Lovell Minnick to buy Tortoise Investments

Lovell Minnick Partners said Oct. 18 that it has agreed to buy Tortoise Investments. Financial terms weren’t announced. Management and employees will retain a stake. Sellers include Mariner Holdings and retiring Tortoise co-founders. Tortoise, of Leawood, Kansas, is an energy investment manager. UBS and Credit Suisse are providing debt financing.

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