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BDP International (BDP), a privately held global logistics and transportation services company, has partnered with New York-based private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Group (Greenbriar).
Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, BDP International is a global industry leader in international logistics, transportation and supply chain solutions. BDP supports the unique supply chain needs of its diverse customer base, including those in the chemical and petrochemical, healthcare and life sciences, oil and gas, manufacturing, and retail and consumer good sectors.
BDP is universally recognised for offering a best-in-class suite of visibility and supply chain management tools through its BDP Smart technology. The company
Muzinich & Co has appointed Alexis Ng as Country Manager, Singapore, and Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, effective January 2019.
Responsible for the growth and development of the firm’s relationships in the region, Ng’s key focus will be to market the company’s public and private credit offerings to clients in the institutional, wholesale and wealth management arenas.
Ng joins from Aberdeen Standard Investments, where she was Head of Distribution, Asia Pacific. Prior to Aberdeen, Ng was with First State Investments as Country Head, Singapore, and Head of Distribution, Asia. Alexis has over 20 years’ industry experience serving clients in Asia-Pacific.
Wynnchurch Capital (Wynnchurch) has completed the acquisition of Buchanan Rubber Ltd. (Buchanan).
Buchanan will be part of a growing distribution platform that includes Anderson Metals, LLC (Anderson) and Midland Metal Mfg (Midland).
The platform is a leading North American distributor of valves, fittings, hoses, couplings, and related products to a variety of end-markets.
Vince Hodes, CEO, says: “We are excited to leverage decades of industry expertise, product knowhow and management talent to create a leading distribution platform. With the addition of Buchanan, we gain access to the Canadian market and drive continued scale in the industrial, energy, water,
Victory Park Capital (VPC), a global alternative investment firm, has appointed Kevin Burke as a partner. Based in Chicago, Burke will focus on expanding the firm’s corporate credit business and will be primarily responsible for managing investment strategies in both existing and new asset classes.
“Kevin is a high-calibre talent with impressive and long-standing industry experience,” says Richard Levy, founder and CEO of Victory Park Capital. “His appointment enhances our firm’s established credit business and sharpens the expertise that we have built over the last 11 years.”
“Kevin’s unique perspective as both an investor and an asset manager will
An affiliate of private investment firm Sun Capital Partners (Sun Capital) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the drive technologies businesses of Regal Beloit Corporation.
The acquired businesses design, engineer and assemble technology-enabled, high performance motor control solutions for industrial applications.
Founded in 1967, the engineered-driven business develops and manufactures variable frequency drive systems and other motor control solutions, with a focus on application-specific, highly engineered products. Founded in 1983, the control systems business designs and assembles an extensive line of low and medium voltage starters, variable frequency drive systems and other motor control products serving critical applications
Ironwood Capital’s portfolio company NSA Industries (NSA) has acquired Metal Tronics, located in Georgetown, Massachusetts. Metal Tronics is a provider of precision metal fabrication and CNC machining solutions.
“One year ago, when Ironwood Capital originally invested in NSA, the company’s plan was to continue expansion and diversification efforts through organic growth and strategic acquisitions,” says Alex Levental, Ironwood Capital managing director. “Since the market for fabrication and CNC machining is highly fragmented with numerous smaller players, the acquisition of Metal Tronics aligns well with NSA’s growth strategy.”
Ironwood Capital Director Paul Witinski says: “Metal Tronics has very similar capabilities
Churchill Asset Management (Churchill), a majority-owned affiliate of Nuveen focussed on originating, underwriting and managing middle market senior loan investments, has added Marissa Short and Robert Lin to its finance and operations team, which is led by Shai Vichness, Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer.
The appointments are effective immediately.
“The collective talent, leadership and industry experience that Robert and Marissa bring will greatly enhance our ability to deliver a growing array of investment options to our investors and to meet the needs of our expanding platform. On behalf of all of us at Churchill, I welcome them
London-based asset management consultancy, MJ Hudson, has acquired Amaces, a data and analytics firm, which provides tools and consulting services to help institutional investors benchmark and monitor the cost and quality of the investor services they receive from their custodian banks.
The firm also provides innovative tools and related consulting services in the field of FX transaction cost analysis.
Founded in 2002 by two senior treasury and custody principals that worked together at Chase Manhattan (now JP Morgan) and then Citibank, Amaces has an established customer base and operations in Europe, as well as in the United States
MEIF Maven Debt Finance has provided Automotive MacIiver Limited, a designer of multiple car seats for children, with a GBP150,000 debt funding package.
The funding will enable the business to invest in its product range, improving efficiencies in its batch manufacturing process, increase stock to meet growing sales and support the appointment of two new business development roles in the Birmingham area.
Multimac, invented by Automotive Macliver, is a unique, multi-child car seat which delivers a completely new concept in child car seat safety. By allowing three to four children to be seated in a row, Multimac removes the dangers
European law firm Fieldfisher has appointed Matthew Williams as corporate partner and Co-Head of Energy and Natural Resources, based in London and Birmingham.
Williams joins the firm from Orrick, where he was Co-Head of their European Energy Practice.
From January 2019, Williams will help lead Fieldfisher’s power and renewables practices – areas in which he is an established and highly respected transactional lawyer. He has extensive experience in project finance, M&A, commodity trading and corporate restructuring, having worked with a wide range of clients including power generators, energy utilities, investment banks and private trading houses.
Prior to Orrick,
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