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Black Diamond exits Smarte CarteBlack Diamond has unloaded baggage-cart rental outfit Smarte Carte, selling the company to Macquarie Bank in a deal yielding an almost 6x return multiple.
- Castle Harlan hires DLJ vet as vice chair
New York-based Castle Harlan has appointed Gary Appel as its new vice chairman. Appel is part of the DLJ fraternity and had previously worked alongside John Castle for a roughly eight-year span.
- Reports: Bain leads bid for Aussie baker
Bain Capital reaffirmed its interest in Australia with an A$3.6 billion ($2.6bn) offer to acquire Goodman Fielder. The Boston firm is reportedly engaged in a joint bid with Pacific Equity Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners.
- Castle Harlan sees green with Charlie Brown’s
The New York private equity firm has agreed to sell restaurant chain Charlie Brown’s to Trimaran Capital Partners for $140 million, generating a return of 4x its initial investment.
- Castle Harlan in Australian pharma sale
Castle Harlan Australian Mezzanine Partners, along with a group of investors, has sold New Price Retail to Australian Pharmaceutical Industries in a deal valued at A$167m.
- Carlyle sells orthopedic co for $360m
The global private equity house has agreed to sell Empi to artificial knees and hips manufacturer Encore Medical, in which it will hold a 12 percent interest.
- Castle Harlan buys garden co for $380m
New York private equity firm Castle Harlan has agreed to buy Ames True Temper, a maker of lawn and garden tools and accessories.
- Carlyle in $650m shipping exit
New York-based buyout firm Castle Harlan has agreed to buy Horizon Lines, the largest container shipping company in the US, from the global private equity house.
- Castle Harlan in Puerto Rican Whopper Deal
The New York buyout firm has agreed to acquire the operator of 165 Burger King restaurants in the Caribbean US commonwealth.
- CVC to buy out Castle Harlan’s salt stake
CVC Capital Partners, the pan-European private equity firm, has agreed to increase its stake from 15 percent to 100 percent in Verdugt, a Dutch maker of organic salts and acid blends.