Alleghany Capital has formed Piedmont Manufacturing Group to acquire Wilbert Plastic Services (WPS). WPS is a provider of injection molded and thermoformed parts and multi-component assemblies used by original equipment manufacturers in the industrial, commercial, transportation, recreational, and medical industries. WPS’ additional capabilities include design and engineering, painting, robotic trimming, logistics, and inventory management. WPS, […]
Novacap has acquired a majority interest in Globe Electric Company. Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Fondaction co-invested on this transaction in partnership with Novacap. Globe Electric is a designer and manufacturer of consumer lighting and other electrical products including light fixtures, power and charging products, and connected home technologies. Globe’s products are sold through more […]
Publicly traded At Home Group has agreed to be acquired by Hellman & Friedman in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of $2.8 billion. At Home (NYSE: HOME) is an operator of home décor superstores with 226 stores in 40 states. The company’s stores – which average 110,000 square feet in size – offer […]
The Jordan Company (TJC) has acquired Spartech, a manufacturer of acrylics and extruded plastics and a portfolio company of Nautic Partners. Spartech’s acrylic products, plastic sheet and rollstock, specialty film laminates, and thermoformed packaging products are used by more than 1,000 North American-based customers in a range of applications in the aerospace & defense, healthcare, […]
Butterfly Equity has acquired Pete and Gerry’s Organics, a producer of free-range and pasture-raised eggs. Pete and Gerry’s dates to the late 1800’s when it operated as a dairy cattle and hen farm founded by the Ward family. Two generations later, Carol Ward, Gerry Laflamme, and Peter Stanton created the Pete and Gerry’s brand to […]
Warren Equity Partners has acquired Magnolia River International, a provider of inspection and engineering services to utilities and pipelines. Magnolia River’s technology-enabled underground services include pipeline replacement and deployment, integrity management, and geographic information systems (GIS). The company also has in-house software products – sold under the FlowGIS and FieldLogIQ platforms – that are used to […]
Industrial Growth Partners (IGP) has sold Electric Power Systems International (EPS) and North American Substation Services (NASS) (together EPS-NASS) to Arcline Investment Management. As part of its transaction with Arcline, IGP has reinvested in EPS-NASS and maintains a minority equity position. EPS-NASS is a provider of outsourced electrical engineering, testing, repair, and maintenance services. The […]
GI Partners has agreed to sell Consilio, a provider of eDiscovery, document review, risk management, and legal consulting services, to Stone Point Capital. In April 2018, GI Partners acquired legal services providers Advanced Discovery, a portfolio company of Trivest Partners, and Consilio, a portfolio company of Shamrock Partners and Trinity Hunt. The two companies were […]
Rainier Partners has acquired Calpine Containers, one of the West Coast’s largest packaging distributors serving the agriculture industry. Calpine’s product line is extensive and ranges from bags and boxes to pallets and strapping. The company has 11 locations in California and Arizona that serve more than 500 produce growers and marketers located in numerous West […]
Ingersoll Rand has agreed to sell its specialty vehicle technologies segment (Club Car) to Platinum Equity for $1.7 billion. Club Car is a maker of low-speed, electric and gas-powered vehicles used in the golfing, commercial and consumer sectors. Augusta, Georgia-based Club Car was founded in 1958 and was purchased by a group of eight former […]
