NEW FUNDS
GEM Closes Independent Sponsor Fund
GEM has held a final, above-target, and oversubscribed close of GEM IS Fund LP (Fund IS), the firm’s inaugural fund dedicated to independent sponsors, with $450 million of capital commitments.
KSL Beats Target on Tactical Opportunities Fund
KSL Capital Partners has held a final close of its second tactical opportunities fund, KSL Capital Partners Tactical Opportunities II LP (Tac Opps II), with $1.44 billion in capital. Tac
Trive Beats Fund V Target
Trive Capital held a final and above-target close of its fifth flagship fund, Trive Capital Fund V LP, with total capital commitments of $2.7 billion. The new fund’s original target
Linden Closes $400 Million Structured Capital Fund
Linden Capital Partners has held a final close of its second structured capital fund, Linden Structured Capital Fund II LP (SCF II), with $400 million in capital commitments. Linden’s earlier
RCP Banks New $170 Million
RCP Advisors has held an above-target and final close of RCP Small and Emerging Fund III LP (Fund III) with $170 million in capital commitments. Limited partners in the new
Pike Street Closes Continuation Fund for Impel
Pike Street Capital has held a final close of Pike Street Capital Reserve LP (PSCR), a single-asset continuation fund for the firm’s Fund I portfolio company, Impel Company. NorthSands Capital
New State Closes New Fund
New State Capital Partners has closed its fourth fund, New State Capital Partners Fund IV LP, above target with $700 million in capital. The new fund was oversubscribed and raised
NEW PLATFORMX
Littlejohn Buys 3P Processing from Spell
Littlejohn Capital has acquired 3P Processing, a provider of specialized surface finishing and metal processing services for the aerospace sector, from Spell Capital. 3P Processing is a specialized provider of surface finishing, testing, and metal
Show Me the Money! Coral Tree Invests in Innovative Artists
Coral Tree Partners has closed a minority investment in Innovative Artists Entertainment (IAE), a full-service talent agency. Coral Tree’s investment is the first-ever institutional investment in IAE. Innovative Artists Entertainment represents actors, writers, directors, comedians,
Strategic Adhesion: Bertram Capital Adds APPLIED to Portfolio
Bertram Capital has acquired a majority interest in APPLIED Adhesives, a distributor and formulator of industrial adhesive products, from Arsenal Capital Partners. APPLIED Adhesives is a provider of a portfolio of adhesive technologies, including hot-melt
Monogram Teams with Halmos on Vasco Buy
Monogram Capital Partners and Halmos Capital Partners have acquired a majority interest in The Vasco Group, a sports surfaces company. The buy of Vasco is Monogram’s second platform investment for its third fund. The Vasco
NEWS
NEW EXITS
GSTV Sold to MidOcean
Rockbridge Growth Equity has sold its majority ownership in GSTV, a national video network operating across fuel and convenience retailers, to MidOcean Partners. As part of the transaction, Rockbridge will retain a minority stake in
ACON Exits Kept with Sale to DFW
ACON Investments has sold Kept Companies, a provider of commercial and industrial cleaning services, to DFW Capital Partners. Kept Companies is a national provider of mobile power washing, specialty cleaning, and facility maintenance services across
NEW ADD ONS
Graham Looks to Corner the Cookie Market
Commercial Bakeries Corporation, a portfolio company of Graham Partners, has acquired wire cut and rotary molded cookie-maker Hollandia Bakeries. Hollandia
Align Capital’s StenTech Merges with BlueRing Stencils
StenTech, a maker of surface mount technology (SMT) stencils and a portfolio company of Align Capital Partners (ACP), has merged
Blue Point Closes Fifth Add-On for Local Crafts
Local Crafts Group, a portfolio holding company of Blue Point Capital Partners, has acquired Jimmy Beans Wool, a specialty crafts
Lockmasters Enters RF Shielding Sector with Latest Acquisition
Lockmasters, a portfolio company of Dominus Capital, has acquired Astic Signals Defenses. Lockmasters is a manufacturer and distributor of combination
NEW FINANCINGS
Through Western Vet, TPG Twin Brook Builds Relationship with Tyree & D’Angelo
TPG Twin Brook has increased its credit facilities to Western
Trinity Launches Sponsor Finance Vertical
Publicly traded Trinity Capital has formed a new sponsor finance
LongueVue Acquires Kingston Brass with Abacus Backing
LongueVue Capital (LVC) has acquired Kingston Brass, a designer and
Lineage Acquires Bellwether Media with Abacus Backing
Abacus Finance Group was the Senior Secured Credit Facilities Administrative Agent and Sole Lender for senior secured credit facilities used to back the acquisition of
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,
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
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
Always Active Abacus Starts Fast
Abacus Finance is continuing its active support of private equity buyouts with the close of new transactions for Thompson Street Capital Partners, American Pacific Group, Pine Tree Equity, and WestView
Abacus Backs Another LongueVue Platform
Abacus Finance Group has provided senior secured debt to support the acquisition of Summit Clinical Research by LongueVue Capital. Abacus also made an equity co-investment. Summit Clinical Research (SCR) is
FEATURED TRANSACTIONS
One Sweet Deal! Shore’s Sweetmore Buys Sweet Eddie’s
Sweetmore Bakeries, a portfolio company of Shore Capital, has acquired Sweet Eddie’s, a wholesale manufacturer of cinnamon rolls and other baked goods. Sweetmore Bakeries was launched by Shore through the September 2019 acquisition
Arsenal’s Sealing Platform Sold to Henkel
Arsenal Capital Partners has sold its portfolio company Seal For Life Industries to publicly traded Henkel AG & Co. Seal For Life is a supplier of protective coating and sealing products that are
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
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
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
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
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
SK Capital Hires John Novak to Lead Business Development
Brown Gibbons Lang Adds Consumer Veteran
Gridiron Adds Business Development Pro
Canaccord Genuity Hires Aerospace & Defense Pro
Abacus Finance Names New President
BGL Adds Aerospace Pro
STRATEGIES & STUDIES
Janney Continues Acquisitive Ways with Buy of TM
Janney Montgomery Scott has agreed to acquire middle market investment bank TM Capital, a provider of M&A advisory services across the business services, industrials, healthcare, and consumer sectors. TM Capital is led by CEO James
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
M&A and JV Activity in Private Credit: What the Trend Could Mean for Borrowers
The State of the Game The private credit arms race has taken the industry landscape by storm, with Ken Moelis citing the shift as the “greatest change in the history of transactional finance.”[1] Already enjoying
Are M&A Deal Parties Turning Away from Reps & Warranties Insurance?
RWI usage is declining[1] for deals closed in 2024, including among Private Equity buyers.[2] When an M&A deal requires more carveouts for things like survival periods and caps and special escrows to cover RWI policy
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
Bain & Company: Private Equity Finds a Footing
According to Bain & Company’s 2024 Private Equity Midyear Report, the two-year long slump in global private equity looks finally to be bottoming out with the industry finding a footing from which to climb back.
Graham Looks to Corner the Cookie Market
Commercial Bakeries Corporation, a portfolio company of Graham Partners, has acquired wire cut and rotary molded cookie-maker Hollandia Bakeries. Hollandia Bakeries is a manufacturer of
Align Capital’s StenTech Merges with BlueRing Stencils
StenTech, a maker of surface mount technology (SMT) stencils and a portfolio company of Align Capital Partners (ACP), has merged with BlueRing Stencils. SMT stencils
Littlejohn Buys 3P Processing from Spell
Littlejohn Capital has acquired 3P Processing, a provider of specialized surface finishing and metal processing services for the aerospace sector, from Spell Capital. 3P Processing
More Private Equity News
Gemspring’s AMPAM Acquires Seal Electric
Soundcore Sells InfraStripe to Bain’s Frontline
Paceline Backs Kassel Mechanical
SK Capital Exits Florachem
OEP’s Ballymore Acquires Valley Craft Industries
Brynwood Sells Harvest Hill to Castillo Hermanos
Does Money Grow on Trees? Soundcore Says Yes
New Funds
GEM Closes Independent Sponsor Fund
GEM has held a final, above-target, and oversubscribed close of GEM IS Fund LP (Fund IS), the firm’s inaugural fund dedicated to independent sponsors, with
KSL Beats Target on Tactical Opportunities Fund
KSL Capital Partners has held a final close of its second tactical opportunities fund, KSL Capital Partners Tactical Opportunities II LP (Tac Opps II), with
Trive Beats Fund V Target
Trive Capital held a final and above-target close of its fifth flagship fund, Trive Capital Fund V LP, with total capital commitments of $2.7 billion.
Linden Closes $400 Million Structured Capital Fund
Linden Capital Partners has held a final close of its second structured capital fund, Linden Structured Capital Fund II LP (SCF II), with $400 million
People on the Move
SK Capital Hires John Novak to Lead Business Development
Brown Gibbons Lang Adds Consumer Veteran
Gridiron Adds Business Development Pro
