Palladium Equity Partners may finally get to exit Taco Bueno after seven years.
Pearson, the London-based learning company, is today announcing the acquisition of Certiport from Spire Capital Partners for $140 million in cash. Founded in 1997 in Utah, Certiport develops, markets and distributes certification exams and practice tests of IT and digital literacy skills PRESS RELEASE: Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, is today announcing the acquisition of […]
Outback Steakhouse operator Bloomin’ Brands filed with regulators to increase the size of its planned initial public offering to up to $345 million and named five more underwriters. The company, which filed a preliminary prospectus indicating an IPO of up to $300 million last month, said it intends to list its common stock on the […]
Electronics testing equipment maker Agilent Technologies Inc., which is backed by Sweden-based private equity group EQT, will pay $2.2 billion in cash to buy Denmark-based cancer diagnostics company Dako, Reuters wrote Thursday. The deal is expected to close in two months, Reuters said. (Reuters) – Electronics testing equipment maker Agilent Technologies Inc, backed by […]
UK-based development capital investor Smedvig Capital has sold Ocean Outdoor, an operator of digital out of home advertising sites to mid-market private equity house, LDC. Smedvig invested in Ocean in 2008, taking a majority stake and hired key senior team members including Chairman Tom Goddard, a former CEO of the international division of CBS Outdoor […]
Trinity Hunt Partners has invested in Equivalent DATA. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Houston-based EQD provides electronic discovery services to law firms and corporate legal departments nationwide. PRESS RELEASE Trinity Hunt Partners, a Dallas-based private equity firm with an extensive track record of partnering with business owners to build value, today announced the firm has made […]
Peterson Partners has invested $3.5 million in Globe Equity Partners’ buy of CLEO Communications. The investment is part of a buyout deal with participation from a number of investors, the statement said. Loves Park, Ill.-based CLEO provides enterprise software. Mahesh Rajasekharan will become CEO and Sumit Garg will assume the role of president of CLEO. […]
Chemicals maker DuPont has shortlisted four potential buyers for its car paint business after evaluating revised offers received on April 30, according to Reuters. The consortium of Blackstone Group and Bain Capital, the KKR & Co.-Onex Corp. pair, Carlyle Group, and Apollo Global Management have advanced to the next round as DuPont seeks to negotiate […]
Baird Capital Partners Europe has acquired the instrumentation solutions business of e2v technologies plc in a 15 million pound ($23.9 million) deal, the firm announced Wednesday. The acquired business will be re-named SGX Sensortech Ltd. PRESS RELEASE Baird Capital Partners Europe (“Baird”), the UK-based lower middle market private equity investor, announced today that it is […]
Women’s apparel retailer Talbots Inc. and Sycamore Partners extended the exclusivity period for the private equity firm’s non-binding $214.6 million takeover offer, Reuters wrote Wednesday. Talbots had entered into an exclusivity agreement with Sycamore on May 5 which was due to expire on May 15. This deadline has now been extended to May 22. (Reuters) […]