Audax Private Equity Announces Sale Of Rough Country
Rough Country, headquartered in Dyersburg, Tennessee, is a customer-focused provider of suspension lift kits to the off-road SUV and truck market.
Harvest Partners And Audax Private Equity Combine AP Emissions Technologies And Centric Parts, Creating APC Automotive Technologies
APC offers a comprehensive product portfolio including full line exhaust, friction and brakes, and chassis to traditional warehouse distributors, feeders, retailers, performance and specialty channels.
Omega Environmental Technologies, GPD And Santech Acquired By Private Equity
Private equity investment firm AEA Investors has entered into a definitive agreement with River & Associates to purchase Omega Acquisition Corp., which is comprised of Omega Environmental Technologies, gpd and Santech. The deal was effective as of Aug. 19.
Brazil’s Fortbras Group Acquired By Private Equity Investors
The transaction marks Advent International’s first investment in the fragmented $35 billion Brazilian real (approximately $11 billion USD) aftermarket auto parts sector in Brazil.
Private Equity Firm Hall-Capital Partners Acquires Auto/Truck Seat Protection Company
4Knines markets a full line of fabric-based protective liners and seat covers for autos, trucks and other motor vehicles.
Former American Tire Distributors CEO William Berry Joins Private Equity Firm As Operating Partner
Soundcore Capital Partners LLC, a control-oriented, New York-based private equity firm that invests in lower middle market businesses, today announced that William “Bill” Berry has joined the firm as operating partner.
Private Equity Firm Sells MSDP Group To Holley Performance Products
Z Capital Partners, the private equity management arm of Z Capital Group, has closed the sale of MSDP Group LLC and its subsidiaries, a global leader in automotive aftermarket performance and tuning technology, to Holley Performance Products, a portfolio company of Lincolnshire Equity Fund IV.
OMERS Private Equity Acquires Caliber Collision Centers
Based in Dallas, Texas, Caliber is one of the largest independent providers of automotive collision repair services in the U.S., with a network of 157 collision centers located in California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Oklahoma and Colorado. The company has approximately 3,700 employees and repairs more than 285,000 vehicles annually.
Arnco Acquired By Private Equity Firm
Established in 1971 and based in South Gate, Calif., Arnco operates through five main business units: Arnco Tire Flatproofing; Arnco Performance Polymers; Carefree Tire; Arnco Construction Products; and Arnco Europe, based in Manchester, England. Arnco has production facilities in South Gate; Berea, Ohio; Manchester; and Jiaxing City, China.
Private Equity Firm Acquires HHI Group Holdings
HHI was created by KPS and CEO George Thanopoulos in 2005, through a series of acquisitions that included: Jernberg Forge, Impact Forge, FormTech Industries and Cloyes Gear and Products, among others. In addition, HHI, through its subsidiary, Kyklos Bearing International, acquired Delphi Corp.’s North American wheel bearings business.
