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KKR has launched a new strategy to acquire and build businesses in the testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) industry. As part of this new effort, KKR has partnered with Amit Agarwal, a former senior executive of Thermo Fisher and Omega Engineering, and Andy Silvernail, a KKR executive advisor and the former chairman and CEO of…...

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP) has acquired Apex Companies, a provider of environmental consulting and engineering services, from Sentinel Capital Partners which will maintain a minority interest in the company post-closing. Sentinel first invested in Apex in November 2018. Apex specializes in assessing, preventing, and curing environmental issues related to water, ground, facilities, and air…...

Quad-C has agreed to acquire QED Technologies International, a provider of optical finishing and measurement equipment, from publicly traded Entegris. QED’s products and systems are utilized by advanced optics manufacturers that supply precision optics to the semiconductor, military, space, imaging, and research and development sectors. Additionally, QED’s contract manufacturing group, QED Optics, is known as…...

Clarion Capital Partners has formed V10 Entertainment as a platform investment to begin a buildup within the entertainment sector. In tandem with the formation of V10, the new platform has acquired Venture 10 Studio Group, a content production company owned by John Stevens, who founded Zoo Productions and Hangar 56 Media and now becomes the…...

Astara Capital Partners has acquired Wyandot Snacks, a contract manufacturer of grain-based snack foods and cereals. Wyandot Snacks’ main product lines include corn and tortilla chips; corn puffs and curls; and air and kettle-popped ready-to-eat popcorn. The company’s capabilities include product ideation through development, commercialization, processing and packaging. Wyandot’s 250,000 sq. ft. manufacturing, warehousing, and…...