Grey Mountain Busy as a Bee
Grey Mountain Partners has acquired Mann Lake, the largest supplier…
One Equity Exits PeroxyChem
One Equity Partners has agreed to sell PeroxyChem to Evonik…
KPS Building Billion Dollar Battery Giant
C&D Technologies, a portfolio company of KPS Capital Partners since…
Artemis Acquires Superior Technical Ceramics
Superior Technical Ceramics, a maker of ceramic materials used in…
Palladium Adds Morley Candy to Kar’s Nuts
Kar’s Nuts, a portfolio company of Palladium Equity Partners, has…
Peak Rock Stays Busy in Food Sector
Peak Rock Capital has acquired Pretzels, Inc., a supplier of…
Graham Buys Giraffe Foods
Graham Partners has acquired Giraffe Foods, a private label manufacturer of food products. Giraffe’s products include sauces & marinades, dips & dressings and hot pepper sauces for the retail and foodservice industries. The company’s services include custom formulation, nutritional labeling, and custom packaging and Giraffe has capabilities in kosher and halal, organic, GMO-free, and nut…
Arsenal Continues Build of Meridian
Meridian Adhesives Group, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired Evans Adhesive. Evans Adhesive is a manufacturer of industrial adhesives including low-temperature packaging hot melts, pressure-sensitive hot melts, and various water-based and palletizing adhesives. Evans water-based adhesives are used in packaging, converting, laminating, labeling, drywall and outdoor advertising. Evans was founded in 1900…
Nautic Sells Fastener Distributor to MSD
Nautic Partners has sold its portfolio company Endries International, a distributor of fasteners, to MSD Partners. Nautic acquired Endries in June 2017 from Ferguson Enterprises. Endries International is a distributor of fasteners and Class-C parts to industrial original equipment manufacturers worldwide. The company has more than $325 million in annual revenues and provides over 500,000…
HKW Acquires Fresh Direct
Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company (HKW) has acquired Fresh Direct Produce, a distributor of fresh, ethnic, tropical, organic, and specialty produce. Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Fresh Direct distributes more than 1,000 fruit and vegetable items to the Western Canadian market. The company’s value-added services include ripening, grading, machine packaging, and bagging. Fresh Direct is led…
EQT Acquires Cast & Crew
Private equity firm EQT, through its eighth fund, has agreed to acquire Cast & Crew Entertainment Services from Silver Lake. Silver Lake acquired Cast & Crew in July 2015 from ZM Capital, Veronis Suhler Stevenson and Emigrant Capital. Cast & Crew is a provider of payroll and human resources, accounting and financial, workflow and productivity…
Odyssey Adds to Staffing Firm
Addison Group, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners since December 2016, has acquired Mondo, a professional staffing firm specializing in information technology and digital marketing. Mondo specializes in high-end, niche IT, tech, and digital marketing placements at midsize to enterprise-level companies, along with recently VC-funded startups. The company, led by CEO Tim Johnson, is…
Tim Healy Joins Twin Brook
Twin Brook Capital Partners has hired Tim Healy as a new managing director. Mr. Healy will be active in transaction originations and developing and building client relationships. “Since its inception,…
JMI Hits Hard Cap
JMI Equity has closed JMI Equity Fund IX LP at its $1.2 billion hard cap. The new fund received support from both existing and new investors. JMI Equity invests from…
Scott Isherwood Joins D.A. Davidson
D.A. Davidson & Co. has hired Scott Isherwood as a new managing director. Mr. Isherwood will be active with the firm’s diversified industrials team and he will be based in…
Windjammer Closes at Hard Cap
Windjammer Capital has closed its fifth fund, Windjammer Senior Equity Fund V LP, at the hard cap of $870 million. The firm’s earlier fund closed in March 2013 with $726…
Harris Williams Adds Two from Wells Fargo
Harris Williams has added to its investment banking team with the hirings of Kelly McPhilliamy as a managing director and William McBride as a vice president in the firm’s consumer…
Luminate Closes Second Fund
Luminate Capital Partners has closed Luminate Capital Partners II LP with $425 million of committed capital. The firm’s earlier fund closed in June 2017 with more than $265 million of…
Campbell Lutyens Opens Charlotte Office
Campbell Lutyens, a fund placement agent and secondaries advisor, has opened a new office in Charlotte, NC led by Principal Matt Flynn who joined the firm earlier this year. The…
Key Banc Chemicals Pro Joins SK Capital
SK Capital Partners has added Mario Toukan to its investment team as a new Managing Director. Mr. Toukan has over 20 years of mergers and acquisitions experience focused on the…
