Ermenegildo Zegna merges with Investindustrial-backed Spac
Ermenegildo Zegna, a family-owned Italian fashion house, is to merge with a special purpose acquisition company (Spac) sponsored by Investindustrial later this year.
Ermenegildo Zegna, a family-owned Italian fashion house, is to merge with a special purpose acquisition company (Spac) sponsored by Investindustrial later this year.
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is assembling a label-making giant with the buys of Fort Dearborn Company from Advent International and Multi-Color Corporation from Platinum Equity. Fort Dearborn is a supplier of labels for the
BlueHalo, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has agreed to acquire Design & Development Engineering Service Corporation (DDES). DDES designs and manufactures electronic systems for Class-A spacecraft (high priority, minimum risk) used in the
Publicly traded nVent Electric has acquired electro-mechanical products manufacturer CIS Global from Guardian Capital Partners for approximately $200 million. CIS is a provider of equipment used in data centers and consumer appliances. In the IT
Incline Equity Partners has acquired Edko, a provider of herbicide-based vegetation management services. Edko provides utilities, municipalities and other operators of infrastructure rights-of-way with planning and implementing herbicide-based treatment programs for tree growth regulation, brush
Montagu has acquired Intech, a French manufacturer of orthopaedic surgical tools backed by Eurazeo and Andera Partners.
UK buyout house Graphite Capital has scored a 4.5x return in its second successful sale of car refinishing product manufacturer U-POL. The post Graphite Capital to exit U-POL for a second time at 4.5x return first
A new private equity firm, Continuim Equity Partners, has been founded in Pittsburgh to invest in family and founder-owned manufacturers and industrial businesses. Continuim’s investment team is led by Managing Partner George Pilafas who has
Gridiron Capital has added Jon Bostock to its team as an operating partner and CEO in residence. Mr. Bostock has more than 16 years of senior management experience in the areas of marketing and branding,
Blackstone has agreed to acquire Sphera, a provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) software, data, and consulting services, from Genstar Capital. The buy of Sphera from Genstar values the business at $1.4 billion. Blackstone
Crest Rock Partners has acquired CloudNine, a provider of e-discovery software used by corporations, law firms, governments, and legal service professionals. CloudNine’s software is used to process, review, produce, and perform legal discovery. The company
Brookfield Business Partners has teamed with institutional partners to agree a buyout of trailer component manufacturer DexKo Global for $3.4bn. The investment will be funded with about $1.1bn of equity, of which Brookfield Business Partners
Private equity house Investindustrial has sealed one of Europe's largest PE exits this year with the sale of Polynt-Reichhold back to Black Diamond-backed holding company Speciality Chemicals International. The post Investindustrial seals ‘one of Europe’s
Speciality Chemicals International, the holding company of the Polynt-Reichhold group, has agreed to repurchase Investindustrial's shares in the business.
Car giant BMW’s hybrid venture capital firm has launched a $300m investment fund targeting early to mid-stage start-ups in the sustainability, transportation, manufacturing and supply chain industries. The post Car giant BMW’s VC arm launches
EQT Private Equity has agreed to sell Aldevron, a producer of nucleic acids and proteins, to Danaher Corporation for $9.6 billion. EQT acquired a majority stake in Aldevron in July 2019 from TA Associates. Aldevron’s
Integrated Polymer Solutions (IPS), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has acquired Swift Textile Metalizing. Arcline acquired IPS from Industrial Growth Partners in July 2019. Swift Textile manufactures metalized fabrics that are used in
GHK Capital Partners has acquired third-party logistics company ITS Logistics from McNally Capital. ITS Logistics provides supply chain management, transportation, warehousing, and logistic services to small and large-scale businesses. The company, with 600 employees, had
Encore Consumer Capital has promoted Kate Wallman to managing director. Ms. Wallman joined Encore in 2016 as a vice president and was promoted to director in 2019. Encore invests from $5 million to $40 million
Industry veterans advancing deep decarbonization of the utility and industrial energy market gain support from one of the world’s leading investment firms
