Private Equity
The Blackstone Group named Jitesh Gadhia as a senior managing irector in Blackstone Advisory Partners. Gadhia was most recently managing director and head of advisory at Barclays Capital. Gadhia will be based in London.
2 min read · 01 September 2010
Prospect Partners LLC closed its third fund above the original hard cap of $185 million. Prospect Partners III LP picked up $200 million in commitments. The Chicago-based shop’s fund II closed in 2004 at $165 million. It plans to use the latest fund to invest exclusively in small companies based in the U.S. across a range of specialty manufacturing, distribution and service industry segments.
3 min read · 31 August 2010
3M signed a definitive agreement to acquire Attenti Holdings S.A. from an investor group led by Francisco Partners. The transaction has a purchase price of $230 million. Attenti is a Tel Aviv, Israel-based supplier of remote people monitoring technologies.
4 min read · 31 August 2010
2 min read · 31 August 2010
1 min read · 31 August 2010
J.Mendel recapitalized its balance sheet with an investment from The Gores Group of Los Angeles. Financial terms were not disclosed. Gilles Mendel retains a significant stake in J. Mendel and will remain as chief executive officer and chief designer at the fashion house known for using fur in its collection.
3 min read · 31 August 2010
Irving Place Capital of New York agreed to acquire Alpha Packaging, a St. Louis, Mo.-based maker of plastic bottles and jars for the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and personal care markets. The transaction is expected to close in September.
4 min read · 31 August 2010
3 min read · 31 August 2010
1 min read · 31 August 2010
3 min read · 31 August 2010
