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Gold Medal Group, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries LLC, has acquired Apple Valley Waste Services Inc. Financial terms weren’t announced. Apple Valley is a solid waste company that offers collection, processing, disposal, and recycling services throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
3 min read · 03 December 2018
1 min read · 30 November 2018
2 min read · 29 November 2018
BC Partners to seek buyer for Acuris; CPPIB to invest $500 mln in Berlin Packaging; Co-founder exits Eaglehill Advisors
2 min read · 29 November 2018
Oak Hill Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have agreed to recapitalize Berlin Packaging LLC. CPPIB is making a $500 million investment in Berlin while company management is also investing. Berlin Packaging, of Chicago, provides packaging products and services to companies in multiple industries, providing customers of all sizes with a one-stop shop for glass, plastic, and metal containers and closures.
4 min read · 29 November 2018
Vantage Specialty Chemicals Holdings Inc, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, has agreed to buy LEUNA-Tenside GmbH. Financial terms weren’t announced. LEUNA-Tenside, of Leuna, Germany, makes surfactants used in various end markets including personal care, soaps and detergents, industrial cleaning, lubricants, and paints and coatings. C.I.M. Partners advised Vantage on the transaction.
4 min read · 29 November 2018
Swander Pace Capital said Nov. 29 that it acquired Nutritional Medicinals LLC. Financial terms weren’t announced. Known as Functional Formularies, the Centerville, Ohio company provides organic, whole food, shelf-stable feeding tube formulas.
3 min read · 29 November 2018
Monroe Capital LLC said Nov. 29 that it provided a loan to back the growth and expansion of TooJay’s Restaurant, an existing portfolio company of Branford Castle Inc and Brookside Equity Partners. Financial terms weren't announced. TooJay’s, of West Palm Beach, Florida, is a chain of restaurants serving New York-style deli specialties.
2 min read · 29 November 2018
Private equity firms are bidding for Campbell Soup’s international arm, which is expected to fetch more than $2 billion, Financial Review said. Pacific Equity Partners, BGH Capital, KKR and Affinity Equity Partners are expected to take a look at the unit, which includes Arnott's and Campbell's soups, the story said. First round bids are due before Christmas, Financial Review said.
1 min read · 29 November 2018
Williams Cos is seeking a buyer for its 50 percent stake in Jackalope Gas Gathering Services, Bloomberg is reporting. The sale is attracting interest from other pipeline operators and private equity firms, the story said. Williams stake in Jackalope Gas could fetch $500 million, Bloomberg said.
1 min read · 29 November 2018
