Mitt Romney gets the endorsement of Kid Rock, ComScore reveals that people spend more time staring blankly into their refrigerators each month than they do on Google+, and columnist Felix Salmon reads through to the end of one "fluffy" Reuters story to discover a surprisingly "macabre" ending.
Hawkins Architectural Products, a new holding company from Grey Mountain Partners, has acquired nearly all of the assets of the flat glass division of Hawkins Glass Wholesalers. Financial terms were not announced. Stafford, Va.-based Hawkins Glass mainly serves the Mid-Atlantic region. Boulder, Colo.-based Grey Mountain is a PE firm that invests in lower middle-market companies. […]
The Riverside Co. is acquiring Cleveland-based BrandMuscle, a provider of distributed marketing technology. Terms of the deal were not released. Formed in 2000, BrandMuscle will now join Riverside’s platform Centiv Services, which develops and executes localized marketing campaigns. PRESS RELEASE The Riverside Company has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Cleveland-based BrandMuscle, a provider […]
The sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers heats up with seven bidders remaining. Proposals worth from $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion.
Lower middle market private equity firm Platte River Ventures has put an undisclosed amount into TPG Mt. Vernon Marine. Based in Indianapolis, TPG is a harbor services business operating on the Ohio and Green Rivers. Terms of the deal were not released. Platte River Ventures is based in Denver. PRESS RELEASE Platte River Ventures (“PRV”) […]
H.I.G. Europe and financial services software company FNZ Holdings Ltd. announced Monday that General Atlantic will acquire a minority stake in FNZ alongside H.I.G. and the management team. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. H.I.G. first invested in the company in early 2009. PRESS RELEASE H.I.G. Europe (“H.I.G.”), the European arm of global private […]
Private equity investor 3i Group has taken a majority stake in Geka, a manufacturer of brushes, applicators and comprehensive packaging systems for the cosmetics industry. Terms of the deal were not released. 3i is buying the company from investor Halder. Geka is based in Bechhofen, Germany. PRESS RELEASE 3i, an international investor focused on private […]
South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. said that it has stopped looking into a takeover of U.S. oil and gas company Chaparral Energy Inc., Reuters reported Monday. SK said in a regulatory filing that it would continue to consider buying promising oil fields. (Reuters) – South Korea’s SK Innovation Co Ltd said on Monday that it […]
A group of investors led by Apollo Global Management has agreed to buy El Paso Corp.’s oil and gas exploration and production assets for about $7.15 billion. The deal is subject to the completion of the merger between Kinder Morgan and El Paso Corp., as well as other customary closing conditions. Other investors include Riverstone […]
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