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November 13, 2019
Huron Capital’s Brian Demkowicz Shares His Secrets To Good Dealmaking
Brian Demkowicz has a process for everything, enabling Huron Capital to continually make the right call on dealmaking opportunities....
By Mark Scott
November 12, 2019
BioLife Solutions Buys Custom Biogenic Systems
CBS, a privately held company with operations located near Detroit, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of state-of-the-art liquid nitrogen laboratory freezers and cryogenic equipment....
By Mark Scott
November 11, 2019
Xitron Bought By Global Graphics
Since the company’s inception in 1977, it has been viewed as a mainstay in professional prepress production and was recently awarded a patent for its unique USB-SCSI interface....
By Mark Scott
November 7, 2019
GM Sells Lordstown Plant To Electric Vehicle Startup
Lordstown Motors Corp. plans to begin building the Endurance electric pickup truck in 2020 and locate its headquarters at the plant....
By Mark Scott
November 6, 2019
NY-Based ICV To Buy Diversified Restaurant Holdings
DRH is one of the largest franchisees for Buffalo Wild Wings® ("BWW") with 64 sports bars across five states....
By Mark Scott
November 5, 2019
O2’s Jay Hansen: M&A Works Best When Both Sides Are Ready To Deal
Dealmaking works better when there is M&A expertise on both sides of the table, says the private equity firm's managing partner....
By Mark Scott
November 5, 2019
Universal Logistics Buys Roadrunner Intermodal
Universal expects its intermodal drayage business to operate an estimated fleet of over 2,500 tractors, transact business from 49 terminals strategically located throughout the U.S., and produce future annual revenues in excess of $500 million....
By Mark Scott
November 4, 2019
TriMas Sells Lamons Business In $135M Deal
TriMas Co. LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TriMas Corp., has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Lamons business to First Reserve, a private equity firm focused on energy investing, for $135 million in cash....
By Mark Scott
November 4, 2019
C3 Industries Closes Funding Round, Brings Total Raised To Over $25M
C3's current business plan includes a three-state strategy of Oregon, Michigan and Massachusetts. The company has also submitted cultivation, processing and retail license applications in the state of Missouri....
By Mark Scott
October 31, 2019
U of M’s David Brophy: Michigan Needs To Retain More Talent, Secure More Investment Dollars
The Michigan Private Equity Conference is part of an effort to spur private equity investment and activity in the state....
By Mark Scott
October 30, 2019
FirstEnergy Extends Lease To Retain Akron HQ
As part of the agreement, Ann Arbor, Michigan-based McKinley will make substantial capital contributions to FirstEnergy over the next five years for workspace modernization and updates....
By Mark Scott
October 30, 2019
BorgWarner Divests BorgWarner Morse TEC LLC To Enstar
In connection with the deal closing, Auburn Hills-based BorgWarner contributed approximately $172 million in cash to Morse TEC....
By Mark Scott
October 30, 2019
Domino’s Pizza Announces Recapitalization Transaction
Domino's had global retail sales of over $13.5 billion in 2018, with nearly $6.6 billion in the U.S. and more than $6.9 billion internationally....
By Mark Scott
October 29, 2019
Rockbridge Growth Equity Buys ProSites
The ProSites acquisition is the second investment that Detroit-based Rockbridge has announced in the past month....
By Mark Scott
October 28, 2019
Huron Capital-Backed XLerate Group Makes Eighth Add-On Acquisition
Huron Capital formed XLerate in 2014 to pursue a buy-and-build strategy in the rapidly changing auction industry....
By Mark Scott
October 22, 2019
LLamasoft Buys Opex Analytics
The acquisition, backed by TPG Capital, Goldman Sachs and MK Capital, is intended to create a combined company that will offer productized applications and innovative solutions to global organizations to accelerate adoption of artificial intelligence....
By Mark Scott
October 21, 2019
Platinum Equity Affiliate To Buy Cision Ltd. In $2.74B Deal
Platinum Equity is a global investment firm with more than $19 billion of assets under management and a portfolio of approximately 40 operating companies that serve customers around the world....
By Mark Scott
October 21, 2019
Huron Capital’s Gretchen Perkins: You Don’t Have To Walk Away After You Sell
Business owners have numerous options as they explore the sale of their business, explains Gretchen Perkins....
By Mark Scott
October 18, 2019
DTE Midstream Expands Growth Platform With $2.25B Acquisition
The company has agreed to acquire a gathering system and gathering pipeline in the Haynesville shale formation of Louisiana for a purchase price of $2.25 billion in cash, plus a $400 million milestone payment upon completion of the gathering pipeline in the second half of 2020....
By Mark Scott
October 17, 2019
Piston Group buys Marion Industries
Piston Automotive, a subsidiary of the Piston Group formed by Detroit businessman and NBA legend Vinnie Johnson, has acquired Ohio-based Marion Industries, a Tier 1 assembler of brake modules for Honda of America. The deal expands Piston Automotive’s footprint into the Central Ohio region and further diversifies the company’s growing list of OEM customers....
By Jayne Gest
October 16, 2019
Riverside Exits Fisher Unitech
The Riverside Co. has sold Fisher Unitech, a provider of 3D design software tools and 3D printers, to Buffalo Grove, Illinois-based Computer Aided Technology, a portfolio company of CIVC Partners L.P....
By Mark Scott
October 16, 2019
Savorfull’s Stacy Goldberg: Don’t Make A Deal If It Doesn’t Serve Your Needs
Dealmaking can be exciting, but it can also be a pathway to uncertainty if you’re not prepared, says Savorfull CEO Stacy Goldberg....
By Mark Scott
October 15, 2019
Rockbridge Growth Equity Invests In White Glove
Birmingham-based White Glove has seen explosive growth over the past three years and has grown into a company with more than 115 employees that has helped more than 1,000 service professionals across the U.S. and Canada grow their business....
By Mark Scott
October 14, 2019
Lovell Minnick Partners Buys Billhighway
Troy-based Billhighway provides SaaS-based accounting and transaction processing services to MBOs such as fraternities, sororities, unions and associations....
By Mark Scott
October 14, 2019
Huron Capital-Backed Sciens Building Solutions Buys Florida Company
This transaction represents the most recent acquisition completed by Sciens since Huron Capital formed the company in 2016 to pursue a buy-and-build investment strategy in the fire detection and integrated solutions sector....
By Mark Scott
October 11, 2019
Navv Systems Raises $50,000 Of Angel Funding
Navv Systems is a software company that uses Indoor Positioning technology to provide pedestrian traffic control for hospitals and healthcare systems....
By Mark Scott
October 11, 2019
Hunter Fan Co. Buys Jan Fan
Headquartered in Michigan and Ohio, Jan Fan is a manufacturer and distributor of fixed and rolling-mount caged fan solutions for commercial and industrial workspaces....
By Mark Scott
October 11, 2019
Brio Device Raises $500K In Series B Venture Funding
This funding follows a $1.25 million grant the company received in September from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland....
By Mark Scott
October 10, 2019
Jeremy Falendysz: Sellers Are Often Their Own Worst Enemy In Maximizing Deal Value
Sellers who want to boost value ahead of a potential sale often do more harm than good, says UHY Corporate Finance’s Jeremy Falendysz....
By Mark Scott
October 9, 2019
MSX International Buys California-Based PTS
With the acquisition of PTS, MSX expects to strengthen its Channel Management product portfolio with PTS's suite of software tools, proven e-learning and training management platforms....
By Mark Scott
October 8, 2019
Huron Capital-Backed InterVision Makes Sixth Acquisition
SeyVu specializes in machine learning and artificial intelligence, and all of its related interests, assets and intellectual properties....
By Mark Scott
October 7, 2019
Jackson-Based CrossBraining Raises $750,000 Of Angel Funding
The Jackson-based company has developed a learning application that allows teachers to upload lessons and projects and monitor classroom progress, as well as guide students across the projects....
By Mark Scott
October 3, 2019
TriPower Capital's Robert Sharpe: Capitalizing on Underserved Markets
The TriPower founding partner talks about his eye for making deals in the food and beverage space and one of the most common problems with today’s business landscape....
By Mark Scott
October 3, 2019
Huron Capital-Backed InterVision Makes Fifth Add-On Acquisition
Huron Capital partnered with Santa Clara, California-based InterVision in 2016 to pursue opportunities in the rapidly growing IT solutions industry....
By Mark Scott
October 3, 2019
MI Windows and Doors to buy the Milgard Windows and Doors division of Masco
The transaction, which is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2019, is expected to position MI Windows & Doors for nearly $1 billion in annual window and door sales....
By Adam Burroughs
October 1, 2019
ChoiceOne Bank Completes Acquisition of Lakestone Bank
The combined holding company is traded on the OTC Pink Open Market under the symbol COFS....
By Michael Marzec
September 30, 2019
Autokiniton Completes Acquisition Of Tower International
AGG's Autokiniton US Holdings, Inc. subsidiary paid $31 a share in cash, or about $900 million after accounting for debt and pension liabilities. The deal was announced in July....
By Michael Marzec
September 27, 2019
Gallagher To Buy LSG Insurance Partners
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm with operations in 35 countries....
By Mark Scott
September 27, 2019
Seasoned Operator Gerry Giudici On How To Achieve Synergies Through Acquisitions
Seasoned operating partner Gerry Giudici shares some of the key factors to consider when looking to achieve synergies through M&A....
By Mark Scott
September 25, 2019
Mainstreet Computers Bought By PE-Backed Convenient Payments
Convenient Payments is the eighth and final platform investment for Beekman Investment Partners III LP and the second payments technology platform for The Beekman Group, which is based in New York....
By Mark Scott
September 24, 2019
Netlink Buys Enterprise Touch
Netlink, a provider of information technology and business analytics solutions, has acquired Enterprise Touch, an enterprise mobility and digital transformation services provider based in Chennai, India....
By Mark Scott
September 23, 2019
Arotech Sells To Greenbriar Affiliate In $80M Deal
Arotech 's board will conduct a 30-day "go-shop" process to actively solicit and evaluate alternative acquisition proposals....
By Mark Scott
September 19, 2019
How Blockchain Could Impact Commercial Real Estate Investing
The future of dealmaking, specifically in the commercial real estate market, is in blockchain technology, says Inveniam Capital Partners’ Patrick O’Meara....
By Mark Scott
September 19, 2019
Horizon Global Closes $233M Sale Of Asia-Pacific Business Segment
Horizon Global, a manufacturer of branded towing and trailering equipment, will use the net proceeds to significantly reduce its debt and allow for increased financial flexibility....
By Mark Scott
September 19, 2019
Taubman Centers Completes $300M Sale Of South Korean Shopping Center
Starfield Hanam is the largest Western-style shopping center in South Korea at nearly 1.7 million square feet....
By Mark Scott
September 19, 2019
Best Life Brands Completes Deal To Buy NC-Based Blue Moon Estate Sales
The deal marks the third brand on Best Life Brands' roster and is part of the parent organization's strategic plan to add complementary companies that serve older adults and people with diverse needs in a more effective and holistic way....
By Mark Scott
September 18, 2019
Lineage Logistics Makes Strategic Acquisition In Europe
The acquisition will add more than 10 million cubic feet and more than 300,000 square feet of storage capacity to Lineage’s portfolio after current expansions are completed....
By Mark Scott
September 18, 2019
Superior National Buying Main Street Bank
The combined bank will have assets of more than $800 million, with 11 bank branches and four loan origination offices in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and southeast Michigan....
By Michael Marzec
September 18, 2019
AAM Sells Grede U.S. Casting Operations To Gamut Capital Management
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings will sell the U.S. operations in the U.S. to funds managed by Gamut for $245 million....
By Michael Marzec
September 18, 2019
BGL Sells Strength Environmental LLC To Valicor
Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. has sold Inkster, Michigan-based Strength Environmental LLC to Valicor Environmental Services, a member of the Pritzker Private Capital family of companies....
By Mark Scott
