STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION | Eight years after backing an Italian gelato manufacturer, Charterhouse Capital Partners has made its exit. In May, the private equity firm sold Casa Optima – now a global player in artisanal gelato and pastry ingredients – to a Terlos-led group of investors.
Alternative investment firm Investcorp has made four senior additions to its Strategic Capital Group (ISCG), with the goal to further strengthen its ability to support post-acquisition value creation and strategic growth across its portfolio of alternative asset managers.
Global private equity investor Advent has appointed Robert Ohrenstein as an Operations Advisor focused on finance, working closely with Advent’s portfolio company teams to support value creation through financial transformation and transaction execution.
Two executives from private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners are set to take on senior leadership roles when the merger of the Skydance Media and Paramount Global completes on 7 August, according to a report by Reuters.
Bain Capital is doubling down on its aerospace portfolio strategy with a bold plan to reposition Jamco Corporation, the Japanese aircraft interiors manufacturer it acquired earlier this year in a $700m take-private deal, according to a report by Reuters.
Total Capital Partners has exited OUTCO, a UK outdoor estate compliance and maintenance specialist, it acquired in 2018 in partnership with founder-entrepreneur Jason Petsch to scale and diversify the business.
Keensight Capital, a private equity manager dedicated to pan-European Growth Buyout investments, has signed an exclusivity agreement to partner with the founders of UVE Solutions, a European provider of data intelligence solutions for the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.
Blue Point Capital Partners’ portfolio company National Safety Apparel (NSA) has acquired Bashlin Industries, a manufacturer of premium climbing gear, fall protection equipment, and accessories designed for power utility and telecommunication linemen and industrial professionals.
Astorg portfolio company Lebronze alloys (LBA), a copper and nickel alloy producer, has acquired m Lego, a French manufacturer known for its copper alloy semi-finished products, from AUREA Group.
Middle-market private equity firm Peak Rock Capital has sold donut, kolache, and coffee franchise Shipley Do-Nuts to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, following 18 consecutive quarters of same-store-sales growth and records for new store growth.
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