Private Equity
Opportunities this week include vice president positions at Blackstone's BAAM Ventures and Franklin Templeton Real Asset Advisors, as well as a senior associate job at GE Digital.
2 min read · 23 May 2016
Business advisory firm Ankura Consulting Group added four hires to the turnaround and restructuring practice in its New York office. Joining Ankura are M. Benjamin Jones and Roy Messing as senior managing directors, and Kasey Rosado and Jerome Davis as managing directors.
3 min read · 23 May 2016
Asset International, a business intelligence source backed by Genstar Capital, acquired Boston-based data and research firms Market Metrics and Matrix Solutions. The seller was FactSet.
3 min read · 23 May 2016
Metalmark Capital invested in Reliance Gathering LLC, the crude oil gathering unit of Reliance Energy, through its portfolio company Monarch Natural Gas Holdings, LLC. Financial terms were not disclosed.
3 min read · 23 May 2016
An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. acquired Admiral Petroleum Company & Lemmen Oil Company, a Midwest gas and convenience store business headquartered in Coopersville, Michigan. Jeff Turpin, previously chairman and CEO of Sun Capital portfolio company VPS Convenience Store Group, will be CEO of Admiral.
3 min read · 23 May 2016
Private equity firm General Atlantic agreed to acquire a majority stake in Argus Media, a London-based energy and commodity price reporting agency. Argus executive chairman and publisher Adrian Binks will stay on and retain the majority of his shareholding, while the family of the company's founder will sell its stake.
5 min read · 23 May 2016
Private equity firm MidOcean Partners acquired the assets of Travelpro Group, a luggage supplier. Travelpro Group is comprised of two business: Travelpro, based in Boca Rotan, Florida, which serves the U.S. market, and Holiday Group, based in Montreal, which sells brands in Canada.
4 min read · 23 May 2016
American Capital, Ltd. sold its portfolio company MW Acquisition Corporation, a behavioral treatment provider known as The Meadows and headquartered in Wickenburg, Arizona, for proceeds of $97 million. The buyer is Alita Care, LLC, a portfolio company of Kohlberg & Company, L.L.C.
3 min read · 20 May 2016
To wrap up your workweek, the White House was put on lockdown after a reported shooting nearby. And in other gun news, Donald Trump secured the NRA's endorsement.
1 min read · 20 May 2016
Attorney Kevin M. Ryan joined the Chicago office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the finance and bankruptcy practice. Ryan, formerly of Winston & Strawn LLP, is tasked with expanding the firm's alternative and bank finance practice.
2 min read · 20 May 2016
