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Digital Marine Solutions to buy Jeppesen's marine divisionDigital Marine Solutions said Wednesday it agreed to buy the marine division of Jeppesen. The Boeing Company is the seller. Financial terms weren’t announced. The former Jeppesen Marine will operate as a separate entity and trade under the C-Map brand name. C-Map provides cartography products and services for all types of leisure boaters. Digital Marine Solutions is owned by the Altor 2003 Fund, which is part of the Nordic based Altor family of private equity funds.
- EQT to buy Piab Group
EQT has agreed to buy Piab Group Holding from Altor and other minority owners. Financial terms weren’t announced. Piab Group, of Sweden, supplies industrial vacuum technology solutions like vacuum ejectors, suction cups and vacuum conveyors.
- Altor to sell Åkers AB
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. said Wednesday that it agreed to buy Åkers AB and certain of its affiliated companies for $80 million in cash and stock. The deal does not include Åkers AB’s operations in France and Belgium. The Altor Funds is the seller. Åkers, of Sweden, produces cast and forged rolls for the steel and aluminum industries.
- Polaris returns DKK 1.5bn to investors
The lower mid-market firm targeting opportunities in Denmark and Sweden is “more in development mode” following the exit of five investments over the past 15 months, Polaris managing partner Jan Johan Kohl tells Private Equity International.
Altor and Bain sell fish food maker Ewos for $1.5 blnU.S. agribusiness firm Cargill Inc said on Monday it will buy Norwegian fish feed maker Ewos in a deal worth 1.35 billion euros ($1.50 billion), allowing private equity firms Altor and Bain Capital to cash in after two years’ ownership, Reuters reported.
- Cargill buys Norwegian salmon feed maker Ewos for $1.5 billion: Reuters
U.S. agribusiness firm Cargill Inc [CARG.UL] said on Monday it will buy Norwegian fish feed maker Ewos in a deal worth 1.35 billion euros ($1.50 billion), allowing private equity firms Altor and Bain Capital to cash in after two years' ownership.
- LP 50: GSAM and Pantheon make their top 10 debut
CPPIB reigns in PEI’s annual ranking of the top limited partners by commitments.
- Polaris nets 4x on Hamlet Protein
The sale comes as the Copenhagen-based firm continues to raise its fourth fund
- Altor, Goldman buys Hamlet Protein
Altor and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division have acquired the majority of Hamlet Protein. Financial terms weren’t announced. The sellers are Polaris Private Equity and Hamlet founder Ole. K. Hansen. Hamlet, of Horsens, Denmark, provides soy-based protein solutions used in animal feed for young animals. William Blair acted as financial advisor to the selling shareholders. Nordea provided debt financing.
Deal roundup, 3.20.15In today’s deal news, private equity is circling enterprise software maker Informatica in what could be this year’s largest leveraged buyout, RadioShack reportedly has one buyout offer to survive bankruptcy, and Bayer is exploring strategic options for the consumer products part of its Environmental Science business.