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Summit Park said Aug. 15 that it has sold its portfolio company Control Company to Cole-Parmer. Financial terms weren’t announced. Control, of Webster, Texas, sells private label and branded laboratory equipment, including thermometers, timers, tools, humidity gauges, hygrometers and conductivity tools.
2 min read · 16 August 2017
2 min read · 15 August 2017
Chris Tehranian has joined Firstavenue as principal, head of U.S. project management. Tehranian previously spent 10 years at Meketa Investment Group as the head of infrastructure research.
2 min read · 15 August 2017
George Couto has joined Pritzker Group Private Capital as a vice president. Couto was formerly with Palladium Equity Partners.
3 min read · 15 August 2017
Amy Hauke has joined Meketa Investment Group as executive vice president, private markets consultant. Hauke previously worked at Aon Hewitt in their private equity group, most recently as a senior consultant.
2 min read · 15 August 2017
Cordental Group, a portfolio company of New MainStream Capital, has acquired Dr. Eric J. Aubert, DMD, PC/Forest Park Dental. Financial terms weren’t announced. Forest Park Dental, of St. Louis, provides dental care, including cosmetic and general dentistry.
3 min read · 14 August 2017
Deposit Solutions said Aug. 14 that it has acquired Savedo. Financial terms weren’t announced. Savedo, of Berlin, provides a platform for retail deposits. Deposit Solutions has raised 25 million euros ($29.5 million) in venture capital funding from investors including Greycroft Partners, FinLab, e.ventures, Valar Ventures and Peter Thiel.
3 min read · 14 August 2017
At least seven companies, including Global Infrastructure Partners, NextEra Energy Inc, Blackstone Group and KKR, are looking to buy renewable energy assets from NRG Energy Inc, Bloomberg reported Aug. 11. NRG is looking to divest as much as $4 billion worth of assets, including its stake in solar and wind farm owner NRG Yield Inc, Bloomberg said. NRG, a U.S. power generator, has come under pressure from billionaire investor Paul Singer to streamline, the story said.
1 min read · 14 August 2017
2 min read · 11 August 2017
2 min read · 11 August 2017
