Private equity firms in the United States are facing increased competition from foreign and international firms for investment opportunities within the U.S. market, according to the 2012 Global Private Equity Report by Grant Thornton International. A link to a free copy of this report is available at the end of the article. Now in its […]
Archives for November 2012
Babson Capital Backs River Capital’s Investment in Blue Wave Products
Babson Capital Management has provided a combination of senior debt, subordinated debt and equity to support River Capital’s purchase of Blue Wave Products, a specialty distributor of swimming pools and pool-related products. Babson Capital served as the sole provider of senior and subordinated debt on the transaction. “As a reliable partner on eight portfolio investments […]
Dresner Partners Advised ChemDesign on Sale to Lubar & Co.
Dresner Partners was the advisor to ChemDesign Products, a portfolio company of Resilience Capital Partners, on its recent sale to Lubar & Co. “On behalf of the ChemDesign management team, we were impressed by Dresner Partners’ understanding of our business and the industry. Omar Diaz and Paul Hoffman both understood the transition our business went […]
ShoreView Acquires Tex Tech Industries
Private equity firm ShoreView Industries has acquired Tex Tech Industries, a developer and manufacturer of high performance materials and products. Yukon Partners supported this acquisition with a mezzanine debt and equity co-investment in Tex Tech. “We are very excited to partner with Yukon on Tex Tech. They brought relevant end market expertise and were very […]
Corinthian Capital Acquires Friedrich Air Conditioning
Corinthian Capital Group has acquired Friedrich Air Conditioning, a manufacturer of room air conditioners. “We are excited about this new partnership with Corinthian Capital,” said Chuck Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of Friedrich. “Working together with the Corinthian team, I believe we can strengthen our competitive advantage and achieve robust growth.” Friedrich Air Conditioning is a […]
