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April 2, 2020
Synthomer Completes Purchase of OMNOVA Solutions
By Michael Marzec
Synthomer said the acquisition makes it a major world-wide player in water-based polymer solutions.
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March 18, 2020
JumpStart leads $5.5M Series A investment in ReadySet
ReadySet Surgical, a Cincinnati health care IT company, has raised $5.5 million in a Series A financing round led by Cleveland-based JumpStart Inc.’s NEXT Fund. Also participating in the round are all of ReadySet’s seed-round investors and new investor North Coast Ventures.
March 5, 2020
Robert Levin Makes Deal To Save Levin Furniture From Closing
Levin has reached an agreement to acquire the Pennsylvania and Ohio assets of Levin Furniture and Wolf Furniture through a court restructuring of the parent company Art Van Furniture LLC.
March 2, 2020
B’laster Corp. Buys MI-Based Armor Protective Packaging
As a result of this acquisition, B’laster is now the manufacturer and retail distributor of Metal Rescue products. The company began manufacturing the product line in its Valley View plant in late February.
February 25, 2020
Align Capital Partners Makes Another Deal
ACP has had a busy February, closing its second private equity investment fund at a $450 million hard cap, and making two platform acquisitions.
February 13, 2020
Kurtz Bros. Buys Landmark Lawn and Garden Supply’s Strongsville Store
Under the new ownership, the Strongsville store will change its name to Kurtz Bros. Inc. The transaction does not include the Landmark Lawn and Garden Supply store in Avon.
February 7, 2020
MedPilot Raises Additional $1.5M In Funding
Investors in this latest round include JumpStart, Jon Pinney, North Coast Angel Fund, Valley Growth Ventures, Wavemaker Partners and Hudson River Capital Partners.
February 5, 2020
Hyland Buys Learning Machine
Learning Machine is considered a pioneer in leveraging blockchain technology to authenticate documents and content.
January 29, 2020
Everstream plans to invest more than $250 million in buildout of its fiber network in 2020
The company also plans to pursue strategic acquisition and partnership opportunities, as well as enter five new Midwest markets.
January 23, 2020
Seeley Law Office Merges Into Buckley King
The deal is expected to provide Seeley’s client base with a broader range of legal services, as well as enhance Buckley King’s service offerings to clients.
January 15, 2020
MRI Software Gets Investment From Harvest Partners
Harvest Partners joins existing investors TA Associates and GI Partners as institutional shareholders in MRI. At the same time, TA Associates is also making a significant new investment in the business.
January 14, 2020
Weinberg Capital Completes Exit Of AeroRepair
During Weinberg Capital's ownership, AeroRepair grew from a single facility located in New Hampshire to the largest independent wheel and brake maintenance, repair and overhaul platform in North America.
January 8, 2020
Park Place Technologies Buys IntelliNet’s NOC
IntelliNet's NOC is Park Place Technologies' 13th acquisition since 2016 and its first in 2020, following the 2019 acquisitions of Entuity in August and UK-based MCSA Group Limited in April.
January 7, 2020
Goodyear Launches New Venture Capital Fund To Advance Future Mobility
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced a new venture capital fund, Goodyear Ventures, with $100 million targeted for new investments in future mobility solutions over the next 10 years.
January 6, 2020
MAI Capital Closes Deal To Buy J.M. Hartwell
The acquisition closed on Dec. 31 and will increase MAI’s assets under management by over $640 million.
December 24, 2019
KKR Buys OverDrive From Rakuten
New York-based buyout firm KKR has agreed to buy Cleveland-based OverDrive Inc. digital reading platform for libraries and schools from Rakuten, which bought the business in 2015.OverDrive provides a
December 19, 2019
PolyOne Buys Clariant Color, Additive Masterbatch Business In $1.45B Deal
The combined net purchase price is $1.45 billion, representing an 11.1 times-multiple of last 12 months-adjusted EBITDA, or 7.6 times, including anticipated synergies.
December 18, 2019
RPM-Backed Mantrose-Haeuser Buys Profile Food Ingredients
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December 9, 2019
Innovation Fund NEO Awards $275K To Five Startup Companies
Founded by the Lorain County Community College Foundation, Innovation Fund awards technology-based startups up to $100,000 so they can validate their technologies and business concepts.
December 9, 2019
Baltimore-Based Axxella Buys Geneva’s SPIRE Institute
Spire is considered a world-class, mega-facility specializing in athlete training, development and competition within a wide variety of sports.
December 5, 2019
GM, LG Chem Form $2.3B Joint Venture In Lordstown
General Motors and LG Chem have announced plans to mass-produce battery cells for future battery-electric vehicles. Together, the companies will invest up to $2.3 billion through a new, equally owned joint venture company.
November 26, 2019
Industrial Commercial Properties Buys Former Kmart Building In Garfield Heights
The structure, with its height and column spacing, is believed to be adaptive to redevelopment. ICP plans to update the facility, including the exterior.
November 21, 2019
JumpStart, Rev1 receive Ohio Third Frontier funds
The Ohio Third Frontier Commission approved up to $26.5 million to JumpStart and up to $14 million to Rev 1 Ventures to help entrepreneurs develop innovative products and grow technology startup companies. Other recipients included the OhioHealth Innovation Development Fund, Akron PolyEnergy, Capture Collective, Exotome, IR Medtek, Matsaki Technologies, NeuroTherapia and RooSense.
November 20, 2019
Rockwell Automation Building Sells For $61M
Mohr Capital, a Dallas-based, privately held real estate investment firm, has sold the 460,000-square-foot net leased office building in Mayfield Heights.
November 7, 2019
BGL Sells Warnock Food Products To Calbee
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November 1, 2019
GT Entrepreneurs closes deal for Service-Tech Corp.
Pittsburgh’s GT Entrepreneurs has closed its third deal, as Gabriel Chick, a GTE operator-in-residence, has completed the final paperwork to acquire Service-Tech Corp., a Cleveland-based HVAC and industrial cleaning company.
October 30, 2019
Rock The House Announces Ownership Change
Rock The House Entertainment Group Inc. has new ownership with COO Ryan Konikoff acquiring the majority share of the business. Rock The House Founder and CEO Matt Radicelli will remain at the helm of the company.
October 24, 2019
Gabriel Performance Products Buy Deltech Portfolio
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October 24, 2019
Falls Buys Wyse In Deal That Combines Two Cleveland Firms
Wyse, which was founded in Cleveland in 1951, will be retaining its name, but will be co-branded a Falls company. A location or locations for the new company has yet to be decided.
October 21, 2019
Cleveland Clinic, American Well Partner On Digital Health Joint Venture
The Clinic expects to offer online access to expert care across a wide array of specialties without requiring individuals to leave their homes.
October 7, 2019
Worthington Industries Buys Heidtman Steel Processing Facility
The facility will complement Columbus-based Worthington’s network of facilities in Northeast Ohio, including its cold rolled steel processing facility in Cleveland and Samuel Steel Pickling Co., a joint venture, in Cleveland and Twinsburg.
September 24, 2019
Vail Resorts closes deal for 17 US ski areas
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Shore Capital Partners Completes Recap Of Main Street Gourmet
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September 16, 2019
Gordon Pointe to merge with Hall of Fame Village in $390M transaction
The merger is expected to produce a sports, entertainment and media enterprise surrounding the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
September 6, 2019
Wind Point to buy Callery from Edgewater Capital
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September 5, 2019
MC Group Merges With Icon
Mentor-based MC Group, which is owned by Bahrain's Arcapita, has merged with Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based Icon to form one of the largest companies in the sign industry.
September 4, 2019
Novelis, Aleris deal faces challenge by U.S. Justice Department
Novelis Inc.’s deal to buy Aleris Corp. could be derailed by a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Justice Department, which is suing in order to preserve competition in the North American market for aluminum auto body sheet.
August 28, 2019
True North Energy buys Schmuckal Oil
Brecksville, Ohio-based True North Energy LLC has closed on the purchase of 25 convenience retailing and petroleum marketing assets from Schmuckal Oil Co. and its affiliates in the Traverse City, Mich., market.
August 22, 2019
Compass Self Storage buys Pittsburgh location
Compass Self Storage, a member of the Amsdell family of companies, has acquired Shaler Self Storage in Allison Park. This transaction marks the Cleveland company’s fourth location in the Greater Pittsburgh area and its 90th location nationwide.
August 20, 2019
Avalon Precision Casting bought by Sigma Electric
Avalon Precision Casting is being acquired by Sigma Electric Manufacturing Corp., a manufacturer of ferrous and non-ferrous castings.
August 7, 2019
Anheuser-Busch Buys Platform Beer
Anheuser-Busch InBev has acquired Cleveland-based craft brewer Platform Beer Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Platform, founded by Paul Benner and Justin Carson in 2014 as a homebrew-inspired
July 30, 2019
Parker Hannifin set to buy Exotic Metals Forming for $1.7B
Parker Hannifin Corp. is set to acquire Exotic Metals Forming Company LLC for $1.725 billion in cash.
July 23, 2019
Vail Resorts buys 17 U.S. ski areas for $264 million
The acquisition includes Alpine Valley, Boston Mills, Brandywine and Mad River Mountain in Ohio; and Liberty Mountain Resort, Roundtop Mountain Resort, Whitetail Resort, Jack Frost and Big Boulder in Pennsylvania.
July 16, 2019
Lubrizol buys Bavaria Medizin Technologie
This acquisition is intended to build on Lubrizol’s expertise in precision thermoplastic extrusion and product development.
June 20, 2019
Compass Self Storage adds to Florida presence with Largo deal
The newest Compass self-storage center has more than 98,000 net rentable square feet and offers a mix of climate and non-climate drive-up units.
June 13, 2019
Cedar Fair buys Texas water parks, resort for $261 million
Cedar Point's owner is set to acquire two Schlitterbahn water parks in Texas in an all-cash transaction, and has reserved the right to acquire a shuttered Kansas City water park.
June 10, 2019
TPC Wire & Cable buys EZ Form Cable
The acquisition is intended to strengthen TPC’s position as a diversified supplier of high-performance wire and cable solutions to specialized, high-cost-of-failure environments.
May 29, 2019
CapitalWorks takes majority stake in Libra Industries
As a leading EMS contract manufacturer serving the medical, aerospace and defense and industrial markets, Libra will complement fellow contract manufacturer GEMCITY Engineering and Manufacturing, a 2017 CapitalWorks investment.
May 29, 2019
Super C Group buys 190 salons from Regis
The salons being sold and refranchised are currently branded as Famous Hair, Best Cuts, Fiesta Salons, First Choice Haircutters and BoRics Hair Care. They will be converted to Supercuts and Cost Cutters over the next several months.
May 14, 2019
Industrial Commercial Properties buys former Sears distribution center
Cleveland-based Industrial Commercial Properties LLC has acquired a 570,000-square-foot, former Sears distribution center on 42.8 acres, in the Columbus suburb of Groveport. This is ICP's fourth Sears property purchase since 2014.
May 9, 2019
Compass Self Storage acquires 17th unit in Atlanta
Compass Self Storage, a member of the Amsdell family of companies, has acquired a self storage center in Buford, Georgia, which represents the 17th Compass Self Storage location in the Greater Atlanta area and its 89th location nationwide.
May 1, 2019
Automated Packaging Systems bought for $510 million
The Streetsboro-based manufacturer of flexible bag packaging systems is being acquired by Sealed Air for $510 million on a cash and debt free basis.
April 18, 2019
Ancora's DiSanto will keep pushing for change at J. Alexander’s
Ancora will continue pushing for change at J. Alexander's after the restaurant chain rejected the investor's takeover bid.
April 15, 2019
Aurora Plastics acquires Elastocon
Aurora Plastics has acquired compounder Elastocon TPE Technologies, expanding its product line and bringing broader TPE compounding capabilities to its portfolio.
April 12, 2019
Moreno all in on blockchain after selling 7 more dealerships
Bernie Moreno sold seven car dealership franchises last week, reinforcing his commitment to make Cleveland a central hub for blockchain technology.
April 2, 2019
Park Place now largest TPM in Europe with MCSA buy
Park Place Technologies has acquired MCSA Group Limited, a UK-based business-critical IT services and solutions provider, snagging all of MCSA's business to become the largest third-party maintenance provider in Europe.
April 2, 2019
Norton Industries acquired by CertainTeed
This acquisition of the maker of wood ceiling and wall designs is intended to add to Malvern, Pa.-based CertainTeed's innovation capabilities and increase its presence in the high-growth architectural specialties ceilings market.
April 2, 2019
Preformed Line Products to acquire MICOS TELCOM
Preformed Line Products is set to acquire MICOS TELCOM s.r.o., as it positions itself to support emerging industry technologies like 5G, network densification, and metro fiber rings.
April 1, 2019
Lincoln Electric buys Baker Industries
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. has acquired Baker Industries Inc., a privately held provider of custom tooling, parts and fixtures primarily serving automotive and aerospace markets.
April 1, 2019
Timken acquires Diamond Chain Co.
The Timken Co. has acquired The Diamond Chain Co. from Amsted Industries. With the acquisition, Timken's power transmission portfolio now accounts for roughly one-third of its revenues.
April 1, 2019
MGM completes Northfield Park acquisition
Following the $275 million transaction, MGM Resorts has rebranded the property as MGM Northfield Park.
March 28, 2019
EmployStream gets $3.5 Series A bump
EmployStream has closed a $3.5 million Series A funding round that it will use to expand its product development, marketing and sales efforts as it looks to increase its footprint in the staffing industry.
March 26, 2019
Investors press change at Bed, Bath & Beyond
Bed, Bath and Beyond is fending off a group of activist investors, concluding Cleveland's Ancora Advisors, demanding significant changes, including replacing both its CEO and its entire board.
March 21, 2019
BGL oversees Miller Environmental Group sale to PE firm
Brown Gibbons Lang & Co.'s Environmental & Industrial Services team served as the exclusive financial adviser in the sale of Miller Environmental Group Inc. to GenNx360 Capital Partners.
March 21, 2019
Huntington Tower is on the block
Akron’s tallest building is officially for sale. Huntington Tower, the home of Huntington Bank and 1,200 of its employees, has no asking price yet.
March 20, 2019
Lubrizol expands natural, botanical offerings with acquisition of French supplier
The Lubrizol Corp. has acquired Laboratoire Phenobio, a French supplier of naturally-derived extracts and botanical active ingredients.
March 19, 2019
ACP-backed Pleatco buys APEL, Milton to expand air filtration services
Align Capital Partners portfolio company Pleatco Filtration has expanded into the industrial air filtration market with the acquisitions of APEL International and Milton Manufacturing.
March 19, 2019
MC Group continues aggressive growth strategy, acquires Coastal Signage + Wayfinding
MC Group has closed its second acquisition in just over year, announcing it has purchased Coastal Signage + Wayfinding, a full-service solutions provider based in Oceanside, California.
March 15, 2019
Case licensee NervGen Pharma raises $7.5M in IPO
The Vancouver-based company, which has licensed regenerative medicine technology from Case Western Reserve University, said it plans to raise another $500,000 in a private placement.
March 14, 2019
TransDigm wraps up $4B Esterline deal
TransDigm Group Inc. has completed the acquisition of Esterline Technologies Corp., a specialized manufacturer serving the global aerospace and defense industries.
March 11, 2019
Enesco completes acquisition of Things Remembered
Giftware seller and distributor Enesco LLC has completed its acquisition of Things Remembered Inc., preserving 176 stores and 1,400 jobs while expanding the company's offerings.
March 11, 2019
Preformed Line Products buys Austrian SubCon Electrical Fittings
Preformed Line Products Co., a manufacturer of energy and communications infrastructure, has acquired SubCon Electrical Fittings GmbH, an Austrian manufacturer of substation connector systems and electrical accessory hardware.
March 6, 2019
McGowan Cos. acquires, rebrands Edgewater Holdings
The McGowan Cos. has purchased the assets of another insurance underwriter, Edgewater Holdings Ltd., in a move McGowan President and CEO Thomas B. McGowan IV said will further the company’s national growth strategy.
March 5, 2019
Beachwood’s NeverBounce acquired by B2B intelligence platform DiscoverOrg
Beachwood, Ohio-based email verification company NeverBounce is being acquired by DiscoverOrg, a B2B marketing intelligence firm based in Vancouver. The deal will help DiscoverOrg enhance its existing sales and marketing services and solutions for B2B companies.
March 5, 2019
Resilience Capital Partners sells Thermal Solutions Manufacturing
Private equity firm Resilience Capital Partners has sold Thermal Solutions Manufacturing, a provider of automotive heating and cooling products, to Altus Capital Partners Inc., an investment firm focused on the North American manufacturing sector.
March 4, 2019
Riverside Co. adds ADA Solutions to SureWerx safety portfolio
The Riverside Co. has acquired ADA Solutions, a developer and distributor of safety products and solutions for the visually impaired, as an add-on to its SureWerx portfolio company, a supplier of professional safety products, tools and equipment.
March 1, 2019
Eaton to spin off lighting business
Move will create a separate public company with $1.7 billion in sales to commercial, industrial, residential and municipal markets.
February 19, 2019
Report: Consolidated Precision Products on the block for $2B
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February 19, 2019
Compass Self Storage nabs another Florida location
The Alachua site is now the 18th Compass Self Storage location in Florida and the company's 87th location nationwide.
February 18, 2019
Riverside invests in 300-year-old rum producer
The PE firm has made a significant investment in E&A Scheer, the largest global blender and vendor of premium rum in bulk.
February 12, 2019
MediQuant agrees to buy HeF Solutions
Brecksville-based MediQuant, a provider of enterprise active archiving solutions to hospitals and health systems, is acquiring Illinois-based HeF Solutions. The deal follows by a day the announcement of MediQuant's acquisition of DataEmerge of Columbus.
February 11, 2019
MediQuant to acquire DataEmerge
MediQuant, a provider of archiving solutions to hospitals and health systems, is acquiring the data extraction company DataEmerge.“This merger is an opportunity for both MediQuant and DataEmerge to
February 8, 2019
Davey Tree buys Houston's Landscape Management Services
The Davey Tree Expert Co. is acquiring assets of LMS Inc. (Landscape Management Services), a Houston-based commercial landscape management company.“LMS brings a talented team of professionals, and we
February 6, 2019
Compass Self Storage adds third location in greater Pittsburgh
Compass Self Storage, a member of the Amsdell family of companies, has acquired a new self-storage center at 5301 N. Pioneer Road in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, just north of Pittsburgh.
February 6, 2019
Things Remembered sells to Enesco, files bankruptcy
Things Remembered is selling most of its business to Enesco, an Illinois-based giftware, home décor and accessories distribution company. To facilitate the sale, the company filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11, seeking bankruptcy court approval for a severance and outplacement program to support impacted employees and incentives for store employees.
January 31, 2019
Riverside adds Australian firm to Hiway platform
The Riverside Company bought WA Profiling and Stabilising, a Perth, Australia-based provider of road stabilization and profiling services. The company will be iadded to Riverside’s Hiway Group,
January 28, 2019
Weiss family selling American Greetings HQ
The Weiss family reportedly has put American Greetings Corp.’s global corporate headquarters in Westlake’s Crocker Park on the market, roughly a year after selling a majority stake in their family business to PE.
January 24, 2019
FirstEnergy Solutions gets new lease on life
FirstEnergy Solutions has staved off oblivion for now with a restructuring deal that will allow it to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
January 10, 2019
CVS buys Ritzman Pharmacies, closes all but three sites
Ritzman Pharmacies is selling all of its 20 Northeast Ohio retail pharmacies to CVS Pharmacy, which will close all but three of the stores.
January 10, 2019
MRI Software acquires background screening business
MRI Software LLC has acquired Minnesota-based Rental History Reports and Trusted Employees, a provider of cloud-based applicant screening platforms.
January 8, 2019
Riverside-backed HSI adds EMS Safety Services
Health and Safety Institute, backed by Riverside Co., has acquired EMS Safety Services Inc, a California-based provider of first aid and CPR training solutions.
December 13, 2018
Ranpak sells for $950M; going public
The Concord Township-based packaging products company is being bought for $950 million by One Madison Corp., a special purpose acquisition company.
December 7, 2018
Flashstarts launches early-stage blockchain fund
Charles Stack’s Flashstarts business accelerator is creating a $6 million, pre-seed investment fund for blockchain-based startups.
December 7, 2018
TravelCenters sells convenience stores
TravelCenters of America has completed the $330.8 million sale of its convenience store business.
December 7, 2018
Compass Self Storage adds 16th Atlanta center
The acquisition gives Compass Self Storage 16 locations in the greater Atlanta market, and 85 total storage centers nationwide.
June 15, 2018
Ranpak reportedly on the block
Bloomberg reports that Rhone Capital LLC is considering a sale of the Concord Township company, and it’s working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to find a buyer.
February 16, 2018
Get well soon?
What’s the right card to buy when your 112-year-old business has just been sold? After more than seven months of due diligence, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice last week agreed to buy a majority interest in American Greetings.
November 22, 2017
Trems sell majority stake in Arc Drilling to DC-area PE firm
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