US confectioners Farley's & Sathers and Ferrara Pan Candy Co. have merged, the companies have announced. Farley's & Sathers' owner, the private-equity firm Catterton Partners, will hold a majority stake in the new confectioner, which will ...
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The chairman of private-equity firm Arle Capital Sir George Buckley is to join PepsiCo's board of directors. Buckley will become PepsiCo director and join its audit committee in September. The 65-year-old was named chairman of UK-based ...
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Australian food manufacturer Gourmet Food, which was placed into receivership, has attracted more than 100 bidders over the sale of a part or the complete business. Ferrier Hodgson partner Jim Sarantinos said that considering the level of ...
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New York-based NewBay Media LLC has bought the U.K.'s Intent Media Limited, the parent company of BikeBiz and other trade publications and events. The purchase will aid NewBay's expansion outside the U.S. and allow the publisher to bring ...
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Aston Martin has known more than a few owners over the years including the Ford Motor Company,who sold out to current owners Investment Dar and other investors in 2007 for$733 million. Now you can add private-equity firm Investindustrial ...
US private equity firm Sun Capital Partners has received approval from the European Commission for its proposed acquisition of UK's Rexam Personal and Home Care Packaging Business for $459m. Rexam, which manufactures Red Bull and Pepsico ...
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Private equity firm Cyprium Investment Partners has exited its minority investment in Imperial Bag & Paper, a wholesale distributor of paper and plastic packaging for the foodservice industry and retailers across the US. Imperial Bag & ...
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DentalPlans.com, an online provider of discount dental plans for individuals and families across US, has selected Danielle Powers as the company's general counsel. Most recently, Powers served as the director of legal and compliance for ...
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London based private equity firm Cinven is planning to launch its Partnership annuity business, although the firm has not revealed the name of the new underwriting entity. Sources close to the matter told Financial Times that the private ...
European private equity firm AXA Private Equity has agreed to acquire a majority 70% stake in Bruni Glass, an Italian glass containers producer. AXA Private Equity managing director and Mid Market Enterprise Capital team leader for Italy ...
One of the UK's largest own-label cake and pastry manufacturers has been snapped up by a private equity firm in£23.5M management buy-in deal(MBI). McCambridge Group's cake division–which bakes one in 10 of every retail ...
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New York-based private equity firm, Southport Lane has completed acquisition of Redwood Reinsurance SPC, a Cayman Islands-based reinsurer for an undisclosed amount. Southport Re CEO Glenn Weber said the acquisition represents the ...
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UK-based McCambridge has sold its private-label cake division to private equity firm NBGI Private Equity. Currently, the cake division has a workforce of 637 at its bakeries across Manchester, Bradford, Blackburn and Salisbury. The ...
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Confie Seguros has completed acquisition of four regional insurance brokerages in Florida and Nevada, in an effort to expand its geographical footprint in US. The company has acquired Florida-based Maurisset Insurance, CNS Insurance ...
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China Mengniu Dairy is in talks to acquire China Modern Dairy, a leading raw milk supplier in China, in order to gain better control over its milk supply. China's state-owned COFCO and US-based private-equity firm KKR - the largest ...
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