Tekscan Acquired By Artemis
Tekscan, a manufacturer of flexible, ultra-thin sensors and systems, has…
LLCP Buys Tropical Smoothie from BIP
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has acquired Tropical Smoothie Café…
Kilroy Buys Cheeze Kurls
Private label and contract food manufacturer Cheeze Kurls has been…
Graycliff Closes First Fund IV Buy
Graycliff Partners has acquired its first fund four platform with…
Gen Cap Buys Eastern Business Forms
Gen Cap America has acquired Eastern Business Forms in partnership…
MiddleGround Adds to Alco
Alco Manufacturing, a portfolio company of MiddleGround Capital since July…
KLH Buys Industrial Services Provider
KLH Capital has acquired Insulations, a provider of industrial insulation contractor services, in partnership with the company’s management team. Insulations specializes in insulation, fireproofing, heat tracing, painting and coating, refractory, scaffolding, and abatement services. The company’s customers are active in the liquid natural gas, refining, chemical, gas processing, power, pulp and paper, general industrial, and…
Trachte Switches Sponsors
MPE Partners has sold a majority equity interest in Trachte USA, a manufacturer of preassembled and modularized control buildings, to Palladium Equity Partners. Trachte’s buildings are used by utilities to house electrical components that control and protect electrical infrastructure, such as transmission and distribution substations. Beyond the utilities’ market, Trachte buildings are used in industrial…
KKR Buys 1-800 Contacts from AEA
KKR has agreed to acquire 1-800 Contacts, a portfolio company of AEA Investors and Thomas H. Lee Partners. According to 1-800 Contacts, it is the largest retailer of contact lenses in the US and has served more than 20 million customers over the past 25 years. Company-owned brands include Liingo Eyewear, 6over6, Boomerang, and Premium…
KPS Closes Buy of Briggs & Stratton
KPS Capital Partners has closed its buy of small engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton, including the equity of foreign subsidiaries, for approximately $550 million. On July 20th, Briggs & Stratton voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to allow the company and its creditors to work out a reorganization plan. At that time, KPS was…
Pamlico Buys ISAAC Instruments
Pamlico Capital has acquired ISAAC Instruments in partnership with the company’s founders. ISAAC Instruments designs and manufactures automated telemetry and video equipment that is used by truck fleets to monitor both drivers and trucks to improve performance, productivity, compliance, and safety. Isaac, named after Sir Isaac Newton, was founded in 1999 and is headquartered near…
HCI Builds on its Cabinet Platform
Wellborn Forest, a portfolio company of HCI Equity Partners, has acquired De Pere Cabinet. Wellborn Forest is a designer and manufacturer of semi-custom wood kitchen and bath cabinets primarily for single-family residences. The company uses an independent sales force to market its products to kitchen and bath cabinet dealers primarily located in the southeastern and…
Creative Destruction: How PE Business Development May Change Forever
By Mark Gartner, Principal & Head of Investment Development, ClearLight Partners “Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.” – Pablo Picasso The pandemic is stress testing everything,…
Paul Hastings Sees Active IPO Market
While the U.S. IPO market ground to a halt this spring due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning in May the market came roaring back, allowing companies with…
Graycliff Adds Semiconductor Pro
Daniel Rubin, an operator and investor in the semiconductor equipment industry, has joined Graycliff Partners as an operating advisor. Mr. Rubin has more than 30 years of experience in semiconductor,…
Family Office Focused L Squared Closes Fund III
L Squared Capital Partners has closed its oversubscribed third fund, L Squared Capital Partners III LLC, with just over $500 million of capital. The new fund was supported by the…
Blue Sage Closes Fund III, Two Platforms Acquired
Blue Sage Capital has held a final, oversubscribed, and above target closing of its third fund, Blue Sage Capital III LP, with capital of $300 million. Blue Sage’s earlier fund…
Financial Sponsor Pro Joins BGL
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) has hired Heather Mosbacher Reiner as a managing director in the firm’s financial sponsor coverage group. Ms. Reiner will be based in New York…
Houlihan Lokey Expands Industrials Group
Houlihan Lokey (HL) has hired Richard Hoh as a managing director in its industrials group. Mr. Hoh will be part of the firm’s industrial technology subsector team, focusing primarily on…
Stephens Promotes Two to Senior Associate
The Stephens Group has promoted Rob Dickinson and Jens Talbert to Senior Associate. “We are pleased to recognize Jens’ and Rob’s hard work and efforts with promotions,” said Witt Stephens,…
