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Wise buys tires specialist Vittoria

Private equity firm Wise Equity has wholly acquired Vittoria, an Italian manufacturer of high-end bicycle tires.

Spain’s Moira Capital buys into bulky goods transport, logistics business GOI

Spanish private equity house Moira Capital Partners has bought a roughly 50% stake in logistics operator GOI.

Moira invests in logistics operator Goi

Spanish private equity firm Moira Capital Partners has backed Goi, a logistics operator which specialises in the transport, delivery, assembly and installation of household goods and furniture.

KKR Partners Up with Danaher Executive

KKR has partnered with William “Dan” Daniel to seek and acquire industrial business headquartered in the United States. Mr. Daniel was the executive vice president of Danaher from 2008 through March 2020. Danaher designs, manufactures

Succession Plan Initiated at Levine Leichtman

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has announced a management succession plan that names Matthew Frankel and Michael Weinberg as managing partners. LLCP was founded in 1984 and its co-founders – Arthur Levine and Lauren Leichtman

Arcadia-backed Favillini bolts on Idea Grafica

Pharmaceutical packaging manufacturer Grafiche Favillini, a portfolio company of private equity firm Arcadia, has wholly acquired Idea Grafica from the founding Pettinari family.

Warren Sees Green in Arborist Platform

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

HKW Closes Third Fresh Direct Add-On

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

Charlesbank’s New Credit Fund Hits Hard Cap

Charlesbank Capital Partners has held a $700 million, oversubscribed, and hard cap closing of Charlesbank Credit Opportunities Fund II LP. The new fund’s original target was $500 million. Fund II has more than 30 institutional

Wise Equity buys Fimo from IGI

Private equity specialist Wise Equity has acquired Italian telecoms cable manufacturer Fimo from private equity firm IGI.

Platinum Enters Digital Cinema Sector

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.

Oaktree’s Watco Buys Short Lines from Dow

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

Compass Diversified Adds to Foam Fabricators

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

New Principal at HCAP

San Diego-headquartered HCAP Partners has promoted Bhairvee Shavdia to principal. Ms. Shavdia joined HCAP Partners in 2015 and has been active in building and implementing the firm’s impact investing methodology that supports the creation of

Invision’s Schneider to buy Apriori Transport & Logistics

Switzerland-based freight and logistics company Schneider Group, a portfolio company of Invision, is to acquire an 80% stake in Apriori Transport & Logistics, according to a filing with the German competition authority.

Adelis acquires majority stake in Axentia Technologies

Adelis Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in Axentia Technologies, a Swedish provider of displays for public transport. 

H.I.G. Carves Out Piece of Genuine Parts

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

Centerbridge Sells KIK Piece to Voyant

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

Evolution Managers Backs Another New Manager

Evolution Managers Capital (EMC), an investor in emerging private equity firms, has made its second fund investment to date by backing Greens Farms Capital. EMC was formed in October 2019 by Chicago-based HC Private Investments

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