Falfurrias Capital Partners has sold its portfolio company, American Safety Council, to Ridgemont Equity Partners. Falfurrias acquired ASC in May 2014. American Safety Council (ASC) is a provider of online training, education, and certification services
Rothschild & Co has added Colin Cropper to its advisory business as a managing director. Mr. Cropper joins from RBC Capital Markets and he will be based in New York. At Rothschild, Mr. Cropper will
AE Industrial Partners (AEI) has acquired a majority interest in NuWave Solutions, a provider of data management, artificial intelligence, and machine learning services. NuWave’s services are used by governments and businesses to glean intelligence from
Source Refrigeration Holdings (DBA CoolSys), a portfolio company of Ares Management and the parent company of refrigeration and HVAC companies nationwide, has acquired Eastern Refrigeration. Ares Management acquired CoolSys from Audax Private Equity in March
‘As stock prices dropped precipitously in March, many companies were quick to either put poison pills in place or put them on the proverbial “shelf,” says Frank Aquila, global head of M&A at international law
The Sterling Group has held an oversubscribed and hard cap close of its fifth fund, Sterling Group Partners V LP, with $2 billion of capital. The new fund was raised after just four months of
Therma Holdings, a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital, has acquired Gilbert Mechanical Contractors. Gilbert is Therma’s fourth acquisition since being acquired by Gemspring in June 2017. Gilbert is a provider of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, controls,
LYNX Franchising, a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, has acquired FRSTeam, a provider of disaster recovery services. FRSTeam (Fabric Restoration Service Team) specializes in the restoration of clothing and textiles damaged by smoke, fire,
The company has made several successful outright acquisitions of start-ups in the past, including Instagram and WhatsApp
Since the beginning of April, deals worth $191.7bn have been announced globally, a 68% drop on the same period last year, and the slowest start to the year since 2013
Blue Sage Capital has acquired Barricades Unlimited, a provider of traffic safety and control products. Barricades Unlimited rents and sells lane markers, barricades, message boards, channelizing devices, work zone signs, and road construction work apparel.
Raymond James has added Andy Schwartz to its investment banking team as a managing director and co-head of its newly formed commercial and industrial services sector team. Mr. Schwartz has long been active in the
Arcline Investment Management has acquired Glebar Company from its management shareholders led by Chairman and former CEO Adam Cook. Glebar manufactures and services micromachining, centerless grinding and electrochemical grinding systems used in the production of
The private equity firm will help Acolin’s management team grow its client base and service offering both organically and through acquisitions
Martin Squier, partner at Horizon, said the firm is likely to focus on add-on acquisitions in the near future due to Covid-19
Private equity groups have already accelerated their acquisitions of Emea-based tech targets in the first quarter
In April, 80% of the money raised by US IPOs was for companies whose purpose is to fund acquisitions
Houlihan’s capital markets bankers have pivoted from advising companies on acquisitions to liability and debt management as well as rescue and bridge financing
Companies argue the pandemic allows them to cancel planned transactions
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Amid declining Q1 M&A volumes in Europe following uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, UK scores highest number of deals with 610, said a study. According to GlobalData, the Euro...Article Link
