge to form Ares Kayne Management, a diversified alternative asset manager with a combined USD113 billion of assets under management as of 31 March, 2015.  Under the terms of the agreement, Ares will provide USD2.55 billion in consideration, the majority of

New Mountain Capital completes acquisition of Zep

New Mountain Capital has closed its previously announced acquisition of Zep in a transaction valued at approximately USD692 million. The execution of a definitive merger agreement outlining the terms of the transaction was initially announced on 8 April, 2015. Zep’s stockholders approved the acquisition on Thursday, 25 June, 2015. As

Mooreland Partners advises Luna Innovations on merger with Advanced Photonix

Mooreland Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Luna Innovations Incorporated (LUNA) on its merger with Advanced Photonix, Inc (API).  The combined company will keep the Luna name and be headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, and will have a strong product foundation with Luna Innovations' ("Luna") core test & measurement

Asahi Kasei to acquire Polypore’s energy storage segment

Asahi Kasei Corporation has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Polypore International, a manufacturer of microporous membranes, which currently has two business segments: Energy Storage and Separations Media.  In conjunction with this transaction, Polypore has also entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to sell the assets and

HIG Capital portfolio company Comverge merges with Constellation

HIG Capital’s portfolio company Comverge is to merge with Constellation to form a new combined business, CPower, which will be headquartered in Baltimore, Md. Power will operate as a new, standalone company independent from Comverge and Constellation, and deliver a full spectrum of demand response offerings to C&I customers across

SmarTV and Quadriga Worldwide to merge

Quadriga Worldwide, a provider of guest technology managed services for the hospitality industry, is merging with the SmarTV Company, a developer of interactive entertainment solutions for commercial and consumer markets. The merged company’s mission is to maximise guest engagement and satisfaction, enhance the HSIA and entertainment experience, and strengthen on-property

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Three quarters of executives expect dealmaking in Europe to increase

Europe’s executives are more bullish about the European M&A outlook than they were a year ago, according to the second edition of the European M&A Outlook by Mergermarket in association with CMS. Of the 225 Europe-based corporate executives surveyed, 76 per cent expect that dealmaking will increase or increase greatly,

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Europe-targeted M&A up 11.4 per cent

Europe-targeted M&A through to the end of the third quarter has already surpassed 2013 values by 11.4 per cent, with deals totalling USD714.7 billion, according to Mergermarket. A rise in valuable European targets coming to market so far this year has been one driver for corporates seeking assets – over

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