O2 Sells NTI Connect to ORIX
O2 Investment Partners has sold NTI Connect, a provider of…
Wind Point Adds to Pestell
Pestell Group, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, has…
PPC Closes Plaskolite Buy
PPC Partners has closed its previously announced acquisition of Plaskolite,…
Capital Partners and Argosy Exit Roll·Rite
Capital Partners and Argosy Private Equity have sold Roll·Rite to…
Legal Services Stays Hot
CIVC Partners has acquired Magna Legal Services in partnership with…
Kinderhook Adds Again to RWB
Race Winning Brands, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, has…
Palladium Keeps Building TransForce
TransForce, a recruiting and employment services provider specializing in commercial truck drivers, has acquired The CDL School. This is the 8th add-on acquisition for the company since being acquired by Palladium Equity Partners in July 2015. The CDL School is a full-service truck driving school that provides training for individuals to obtain their commercial driver’s…
Gryphon’s HEPACO Acquires PetroChem
HEPACO, a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors since August 2016, has acquired PetroChem Recovery Services from Succession Capital Partners. PetroChem provides environmental consulting and remediation services to large industrial, government agencies, small business and residential clients located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US. The company’s services include emergency response to spill incidents in addition…
Pfingsten’s Sign-Zone Adds On Again
Sign-Zone, a portfolio company of Pfingsten Partners, has acquired Xarisma, a manufacturer of custom-printed, large format graphic signage and display accessories. Xarisma specializes in high-mix custom fabric production, with products including flags, banners, tents, silicone edge graphics, retractable displays and table covers. The company’s capabilities allow for printing on a wide range of fabrics, vinyls…
Evanston Partners Adds to Auto Driveaway
Auto Driveaway, a portfolio company of Evanston Partners, has acquired J&J Driveaway and J&J Freight Brokers (together J&J). J&J is a provider of heavy truck (Class 7 and Class 8) transport services along with boutique freight brokerage services. J&J moves trucks, complex assets, and other freight using drivers in 49 states and parts of Canada…
Arsenal Sells Elite Comfort to Leggett & Platt
Arsenal Capital Partners has sold Elite Comfort Solutions to publicly-traded Leggett & Platt for $1.25 billion in cash. Elite Comfort Solutions (ECS) is a manufacturer of specialty foams and a provider of foam technologies serving the bedding and home furnishings market. The company’s products include finished mattresses sold through both traditional and online channels, mattress…
Altas Sells Salt Producer to Kissner
Toronto-based Altas Partners has sold NSC Minerals, a producer of salt and calcium chloride products, to Kissner Group Holdings, a portfolio company of Metalmark Capital and Silverhawk Capital Partners. NSC is a provider of salt for de-icing, industrial, and agricultural applications. The company offers a range of bulk, industrial, and packaged products used in a…
Brass Ring Closes Third Fund
Brass Ring Capital has closed its third fund at its target of $50 million. The new fund was raised after just 90 days of marketing. Brass Ring invests in companies…
CapStreet Promotes Two
The CapStreet Group has promoted Adrian Guerra to partner and Kevin Johnson to principal. Both of these promotions became effective on January 1, 2019. CapStreet makes control investments in privately…
Twin Brook Backs Blue Point
Twin Brook Capital Partners provided financing to support Blue Point Capital’s recent acquisition of W.A. Kendall and Co., a provider of vegetation management services to utility companies in the Southeast…
New Growth Equity Platform at Blackstone
Blackstone has hired Jon Korngold, a former managing director at General Atlantic, as senior managing director and head of Blackstone’s growth equity investing platform. Mr. Korngold is tasked with building…
Abacus Backs Platte River Add On
Abacus Finance Group was the Administrative Agent and Sole Lender in support of the acquisition of Cutting Edge Services (CES) by In-Place Machining Company, a portfolio company of Platte River…
Littlejohn Promotes Three
Littlejohn & Co. has promoted Drew Greenwood to managing director, and Charles Leung and William McDavid have been promoted to vice president. “We are delighted to announce the promotions of…
Warren Closes Second Fund
Warren Equity Partners has closed its second fund at its $310 million hard cap. The new fund is composed of Warren Equity Partners Fund II LP and Warren Equity Partners…
Tritium Hits Hard Cap on Fund II
Tritium Partners has held a final closing of Tritium II LP with $465 million of committed capital. Tritium’s first fund closed in November 2015 with $309 million of committed capital.…
