Novacap Invests in Noble Foods
Novacap has made an investment in Noble Foods Nutrition, a…
JR Closes 4th Automation Add-on
JR Automation, a portfolio company of Crestview Partners, has acquired…
Bain Capital to Buy Varsity Brands
Bain Capital Private Equity has agreed to acquire Varsity Brands…
Soundcore Keeps Sweeping
Sweeping Corporation of America (SCA), a portfolio company of Soundcore Capital…
Tengram Buys Lime Crime
Lime Crime, one of the first digitally-native beauty brands, has…
GI Partners Creates Cryobank Platform
GI Partners has agreed to acquire California Cryobank and Cord…
H.I.G. Exits AMPAC Fine Chemicals
H.I.G. Capital has agreed to sell AMPAC Fine Chemicals to South Korean conglomerate SK Holdings. AMPAC Fine Chemicals (AFC) is a supplier of high value-added active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates used in treating diseases such as cancer, central nervous system (CNS) disorders and certain viral infections. Customers of AFC include blue-chip pharmaceutical and biotech companies.…
LFM Acquires Niche Trailer Maker
LFM Capital has acquired Pratt Industries, a designer and manufacturer of trailers and chassis used in niche applications. Pratt’s products include intermodal chassis, heavy haul trailers, housing and construction trailers, and logging and mining trailers. According to Pratt, the company’s products are in use in every major trucking fleet in the US and are in…
Arsenal Adds to Carolina Color
Carolina Color, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners since October 2017, has acquired Chroma Corporation. Chroma is a manufacturer of custom formulated masterbatch colors, dry colors, additive concentrates, and pre-color compounds. The company’s products are used in a range of applications in the packaging, electronic, safety, automotive, recreational, medical, and consumer products industries. Chroma…
Gridiron Enters Hospitality Services Sector
Gridiron Capital has acquired The Service Companies, a provider of outsourced services to the hospitality industry. The Service Companies (TSC) is comprised of Heart of House Services, Acrobat Outsourcing, and JRS International and provides a range of services including housekeeping and stewarding, public and casino area cleaning, kitchen cleaning, window and chandelier cleaning, pressure washing,…
Aurora Buys Inhance from Arsenal
Aurora Capital Partners has acquired Inhance Technologies from Arsenal Capital Partners. Inhance Technologies provides services that are used to increase the performance of post mold plastics and composites. The company’s services include post-mold fluorination where plastic containers are exposed to fluorine gas in a sealed reactor. Fluorine atoms bond to the plastic, creating a permanent…
MPE Adds Again to Polytek
Polytek Development Corp., a portfolio company of MPE Partners, has acquired Alumilite Corporation. This is the third add-on acquisition for Polytek since being acquired by MPE in August 2015. Alumilite is a formulator and supplier of mold making and casting materials to the hobby, craft, education, and do-it-yourself consumer end markets. The company’s products include…
Clearview Closes New Equity and Mezz Funds
Clearview Capital has held a first and final closing for Clearview Capital Fund IV LP with $550 million of capital commitments, and Clearview Capital Mezzanine Fund I LP with $108…
Beekman Hits Hard Cap After Six Months
The Beekman Group has held a final closing of Beekman Investment Partners IV LP at its $425 million hard cap. The new fund’s initial target was $375 million. According to…
Thompson Street Hits Hard Cap
Thompson Street Capital Partners has held a final closing of its fifth fund, Thompson Street Capital Partners V LP (TSCP V), at the hard cap of $1.15 billion. The new…
CIVC Hires Nick Canderan
CIVC Partners has hired Nicholas Canderan as Director of Business Development. Mr. Canderan will lead CIVC’s origination, marketing and business development efforts focused on investment banks, brokers, executives, and other…
Platinum Closes Lower Middle Market Fund
Platinum Equity has held a first and final oversubscribed close of Platinum Equity Small Cap Fund LP, the firm’s inaugural fund to target investments in the lower middle market, at…
Ironwood Closes Largest Fund
Ironwood Capital has closed its latest fund, Ironwood Mezzanine Fund IV LP, above its $400 million target. Limited partners in the new fund include over 40 domestic insurance companies, banks…
AEI Closes Fund II at Hard Cap
AE Industrial Partners (AEI) has held a final closing of its second private equity fund, AE Industrial Partners Fund II LP, with $1.36 billion in commitments. The new fund exceeded…
Cornell Closes Inaugural Fund
Cornell Capital has held a final closing of its inaugural private equity fund, Cornell Capital Partners LP, with total capital commitments of $1.325 billion. Cornell Capital was founded in 2013…
