Palamon Capital Partners has sold theme park Mobie Park Germany to Spanish entertainment operator Parques Reunidos. No financial terms were disclosed. Palamon acquired Mobie Park Germany in 2004, as one of six theme parks bought from Six Flags. It sold the other six in 2006.
3 min read · 19 May 2010
H.I.G. Capital has acquired a control stake in First Capital, a Boca Raton, Fla.-based provider of asset-based lending and factoring to small and mid-sized companies. Participating alongside H.I.G. were affiliates of Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners and JP Morgan Asset Management. No financial terms were disclosed.
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Aurora Capital Group has acquired four Midwestern steel service center facilities, and merged them into a single entity known as New Star Metals. No financial terms were disclosed.
2 min read · 18 May 2010
Ipreo, a provider of market intelligence and productivity solutions to corporations and I-banks, has acquired BuysideIQ, a provider of online investor targeting solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. Ipreo is majority-owned by Veronis Suhler Stevenson.
2 min read · 18 May 2010
Nautic Partners has completed its previously-announced sale of Medegen, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based developer of infusion therapy solutions, to CareFusion Corp. (NYSE: CFN). The deal was valued at $225 million in cash. Nautic reports that the deal provides it with a 3.5x cash-on-cash return.
3 min read · 18 May 2010
QCSA Holdings, a vehicle remarketing and total loss claims management company, has acquired Salvage Direct, salvage re-marketing company. No financial terms were disclosed. QCSA is owned by private equity firm Kinderhook Industries.
2 min read · 18 May 2010
TSG Consumer Partners has agreed to sell Smashbox Beauty Cosmetics Inc. to The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL). No financial terms were disclosed.
2 min read · 18 May 2010
