Aussie apparel and footwear marketer, Pacific Brands said it has entered into three unconditional agreements to sell its Brand Collective business in the footwear, apparel and sport categories. “Gross proceeds from the transactions ...
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Canadian buyout firm Onex is said to be leading the bidding for Switzerland-based juice-box maker SIG Combibloc Group. Onex is competing against Swiss private-equity firm Partners Group Holding in the final round. It is being speculated ...
Integrated solutions provider for the apparel and industrial markets, Gerber Technology has named Karsten Newbury as vice president and general manager, Software Solutions. Gerber said, Newbury’s background leading management teams ...
Private equity firm Peak Rock Capital's affiliate has invested in Canadian mushroom producer Highline Produce. The investment will help Highline Produce to increase its capabilities, enhancing potential for growth. Highline Produce ...
Bloomer Plastics, which is owned by private equity firm Huron Capital Partners, has acquired Ohio-based high barrier coextruded blown films manufacturer, Optimum Plastics The company said that the acquisition was directly aligned with its ...
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Thoratec Corp. has replaced CEO Gary Burbach with the man who previously led the company for a decade. New president and CEO Keith Grossman served in those roles at the Pleasanton, CA–based company from 1996 to 2006, when Burbach ...
TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, today announced a partnership with SkinnyPop Popcorn LLC founders Pam Netzky and Andy Friedman and food entrepreneur Jason Cohen to further build the brand and support continued ...
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Australian private equity firm Archer Capital is looking for a joint venture (JV) partner in Asia for its Brownes Dairy unit. As reported in the Wall Street Journal, the move comes in response to the dominance of retailers, which have ...
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Nualight has secured €3m in funding from cleantech investors just a few months after it raised a further €3 million. The Cork-based company has now raised a total of €18 million since it was founded in 2004. Nualight ...
Private equity firm Blackstone Group is planning sell about 260 Burger King Worldwide outlets to Texas-based fast-food franchisee Houston Food. All the 260 outlets are owned by Blackstone Group's Heartland Food and are located in the ...
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South Korea's Hyundai Green Food has pulled out of negotiations to acquire kimchi refrigerator maker WiniaMando. The company, which operates as a food service company, said in a regulatory filing that the decision to pull out of the talks ...
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US-based private-equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners will acquire Berlin Packaging, a supplier of plastic, glass and metal containers for an amount close to $1.43bn, including debt. Oak Hill will pay a price for Berlin Packaging that is ...
Private equity firm Graham Partners has acquired Desser Tire & Rubber Co. LLC and its affiliated companies, Aero Wheel & Brake Service Corp. and Cee Bailey’s Aircraft Plastics. Desser is primarily a supplier of aircraft tires and ...
Sensata Technologies B.V. has reached an agreement to buy tire pressure monitoring systems manufacturer Schrader International Inc. from private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners LLC for $1 billion. Sensata Technologies B.V. is a ...
Kinderhook Industries, a private equity firm based in New York, has purchased The Schawbel Corporation, maker of the zone mosquito defense brand, Thermacell. William Schawbel, founder and owner of The Schawbel Corporation, will continue to ...
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