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Wasserstein & Co, via its private equity fund Wasserstein Partners III, is to acquire ALM Media from funds advised by Apax Partners and RBS.
Ontario Pension Board (OPB), Pantheon, the Honeywell pension, and HighVista Strategies are co-investing in the transaction alongside Wasserstein.
Headquartered in New York City, ALM is an integrated media company and a provider of specialised business news, research and information, focused primarily on the legal and commercial real estate sectors. The company has nearly 700 employees across 16 offices worldwide.
Bill Carter, president and CEO of ALM, says: “Over the recent years, we have embarked
Private equity firm Trinity Hunt Partners (THP) has sold portfolio company CJ Foods, a manufacturer of premium dog and cat food, to JH Whitney Capital Partners.
THP's partnership with management began in 2009, when it invested in CJ Foods alongside the seller and CEO, as well as other CJ Foods management members.
In partnership with THP, CJ Foods executed a strategic growth plan that included a USD20 million plant expansion and numerous capital improvement projects, which resulted in a doubling of CJ Foods' capacity during THP's ownership. These growth initiatives improved production efficiencies and food safety.
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Argonne Capital Group has completed its acquisition of On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina from private equity firm Golden Gate Capital.
Argonne Capital partnered with an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group on the transaction.
On The Border was founded in 1982 and is the largest full-service Tex-Mex restaurant brand in the US. On The Border operates 121 units across the US and also franchises 36 units across the US, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia and South Korea.
"We are excited to have closed this transaction in such a swift manner and are eager to begin our partnership with
Investment firm KKR is to acquire Internet Brands from Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity.
KKR is making its investment in partnership with Internet Brands chief executive officer Bob Brisco and the Internet Brands management team, who will hold a minority stake in the company and continue to run the business.
Internet Brands operates branded websites and vertical software solutions in four primary markets: auto, health, legal and home/travel. The company’s properties attract more than 100 million unique visitors per month and serve more than 100,000 SMBs and advertisers. The company has approximately 1,600 employees and is headquartered in
American Capital’s portfolio company SMG Holdings has acquired Premier Food Services, a provider of outsourced food and beverage services in southern California.
SMG is a provider of entertainment and conference venue management services worldwide.
"As a global venue management company, SMG manages a large and broad portfolio of venues with exceptional diversity across event type, end market, attendee population demographic and geography," says Brian Graff, senior managing director at American Capital. "Its acquisition of Premier provides SMG with an attractive opportunity to expand its food service offering outside of its core portfolio of arenas, stadiums and convention centres into
Private equity firm American Securities, in partnership with the existing management team, has completed its acquisition of Grede Holdings, a producer of cast, machined and assembled transportation market components.
Grede had been majority owned by a private investment fund managed by Wayzata Investment Partners. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
“Grede has established a successful track record highlighted by strong revenue growth, best-in-class operations, reputation for quality and reliability, and our long-standing customer relationships,” says Doug Grimm, chief executive officer, Grede. “For the next chapter in the company’s evolution, we look forward to partnering with American
Atlas Holdings’ portfolio company ASG, a specialty-packaging manufacturer, has acquired the Bydgoszcz, Poland-based beauty and personal care folding carton business of MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV).
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Bydgoszcz is an important supplier of packaging to major global and regional consumer goods companies, including cosmetics and beauty brands. ASG, already one of the largest packaging suppliers for the home entertainment industry, will leverage the Bydgoszcz operation’s assets to expand its footprint in the European consumer-packaging market.
The acquisition is part of ASG’s multi-year strategy to develop additional packaging solutions for the beauty and personal
The attractiveness of the UK renewables market has decreased dramatically in the eyes of investors and developers, falling back to levels last seen in November 2012, according to EY's latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI).
The quarterly report, which ranks the investment potential of 40 countries' renewables markets, has ranked the UK in sixth place behind the US, China, Germany, Japan and Canada.
According to the report, the UK has slipped a place for the second consecutive quarter. This is mainly due to conflicting signals over the future of support for renewables beyond the 2015 election, as well as the
Private investment firm Palladium Equity Partners has acquired, through affiliates, Q'Max Solutions, an oilfield services company with operations in Latin America, North America and Asia.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1993, Q'Max is a large independent oilfield services company focused on providing drilling fluids and solids control services to national and independent oil companies. The company's workforce of nearly 1,400 employees provides customised fluids and environmental solutions to challenges encountered in the drilling process. Its name "Q'Max" refers to "maximum flow from a wellbore" in engineering terms.
Chris Rivers, president and chief executive
Private equity firm Genstar Capital has completed the acquisition of US-based Pretium Packaging from Castle Harlan.
Pretium manufactures rigid plastic containers and closures that require significant technical expertise and proprietary tooling to manufacture.
Pretium uses its national manufacturing footprint, design and engineering capabilities to provide customised solutions to its customers in the food and specialty beverage, private label, pharmaceutical, personal care and household and industrial sectors.
The company sells its products to a diversified customer base ranging from Fortune 500 companies to smaller privately-owned businesses.
David Golde, who leads Genstar's packaging-related investing efforts, says: "Our investment in
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