Nestle Australia Ltd. said it has agreed to sell its Peters Ice Cream business to Australia’s largest private equity firm, Pacific Equity Partners, for an undisclosed sum, Reuters reported. Reports earlier this year said bids for the business could top A$300 million ($305 million) based on pretax earnings of about A$25 million in 2011. […]
Private equity firm Bain Capital is in exclusive talks to buy Italian auto-parts distributor Rhiag from Alpha Associes in what could be the first Italian leveraged buyout in more than a year, people close to the transaction said on Friday, Reuters wrote. The sale could value Rhiag at over 500 million euros ($621 million) or […]
Spectrum Equity has made an unspecified investment into leading online learning and communications platform company finalsite. Terms of the deal were not released. finalsite is based in East Hartford, Conn. PRESS RELEASE finalsite, a leading online learning and communications platform for the education industry, today announced it has received a significant investment from Spectrum Equity, […]
Tengram Capital Partners portfolio investment Sequential Brands Group acquired assets including IP belonging to DVS Brand from the DVS Shoe Co. in a $8.55 million deal. The acquisition is the first foray into the action sports consumer space for Sequential Brands, a brand licensing firm. PRESS RELEASE: Sequential Brands Group Announces Acquisition of DVS Brand […]
Skrill, formerly known as Moneybookers, the online payment company run by Investcorp, spent up to €140m to acquire paysafecard.com Wertkarten AG, an Austrian company that provides prepaid vouchers for consumers to spend online. PRESS RELEASE: Investcorp portfolio company Skrill agrees to buy Austria’s paysafecard for up to €140m London, June 28, 2012 – Skrill (formerly […]
Blackstone and BC Partners will not table a fresh bid for frozen foods group Iglo, leaving owner Permira in control of the subject of one of Europe’s largest buyouts and eyeing a refinancing to pay itself a hefty dividend, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the situation said. The decision by Blackstone and BC Partners […]
GCP, a provider of blended equity and debt to UK small to medium sized businesses, has backed the MBO of Excelsior Technologies from its North American shareholder. The business is a North Wales-based flexible packaging manufacturer. PRESS RELEASE GCP, the provider of blended equity and debt to the UK’s small to medium sized businesses, has […]
MidOcean Partners and Crestview Partners are to sell OneLink Communications for an enterprise value of $585.25 million. Liberty Global and Searchlight Capital Partners will be acquiring the business which provides cable TV, high-speed data and telephony services in Puerto Rico. MidOcean and Crestview, together with co-investors and management, acquired OneLink in October 2005 from Adelphia […]
Hudson Ferry Capital has backed ALCOM. The business, based in Winslow, Maine, designs and manufactures specialty aluminum trailers that are sold primarily in the United States and Canada. PRESS RELEASE Hudson Ferry Capital is pleased to announce that it has made an investment in ALCOM, LLC. ALCOM, based in Winslow, Maine, designs and manufactures specialty […]
Falfurrias Capital Partners has agreed to sell its ownership stake in Synergetic. A Pike Electric Corp. subsidiary is the buyer. Financial terms weren’t announced. The deal is expected to close July 2. Charlotte, N.C.-based UC Synergetic provides energy and communications engineering, consulting and technical services. BlackArch Partners advised Falfurrias. PRESS RELEASE Falfurrias Capital Partners, a […]