Arlington Capital Partners has acquired J&J Worldwide Services. This buy is Arlington’s fourth investment for its fifth fund which closed in June 2019 with $1.7 billion of capital. Austin-based J&J Worldwide Services is an outsourced
Sonoma Brands has acquired Chef’s Cut Real Jerky. This buy follows Sonoma’s May acquisition of jerky maker KRAVE Pure Foods from Amplify Snack Brands, a business unit of The Hershey Company. Chef’s Cut’s product line
Warren Equity has closed two acquisitions in the arborist services sector with the buys of Gunnison Tree Services and New Urban Forestry. Gunnison Tree Services is a provider of tree and vegetation management services to
MKH Capital Partners has hired Thomas Welter to lead Clean Streak Ventures, its express car wash platform company. Orlando-headquartered Clean Streak was founded by MKH in November 2019 and operates ten locations in Florida. The
Fresh Direct Produce, a distributor of fresh, ethnic, tropical, organic, and specialty produce and a portfolio company of HKW, has acquired Mike and Mike’s Organics. Mike and Mike’s is a non-grower distributor of organic fruits
Platinum Equity has acquired the digital film distribution business of Deluxe Entertainment in partnership with the company’s former CEO Cyril Drabinsky. Deluxe was founded in 1915 as a film processing lab within Fox Film Corporation.
Watco Companies, a portfolio company of Oaktree Capital, has agreed to acquire the short line rail assets and related equipment of six North American manufacturing sites from Dow Chemical. Watco is a provider of transportation
Foam Fabricators, a portfolio company of Compass Diversified (CODI) since January 2018, has acquired Polyfoam. Polyfoam is a manufacturer of protective and temperature-sensitive packaging used in the medical, pharmaceutical, grocery and food industries. The company
Publicly traded Genuine Parts Company has completed the sale of its S.P. Richards (SPR) operations through two separate transactions. GPC’s first transaction was the sale of SPR’s Cleveland-based Supply Source Enterprises (SSE), comprised of The
KIK Custom Products, a portfolio company of Centerbridge Partners, has agreed to sell its KIK Personal Care (KPC) business to Voyant Beauty, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners. Centerbridge acquired KIK in August 2015
In response to the disruption and forced show closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group has filed for protection from creditors in Canada – under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement
Belmar Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy and a portfolio company of Webster Equity Partners and MedEquity Capital, has acquired APS Pharmacy. Compounding pharmacies combine, mix, or alter one or more ingredients to create a medication that
New Water Capital has merged two of its portfolio companies – DataED and Bestronics – to form Emerald EMS. New Water acquired DataED and Bestronics – two Tier III manufacturers that provide high-mix, low/medium-volume printed
Following the completion of a court-supervised sale process launched in January 2020, Borden Dairy has been acquired for $340 million by Capitol Peak Partners and KKR. At closing, Capitol Peak will assume majority ownership of
CIVC Partners has sold a majority equity interest in GPRS to Kohlberg & Company with CIVC maintaining a minority equity interest in the business. GPRS provides utility locating and concrete scanning services to utilities, contractors,
Sparton Corporation, a portfolio company of Cerberus Capital since March 2019, has agreed to sell its contract manufacturing unit, Manufacturing & Design Services (MDS), to One Equity Partners. MDS engineers, designs, and manufactures electronic and
Kinderhook Industries has acquired branded and private label pet food maker Prairie Dog Pet Products. Prairie Dog Pet Products is a specialty manufacturer and marketer of dog treats, including freeze-dried treats, jerky, and natural animal
Keystone Capital has added a new CEO to its facilities services platform, Jobs Building Services, and has announced the add-on acquisition of April Building Services (ABS). Keystone acquired JOBS in June 2019 and closed the
Flightdocs, a portfolio company of Argentum, has been sold to Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP), a portfolio company of ParkerGale Capital. As part of this transaction, Accel-KKR has made a minority equity investment in ATP and
Wind Point Partners has acquired Corbett Technology Solutions (CTSI) from Tower Arch Capital. Tower Arch acquired CTSI in November 2016. CTSI designs, installs and maintains audiovisual, sound, fire safety, healthcare, and education communications technology for
