Platinum Equity has agreed to acquire PrimeSource Building Products – a distributor of building products – from ITOCHU Corporation. This transaction is expected to close by the end of the second quarter. PrimeSource Building Products, owned by ITOCHU Group since 1998, has 42 locations across the US and Canada and has carries more than 700,000 […]
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Kohlberg & Company Acquires AM Conservation
AM Conservation Group, a provider of energy and water efficiency programs, products and services has been acquired by Kohlberg & Company from Trivest. Trivest Fund IV acquired AM Conservation in November 2010. AM Conservation Group develops, manufactures and distributes products for the conservation industry, including energy efficient lighting like LEDs, weatherization products, water saving showerheads, faucet […]
Svoboda Capital Partners Acquires Utility Power
Cape Electrical Supply, a distributor of electrical and communication products and a portfolio company of Svoboda Capital Partners, has acquired Utility Power, a distributor of electrical utility products. This is the sixth add-on acquisition completed by Cape Electrical since being acquired by Svoboda in November 2007. Utility Power provides electrical utility products for municipalities, electrical […]
Tricor Pacific Capital Acquires Commerce Corporation
BFG Supply Company, a portfolio company of Tricor Pacific Capital, has acquired certain assets of Commerce Corporation, a lawn and garden products distributor. Commerce Corporation supplies lawn and garden products to the garden centers. Products include pots, fire pits, gliding chairs; tidings; seeds; aquatics; and wild bird care products. The company was formerly known as […]
Riordan Lewis & Haden Exits ABB Concise Optical Group
Riordan Lewis & Haden Equity Partners (RLH) has sold its portfolio company, ABB Concise Optical Group, a distributor of contact lenses, to New Mountain Capital. ABB Concise is the nation’s largest distributor of soft contact lenses. The company supplies more than two-thirds of the independent eye care professionals in America with brand name contact lenses, […]
