Advanced Lighting Technologies Inc., a lighting manufacturer owned by Saratoga Partners, has acquired Auer Lighting GmbH, the German lighting components business of Schott AG. No financial terms were disclosed. Auer Lighting has annual revenue of around $74 million, and employs 500 people.
The Step2 Company LLC, a Streetsboro, Ohio-based maker of toys for toddlers, has acquired Infantino LLC, a San Diego-based maker of infant toys and accessories. No financial terms were disclosed. Step2 is majority owned by Liberty Partners. www.step2.com www.infrantino.com
CVI Melles Griot, a portfolio company of Norwest Equity Partners, has acquired Coherent Imaging Optics Ltd., a maker of optical components critical to the performance of thermal imaging systems. No financial terms were disclosed.
Reverse Logistics GmbH, a portfolio company of Monitor Clipper Partners, has acquired Dutch logistics company Cycleon Strategic. No financial terms were disclosed. www.cycleon.eu
TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications LLC, a New York
Sugar Inc., a San Francisco-based blog publisher, has acquired ShopStyle Inc., a Los Altos, Calif.-based social shopping website. Sugar has raised more than $5 million in VC funding from Sequoia Capital and NBC Universal Digital Media. www.sugarpublishing.com www.shopstyle.com
Syrgis Performance Products, a halogen chemistry company backed by Edgewater Capital Partners, has acquired the organic peroxides business of Norac Inc. No financial terms were disclosed, except that the transaction is expected to add more than $50 million in annual revenue to Syrgis. www.edgewatercapital.com www.syrgis.com
ISH Inc., a Fairfield, Conn.-based provider of professional services for healthcare, has acquired Paradigm Business Solutions, a provider of strategic consulting services and of Lawson Software application and technical solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. ISH is a portfolio company of Summit Partners.
Susser Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: SUSS) has agreed to acquire the parent company of Town & Country Food Stores, a San Angelo, Texas-based convenience store operator in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. The deal is valued at approximately $361 million. Wellspring Capital holds nearly a 40% stake in Susser, as of this past April. www.susser.com
Universal American Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: UHCO) has completed its acquisition of pharmacy benefits manager MemberHealth Inc., for approximately $630 million (55% cash, 45% UAF stock). The deal is being backed by a $350 million PIPE investment in UAF by Lee Equity Partners, Perry Capital, Union Square Partners Management (f.k.a. Capital Z) and Welsh, Carson, Anderson […]