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Maroon Group LLC, which is owned by CI Capital Partners, has acquired Stamford, Connecticut-based Cadence Chemical, a specialty chemicals provider. No financial terms were disclosed.
PIMCO has hired Jeffrey Thompson as executive vice president and portfolio manager. Previously, Thompson worked at Annaly Capital Management where he served as a managing director and co-head of the commercial real estate group.
Berkshire Partners has acquired Masergy Communications Inc, a provider of hybrid networking, managed security and cloud communications. No financial terms were disclosed.
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Advent International has closed its previously announced buy of St. Louis, Missouri-based Ansira Partners, a tech-enabled marketing solutions provider, from KRG Capital Partners. No financial terms were disclosed. Petsky Prunier advised Ansira on the transaction.
Kinderhook Industries LLC has recapitalized Pompano Beach, Florida-based NitroFill LLC, a maker of nitrogen generation and inflation systems for passenger and truck tires. No financial terms were disclosed for the transaction that was done with NitroFill CEO Jay Lighter. Western Reserve Partners provided financial advice to NitroFill on the recap.
Leeds Equity Partners LLC has made an undisclosed investment in Loveland, Colorado-based change management training firm Professional Science 360 Holdings Inc. Prosci was a portfolio company of Bow River Capital Partners. Harris Williams & Co advised Prosci and Bow River on the deal.
AGC Asahi Glass has agreed to acquire Denmark-based CMC Biologics, a producer of monoclonal antibodies, coagulation factors and other therapeutic proteins. The sellers include Monitor Clipper Partners, European Equity Partners and Innoven Partenaires. No financial terms were disclosed. William Blair and Shearman & Sterling advised CMC Biologics on the transaction.
Chicago-based Green Courte Partners, a real estate-focused private equity firm, has raised $503.2 million for its fourth fund. Green Courte Real Estate Partners IV LLC will target the specialty housing market, which includes independent living senior housing properties.
Allianz Global Investors has made an over $400 million investment in Grande Prairie Wind. Based in Nebraska, GPW is a wind energy project owned by BHE Renewables, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy.