Kohlberg & Company, a leading private equity firm specializing in middle-market investing, has announced that it has closed the acquisition of Pexco and successfully merged the business with PPC Industries, Inc. (“PPC”), a ...
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Private equity firm Kohlberg & Company has agreed to acquire Pexco, a North American specialty plastics manufacturer, from Odyssey Investment Partners. Upon completion of the deal closes, Pexco will merge with Kolhberg portfolio company ...
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Nellson, a nutrition bar and powder provider in North America, has announced to invest $40m-50m to establish a new production facility in Ontario, California. Based in Anaheim, California, Nellson is planning to have its Ontario plant ...
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US-based private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has agreed to provide €100m debt and equity financing to sustainable packaging provider Petainer UK. The funding will be used by Petainer to finance its capital structure and ...
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PPG, in connection with LKQ Corporation’s announcement of its definitive agreement to purchase Pittsburgh Glass Works (PGW), said it will divest its approximately 40% interest in PGW. LKQ announced that it expects the transaction to ...
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International private equity firms show interest in Australian vegetable companies The under-cover vegetable growing industry has remained sheltered from the erratic weather conditions of the past five years, according to market research ...
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British agribusiness Sundrop Farms has secured $100m in investment from private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co ( KKR ) to ramp up vegetable production. The investment will be used in the expansion of Sundrop Farms' greenhouse ...
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Novolex, formerly known as Hilex Poly, will acquire Packaging Dynamics to form a new company that will have revenue of $1.9bn and will offer a range of paper and plastic flexible packaging products. The company will operate under the ...
New York-based private investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has divested its entire stake in China Modern Dairy, for around $80m. The company sold 168 million shares at HK$3.70 ($0.47) per share. China Modern Dairy is an ...
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Trico Products Corp. has signed a definitive agreement under which Crowne Group LLC will acquire the company from funds managed by Kohlberg & Co. L.L.C. Trico will maintain its headquarters in Rochester Hills, Mich., and the current ...
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Sysco Corporation and US Foods today announced an agreement to merge, creating a world-class foodservice company. The total enterprise value of the transaction is approximately $8.2 billion and the combination has been approved by the Board ...
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Packaging Dynamics, a portfolio company of investment firm Kohlberg & Company, has completed the previously announced sale of its Thilmany Papers business unit to Expera Specialty Solutions for an undisclosed sum. Expera, which is ...
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US-based food production and distribution company Del Monte is considering the sale of its canned food business as part of the plan to focus on pet food business. The canned food division manufactures canned vegetables, fruit cups and ...
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Investors Silverton Partners and Sevin Rosen Funds have sold their stakes in Javelin Semiconductor Inc of Austin, TX, USA, which was one of the first firms to develop 3G wireless communications power amplifiers (PAs) based on ...
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Packaging Dynamics, a portfolio company of investment firm Kohlberg & Company, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Thilmany Papers business unit to a new company. The new company will be formed and controlled by investment funds ...