Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The second quarter represented the third straight period in which total announced M&A value surpassed $1 trillion, said a study. According to a report by S&P Global Market Intelligenc...Article Link
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global VC investment in Fintech across M&A, PE, and VC deals reached a record $52.3 billion in H1'21 - more than doubling the $22.5 billion seen in H2'20, said the study.
Allied Industrial Partners (AIP) has formed CES Power to carve out CAT Entertainment Services from Ring Power Corporation. CES Power is a provider of power services for the broadcasting, entertainment, emergency response and industrial sectors.
Sun Capital Partners has acquired Environmental Infrastructure Solutions (EIS), a provider of environmental abatement services, from O2 Investment Partners. O2 formed EIS in October 2019 to house its investments in environmental abatement services companies 1
Bestop, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, has closed its ninth add-on acquisition with the buy of Aluminess Products. Aluminess is a designer and manufacturer of off-road aluminum products for trucks, vans, and SUVs, including
Clearlake Capital Group has agreed to acquire BakeMark from Pamplona Capital Management. BakeMark is a manufacturer and distributor of bakery ingredients and supplies including mixes, fillings, icings, glazes, commodities (eggs, flour, and dairy), frozen products
Align Capital Partners has sold its environmental testing and compliance platform, Alliance Technical Group, to Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. Alliance provides source testing, emissions monitoring and analytical services to industrial facilities for permitting and compliance
XL Marketing, a digital and direct marketing company, today announced an investment by private equity firm GCP Capital Partners as well as a debt facility agented by Madison Capital Funding. The $70 million capital raise
OMERS Private Equity has signed an agreement to acquire Lifeways, a provider of supported living services for adults with learning disabilities in the UK, from August Equity. Lifeways management will re-invest substantially alongside OMERS. According
Centre Partners announced today that it has acquired Taylor Precision Products,, a marketer of consumer and foodservice measurement products, from Homedics. “We are pleased to invest in Taylor and to establish the business as an
LongueVue Capital has closed the acquisition of Traco Packaging with senior debt backing from Abacus Finance Group. Traco is a manufacturer and distributor of packaging equipment and shrink wrap packaging products including printed shrink labels,
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
Rothschild & Co has added Timothy Lufkin to its investment banking team as a managing director in its financial sponsors group. Mr. Lufkin joins the firm after serving as a managing director in the financial
New private equity house Avesi Partners has soared to an impressive $875m final close for its debut fund, well above its initial target. The post Veteran private equity, M&A trio soar past target for debut
The UK is the cheapest major global stock market by some distance,” Morgan Stanley analysts say
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
With private equity-backed mergers and acquisitions hitting record levels in Europe, bankers have their tails up as they jostle for the most lucrative fee opportunities, writes David Rothnie.
Baker McKenzie has hired capital markets and M&A partner Victoria Lloyd in Hong Kong.
With private equity-backed mergers and acquisitions hitting record levels in Europe, bankers have their tails up as they jostle for the most lucrative fee opportunities, writes David Rothnie.
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
