M&A Deals

Pleatco Filtration, an Align Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired TVS Filters. Financial terms weren't announced. TVS designs and makes pleated filter cartridges, gas turbine inlet filters, and other filtration products for complex industrial air filtration applications.

BARBRI Inc, a portfolio company of Leeds Equity Partners, has acquired UK-based Kaplan Altior, a provider of legal training courses.

PepsiCo Inc has agreed to acquire BFY Brands Inc, a snack company, from Permira.

Rockwell American, a subsidiary of DexKo Global, has acquired Fenders N' More from C. Wolfe Industries Inc.

Amphivena Therapeutics Inc, a private clinical stage immuno-oncology company, has named Dr. Curtis L. Ruegg as president and CEO.

Hostess Brands Inc has agreed to acquire Burlington, Ontario-based Voortman Cookies, a maker of wafers and cookies, for US$320 million (C$425 million).

Prometheus Group, which is backed by Genstar Capital, has acquired Roser ConSys, a Dutch provider of plant shutdown, turnaround and outages software.

Tech Mahindra has acquired Born Group, a digital marketing agency created by firms True North and Zodiac Capital.

Boss Manufacturing will sell its glove, boots and rainwear business to Audax-backed Protective Industrial Products, a supplier of personal protective equipment.

ClearLight Partners has invested in Ohio-based ice cream chain Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream.