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NEW FUNDS

Transom Closes Fund IV

Transom Capital Group has held a final close of Transom Capital Fund IV LP with $675 million in capital commitments. Fund IV closed above its target and initial hard cap

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Godspeed Speeds to Fund III Close

Godspeed Capital Management has finalized an oversubscribed, hard-cap close of Godspeed Capital Fund III LP with $675 million in capital commitments. Godspeed initiated and completed fundraising within two months. Limited

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StepStone Steps Up for Shrieve Chemical

Gemspring Capital has completed a single-asset continuation fund for Shrieve Chemical, a portfolio company under Gemspring’s ownership since December 2019. The continuation fund, which acquired Shrieve Chemical, was organized with

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Trivest Closes New Non-Control Fund

Trivest Partners has closed Trivest Growth Investment Fund III LP (TGIF III) with $730 million in total capital commitments. The fund was oversubscribed, receiving strong support from its existing investors

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NEW PLATFORMS

Fortress Acquires Infra Pipe Solutions from Wynnchurch

Fortress Investment Group has acquired Infra Pipe Solutions (IPS) a leading manufacturer of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes and structures, from Wynnchurch Capital. Wynnchurch established Infra Pipe Solutions in September 2018 after acquiring certain Canadian assets

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NEW EXITS

GenNx360 Closes Sale of ITsavvy to Xerox

GenNx360 Capital Partners has completed the sale of its portfolio company, ITsavvy, to publicly traded Xerox Holdings for $400 million. The deal includes $180 million in cash at closing and $220 million in secured promissory

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Arlington Sells BlueHalo to AeroVironment

Arlington Capital Partners has agreed to sell BlueHalo to publicly traded AeroVironment in an all-stock transaction valued at $4.1 billion. Upon completion, Arlington Capital will retain a significant ownership stake in the combined company. BlueHalo

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NEW FINANCINGS

Lincoln Road’s Newest Platform Corners Houston Landscaping Market

Lincoln Road has acquired Silversand Services and SLI Landscape, providers of commercial landscaping services in the Houston metropolitan area. Silversand’s and SLI’s services include landscaping, irrigation management, tree care, interior plant care and holiday decoration services. Silversand was founded in 1983 and SLI was founded in 2003. In March 2023, Lincoln Road acquired Zodega Landscaping, a Houston-headquartered provider of commercial landscape maintenance, lawn care, irrigation system management, and ancillary services to property management companies, industrial complexes, office buildings, and apartment

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O2 Sponsor Finance Backs Soundcore’s Paving Platform

O2 Sponsor Finance, a division of Old Second National Bank, provided the senior bank financing to back the acquisitions by Soundcore Capital Partners of ACI Asphalt & Concrete (ACI) and ACS Asphalt Concrete Solutions (ACS). Soundcore specializes in North America-based buy-and-build investments in the lower middle market. Target companies typically have revenues up to $150 million and are active in business and outsourced services, industrial services, specialty manufacturing, and value-added distribution sectors. New York City-headquartered Soundcore formed its ACI Holdings

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Abacus Backs Eureka’s Buy of Advertiser Perceptions

Eureka Equity Partners has acquired Advertiser Perceptions with senior debt and an equity co-investment from Abacus Finance. Abacus was the Senior Secured Credit Facilities Administrative Agent and Sole Lender. Advertiser Perceptions is a provider of research-based data, market intelligence, and analysis to the media, advertising, and ad tech industries. The company was founded in 2002 by Ken Pearl and Randy Cohen and is headquartered in New York City. “Abacus provided us with tremendous support early on in this transaction and

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FEATURED TRANSACTIONS

CW Industrial Seals the Deal with Mantaline Buy

CW Industrial Partners has acquired Mantaline Corporation, an Ohio-based extruder of plastic and rubber products. Mantaline designs, prototypes, validates, and manufactures extruded elastomeric products including seals, protectors and insulations that are used in

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Trinity Hunt Establishes Coker as New Platform

Trinity Hunt Partners has acquired Coker Group, a provider of healthcare advisory services. Coker provides performance transformation, transaction advisory, and compliance consulting services to hospitals, physician groups, private equity-backed platforms, and other healthcare

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One Sweet Deal! Shore’s Sweetmore Buys Sweet Eddie’s
One Sweet Deal! Shore’s Sweetmore Buys Sweet Eddie’s
Arsenal’s Sealing Platform Sold to Henkel
Arsenal’s Sealing Platform Sold to Henkel
CW Industrial Seals the Deal with Mantaline Buy
CW Industrial Seals the Deal with Mantaline Buy
Trinity Hunt Establishes Coker as New Platform
Trinity Hunt Establishes Coker as New Platform
Luxium’s Future is Crystal Clear
Luxium’s Future is Crystal Clear
Bansk Group Takes a Big Bite of No Man’s Land Foods
Bansk Group Takes a Big Bite of No Man’s Land Foods
Arlington Lays Down the Keel on Newest Platform
Arlington Lays Down the Keel on Newest Platform
New Heritage Sells Revela to ADM
New Heritage Sells Revela to ADM
Got Chapped Lips? Get ChapStick
Got Chapped Lips? Get ChapStick
Arsenal Invests in Polycorp
Arsenal Invests in Polycorp
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Patriot Pickle Acquires First Place Foods

Patriot Pickle, a maker and distributor of pickles and a portfolio company of Swander Pace Capital, has acquired First Place Foods. First Place Foods manufactures a wide variety of fermented (shelf stable) and refrigerated pickles, relishes, and other pickled vegetables that are sold to the restaurant, foodservice, institutional, and retail markets. Third-generation family-owned First Place Foods, led by President Pat Hunn, operates manufacturing and warehousing facilities near Dallas in Garland, Texas. “For more than 15 years, First Place Foods has

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SK’s Canlak Coatings Buys Ceramic Industrial Coatings

Canlak Coatings, a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners, has acquired Ceram-Traz (DBA Ceramic Industrial Coatings). Ceramic Industrial Coatings is a manufacturer of custom and proprietary water and solvent-based wood coatings as well as other coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE) products. Ceramic Industrial, led by CEO Rob Laubscher, was founded in 1962 and operates a 90,000-square-foot facility in Osseo, Minnesota (headquarters) and a 52,000-square-foot facility in Kansas City, Kansas. “We are tremendously excited about our future partnership with Canlak

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Align Launches Independent Sponsor Strategy

Align Capital Partners (ACP) has announced the launched of a new independent sponsor-focused private equity strategy, Align Collaborate. ACP founded Align Collaborate in partnership with independent sponsor investors, Grant Kornman and Michael Kornman. Prior to

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Grant Thornton: Increased Deal Volume on the Way

The latest survey from Grant Thornton reveals that private equity professionals are forecasting a rise in transaction volume, despite the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming U.S. presidential election. The survey, which polled 255 M&A professionals, found

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New Funds

Transom Closes Fund IV

Transom Capital Group has held a final close of Transom Capital Fund IV LP with $675 million in capital commitments. Fund IV closed above its

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Godspeed Speeds to Fund III Close

Godspeed Capital Management has finalized an oversubscribed, hard-cap close of Godspeed Capital Fund III LP with $675 million in capital commitments. Godspeed initiated and completed

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