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Sun Capital books $1bn plus exit on specialty chemicals company(2)

Sun Capital will sell Emerald Performance Materials to American Securities for a 9x return.

Sun Capital books $1bn plus exit on specialty chemicals company

Sun Capital will sell Emerald Performance Materials to American Securities for a 9x return.

Wayzata closes Fund III on $2.7bn

The firm, which focuses on distressed investments primarily in the US, beat its $2.5bn target.

Wayzata to launch third distressed fund

The firm is understood to be pre-marketing its third vehicle, which will target slightly less than Wayzata’s second fund that raised $3.3bn in 2008.

Avista-backed Thompson Publishing files for bankruptcy

The publishing company is Avista’s second media-focused portfolio company to go bankrupt since the collapse of Star Tribune in January 2009.

Star Tribune exits bankruptcy

The newspaper formerly owned by Avista is now controlled by lenders including Angelo Gordon. New additions to its board include local private equity chiefs and former WSJ publisher Gordon Crovitz.

Ex-PCG distressed pro raises $435m fund of funds

Connecticut-based Drum Capital, led by Scott Vollmer, will commit capital to distressed debt, turnaround and restructuring funds.