Infinite Electronics, a distributor of electronic components and cable assemblies and a portfolio company of Genstar Capital, has been acquired by Warburg Pincus. Infinite’s components, assemblies, and wired/wireless products are sold under a variety of company-owned brand names including Pasternack, Fairview Microwave, L-com, PolyPhaser, and Integra Optics. Infinite Electronics is led by CEO Penny Cotner […]
Blue Wolf Capital Partners has acquired the Colson Group, a maker of caster and wheel products from Sentinel Capital. Sentinel acquired Colson from various Pritzker family trusts in April 2012. Jay and Bob Pritzker originally acquired Colson in 1953. Colson Group is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of casters and wheels in the […]
Cerberus Capital Management and Koch Minerals & Trading have partnered to acquire the performance chemicals business of publicly traded PQ Group for approximately $1.1 billion. PQ’s performance chemicals unit (PQPC) is a producer of sodium, potassium and lithium silicates, and zeolites, also known as aluminosilicates. Sodium silicate, also known as waterglass, is an inorganic chemical made […]
Arcline Investment Management has acquired ChargePoint Technology from UK mid-market private equity firm LDC. ChargePoint manufactures and supplies containment and sterile transfer valves that are used to handle highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (HPAPIs) and sterile drug products by pharmaceutical and chemicals companies that manufacture medicines and vaccines. ChargePoint’s products include multi-use and single-use split […]
Vance Street Capital has formed Spectra A&D Holdings to acquire and merge three aerospace and defense technology companies. The three acquired businesses include Las Cruces, New Mexico-based Calculex; and Alpharetta, Georgia-based Argon Corporation and FDS Avionics. Together these companies design and manufacturer avionics and electronics that record, process, route, and display data used in aerospace […]
MPE Partners has acquired MSHS Group, a provider of MRO services to the marine and power generation sectors. MSHS Group operates through two business units; MSHS(Motor-Services Hugo Stamp), which specializes in reciprocating engine services and repairs for the maritime and stationary power industries. MSHS has offices in Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Virginia, and the Bahamas; and […]
ZMC has acquired The Second City, a provider of improvisation and sketch-based comedy entertainment and education. ZMC acquired Second City, led by President Steve Johnston, from co-owners Andrew Alexander and D’Arcy Stuart. The Second City was founded in Chicago in 1959 and operates a wide range of in-person and digital programming, offers comedic education services, […]
Publicly traded Superior Plus has agreed to sell its specialty chemicals business to Birch Hill Equity Partners for a total consideration of C$725 million. Superior Plus (TSX: SPB) is a distributor and retailer of propane products and liquid fuels as well as a provider of propane-consuming equipment including tanks and cylinders. The company also provides […]
Graycliff Partners has acquired Ballymore, a manufacturer of safety-centric equipment used by retailers, OEMs, and distribution customers, from Osage Partners. Ballymore was founded in by John Colgan in 1945 as a manufacturer of rolling ladders. Today, the company is a maker of steel, aluminum, and stainless steel electric lifts, ladders, work platforms, portable loading docks, […]
Bertram Capital has made an investment in Bulk Reef Supply, an online seller of saltwater aquarium products. Bulk Reef Supply (BRS) is an e-commerce company that carries a full line of saltwater aquarium products including lighting, controllers, and plumbing equipment. BRS was founded in 2007 by Ryan Batcheller and Andrew Duneman and is headquartered near […]
