Teradyne Inc. (NYSE: TER), a North Reading, Mass.-based electronics test equipment supplier, has agreed to acquire Nextest Systems Corp. (Nasdaq: NEXT), a venture capital-backed maker of automatic test equipment for semiconductors, for about $325 million. Teradyne will pay $20 for each Nextest. TheDeal.com reported that the all-cash sale will complete the exit of the venture […]
Avista Capital Partners, a private equity firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s (NYSE: BMY) Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging unit for approximately $525 million of cash proceeds. BMS MI is a leading supplier of medical imaging products for nuclear and ultrasound cardiovascular diagnostic imaging procedures. The transaction is expected to be […]
Metzeler Automotive Profile, a portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital, has completed its acquisition of GDX Automotive. Financial terms were not disclosed. This transaction and the combination of MAPS and GDX create a new global supplier in the automotive sealing systems industry. In connection with this combination, the newly formed company will assume a new name […]
Zayo Bandwidth, a Louisville, Colo.-based regional provider of fiber-based network services, has acquired Citynet Fiber Network, the wholesale division of Citynet. This will be Zayo's sixth acquisition in the past six months, and is expected to close next quarter. No financial terms were disclosed. Zayo earlier this year secured access to $225 million in […]
Parques Reunidos, a portfolio company of Candover, has agreed to buy the amusement park holdings of family-owned Kennywood Entertainment. No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, which includes parks in Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New Hampshire. www.kennywood.com
NCO Group Inc., a Horsham, Penn.
USI Holdings Corp., a Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.
Wood Structures, an acquisition platform sponsored by Roark Capital Partners, has acquired the Assonet, Mass.-based building products distribution center of the Weyerhaeuser Co. No financial terms were disclosed. PRESS RELEASE Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, has completed its acquisition of Weyerhaeuser's Distribution Center (“WDC”), located south of Boston in Assonet, […]
National Interest Security Co., a Fairfax, Va.-based provider of IT, management and consulting service to the U.S. intelligence community, has acquired Information Manufacturing Corp., a provider of information services to the U.S. intelligence and defense markets. No financial terms were disclosed. NISC is controlled by DC Capital Partners. PRESS RELEASEInterest Security Company, LLC (“NISC”), […]
Adknowledge, a Kansas City-based provider of behavioral online advertising solutions, has acquired Cubics, an online advertising network created to focus on the Facebook developer community. No financial terms were disclosed. Adknowledge raised $48 million in funding last year from Technology Crossover Ventures. PRESS RELEASE Adknowledge announced today it has acquired Cubics, Inc., the first […]