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Wynnchurch Capital has completed the acquisition of Midland Metal Mfg (Midland) and will combine the business with Anderson Metals (Anderson).
Midland is a distributor of fittings, valves, clamps and related products/accessories to a variety of industrial end-markets. Vince Hodes, the CEO of Midland, is investing alongside Wynnchurch and will become CEO of the combined company.
“We are excited to partner with Vince and his team to build on Midland’s legacy as a market leader. We share the same set of values Vince has instilled in the company’s culture and look forward to supporting the company’s growth plans,” says Greg
Pamlico Capital (Pamlico) has invested in TRG Screen, a provider of enterprise subscription management software.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
With Pamlico’s backing, TRG Screen will accelerate its investment in its unique portfolio of spend and usage capabilities, adding new solutions that bring breadth and depth to the subscription lifecycle, and continuing expansion into new expense categories and client segments.
TRG is partnering with Pamlico at an exciting time. Following several years of very strong growth, plus the acquisition of Priory Solutions in 2016 and Screen Group earlier this year, the Company has built a
By Arne Bolch, GSK Luxembourg – The 2016 Paris agreement on climate change as well as the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals may until recently not have been high on the agenda of asset management professionals. This may be about to change.
In the spirit of the agreement and the UN agenda, measures taken at European level have identified (or rather stated) a need for Europe’s financial system to (i) contribute to sustainable and inclusive [economic] growth as well as to (ii) strengthen financial stability by incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors
Impact investing has not always been the easiest ‘investment philosophy’ to benchmark, in terms of improving the health of the planet, and those who live on it, while also generating positive returns for investors. But one such fund, the New York-based Global Health Investment Fund (GHIF) is doing just that, financing the development of drugs, vaccines, diagnostics and other interventions to improve maternal and child healthcare in the developing world.
Dr Curt LaBelle (pictured) is Managing Partner at GHIF and has over 16 years’ investment experience in the healthcare space. He says that the fund’s impact is defined by “lives
Souter Investments has completed an investment in South East European pet supplies retailers through a set of transactions led by The Rohatyn Group (TRG).
The Rohatyn Group, an emerging markets asset management firm, recently announced the successful completion of its acquisitions of Pet Product SRL (Pet Product or Animax), one of the leading pet supplies companies in Romania, and MIMAJA (MIMAJA or Mr Pet), one of the leading pet supplies companies in Slovenia. The acquisitions add to its expanding pet care platform, which includes Croatia-based Pet Centar, a leading pet supplies retailer across South East Europe, with a presence across
Morgan Lewis has advised Digital Colony, an investment firm focused on mobile and internet infrastructure, on its acquisition of Opencell, which expands presence in the United Kingdom. The transaction was signed on 1 November.
Opencell provides multi-operator indoor mobile coverage for a variety of customers, building types, and sizes, particularly landlords and tenants using small cell infrastructure.
Morgan Lewis’s team was led by London partner Tom Cartwright and included associate Jack Shawdon, with support from partner Lee Harding and associates Nadia Akhter and Sarah Stock (employment) and associate Neil McKnight (tax).
KPS Capital Partners’ (KPS) portfolio company C&D Technologies (C&D) has agreed to acquire Trojan Battery Company (Trojan) from Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC and other shareholders.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
C&D’s acquisition of Trojan combines two leading specialty battery manufacturers with long histories of delivering the highest-quality, most-innovative products in the industrial, renewable energy and specialty motive markets. The combined company will be a global technology leader in the battery industry, with over USD1.0 billion of revenue, and the ability to provide a wide portfolio of high quality energy storage solutions to meet the growing needs
Chicago-based private equity firm Frontenac has acquired Motion Solutions, a provider of highly engineered linear motion, motion control and automation solutions for critical, high technology applications.
Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA, Motion Solutions pushes the limits of motion technology in partnership with innovative OEMs by utilising extensive mechanical and electrical engineering expertise alongside manufacturing, distribution and assembly capabilities. The company specialises in technical engineered systems for sophisticated applications that require precise, reliable and customised movement. Motion Solutions’ products are sold as individual components or assembled into complex systems to
Affiliates of CVC Fund VII (CVC) are to acquire ConvergeOne Holdings, a global IT and managed services provider of collaboration and technology solutions, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately USD1.8 billion.
Subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, ConvergeOne expects the transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 2018 or the first quarter of 2019. ConvergeOne will maintain its corporate headquarters in Eagan, MN and continue to be led by its current executive team.
Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, affiliates of CVC will commence a tender offer for all of the outstanding
Lew’s Holdings Corporation (Lew’s), a supplier of fishing and hunting products, has acquired Southern Plastics Company, a manufacturer of soft plastic fishing lures.
Southern Plastics is a leading manufacturer of soft plastic lures utilising a unique variety of scents, additives, and colours supported by industry leading operational capabilities. Southern Plastics has manufactured soft plastics for Strike King for over twenty years. Based in Eufaula, Alabama, Southern Plastics benefits from an exceptional team of managers and employees.
Peter Leibman, Managing Director of Peak Rock Capital, says: “We are excited about the opportunity to partner with one of the industry’s best-known manufacturers
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