Dutch food company Vion has agreed for a management-buyout of its UK pork business, securing nearly 4000 jobs. The deal is being led by Seamus Carr, managing director of Vion's pork business unit, and is supported by UK private equity ...
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Ali Group, an Italy-based provider of commercial and institutional foodservice equipment, has acquired Scotsman Industries, a commercial ice machine company, from an affiliate of private equity firm Warburg Pincus. Scotsman Industries has ...
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Crossbeam has been bought by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, opening up the door for the security company to expand its product line both in-house and via acquisitions. Known for its high-end X-Series hardware that supports software of ...
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The US conglomerate Illinois Tool Works is set to sell a 51% stake in its Decorative Surfaces division to the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R). ITW and CD&R announced that an agreement to this effect had been signed on 16 ...
US retailers Wal-Mart Storesand Kroger are understood to be one of a number of bidders for the assets of US baker and Twinkies owner Hostess Brands. Hostess last month received court permission to wind down its business and sell ...
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TechVen Partners, a private equity firm that provides mentoring and management resources, has purchased SensiQ Technologies from FLIR Systems. Under the acquisition, TechVen will expand the market reach of SensiQ's label-free surface ...
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Private equity firm Graham Partners announce that it acquired Wisconsin-based Scandia Plastics, a manufacturer of blow molded bottles, containers, and light industrial parts, for an undisclosed sum. According to Graham Partners, in ...
Vion has finalised a deal for an MBO of its UK pork arm, which is among a series of assets in the country the Dutch food group is looking to sell. The company today (13 December) confirmed UK private-equity firm Endless would back a ...
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Wal-Mart Stores is reportedly in talks to buy Turkish retailer Migros Ticaret from UK private-equity firm BC Partners. Reports in London today (13 December) claimed the world's largest retailer was in discussions with the buy-out house, ...
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Dutch food manufacturing giant Vion has agreed a management buyout of its UK pork operations, safeguarding about 4,000 jobs. The new venture, backed by private equity firm Endless, will be led by Seamus Carr, md of Vion’s Pork ...
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NORCROSS, GA (BRAIN) — Lake Rudd Capital Partners has completed an agreement to purchase Blue Competition Cycles from its founders, Michael and Jay Skop, the companies announced Tuesday. A statement from Blue said a partnership with ...
Canadian private equity firm Onex has agreed to acquire SGS International, a global company that provides packaging graphics services to consumer products companies, for $813m. The deal, expected to close in the fourth quarter, calls for ...
Nestle has sold its Australian ice cream business Peters to private-equity firm Pacific Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum. The sale, which includes Nestle's Mulgrave factory, will also comprise sub-brands such as Original, Light & ...
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One of the UK’s largest own-label cake and pastry manufacturers has been snapped up by a private equity firm in GBP 23.5M management buy-in deal (MBI). McCambridge's cake division bakes one in 10 of every retail pre-packed ...
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A sale of Supervalu to private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management could lead to a break-up of the US retailer, sources have told Reuters. Buyout firm Cerberus is reported to be preparing a takeover bid for Supervalu, with an eye ...
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