Spire Capital Partners has sold Rainbow Early Education, a provider of early education services, to Quad-C Management. Spire acquired Rainbow Early Education in 2010 in partnership with Patrick Fenton, Rainbow’s Founder & CEO. During the six-year term of its ownership Rainbow expanded geographically by building new schools and also acquired other early education schools in contiguous…...
Archives for July 13, 2016
Bravo Sports Carves Out Sector 9
Bravo Sports, a portfolio company of Transom Capital and St. Cloud Capital, has acquired skateboard maker Sector 9 from Billabong International, a portfolio company of Oaktree Capital Management and Centerbridge Partners. Sector 9’s products include boards, wheels, apparel and protective gear under the Sector 9 label and trucks under the Gullwing brand. Additionally, Sector 9…...
New Mountain Invests in Topix
New Mountain Capital has made an investment in Topix Pharmaceuticals, a provider of therapeutic and cosmetic skin care products. Topix develops, manufactures and markets topical skin care products under both branded and private labels. The company’s products include antioxidants, cleansers, exfoliators, moisturizers, peels, retinols, sunscreens and toners that are sold under the brand names Replenix,…...
AE Acquires Moeller Aerospace
AE Industrial Partners (AEI) has acquired Moeller Aerospace. The buy of Moeller Aerospace is AEI’s fourth platform investment for its first fund, AE Industrials Partners Fund I, which closed in April 2016 with $680 million in commitments. Moeller Aerospace specializes in the machining of complex hot- and cold-section turbine hardware that are used in major…...
Brookwood Builds BW Gas & Convenience
BW Gas & Convenience, a portfolio company of Brookwood Financial Partners, will acquire 21 convenience stores from Kum & Go. The acquired stores are all based in Iowa. The first three stores, located in Mason City, are being acquired this week, with the remaining 18 stores to be closed on by the end of August…....
